The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes an interim report from its review into the application of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions during…
Read more...Responding to the launch of a joint inquiry1 from the Health and Social Care Committee and the Science and Technology Committee into the lessons learned from…
Read more...Dementia researchers have found a blood-based marker for the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein, tau, may be able to predict which people without memory and thinking problems…
Read more...The number of social care providers who say they have been forced to cut support for vulnerable adults has doubled in the last 12 months…
Read more...The European healthcare market continues to attract increased investment volumes, with capital targeting the sector having more than doubled since 2015 to €6.5 billion annually,…
Read more...2019 was an outstanding year in terms of brokerage and advisory activity with their team selling 66% of all the individually transacted care homes in…
Read more...It’s not all bad news this Blue Monday [20 January]. At a time when there are increasing concerns about levels of loneliness among older people…
Read more...While many of us might get a bit bored of the same old Christmas films, TV repeats and seasonal songs being rolled out each year,…
Read more...People that live to be 100 or even older – supercentenarians – may have a specific quirk of their immune systems to thank. That’s according…
Read more...Norwich-based clinician and researcher, Prof Michael Hornberger, takes the spotlight in a hard-hitting new charity film, exploring the impact vascular dementia has on the brain….
Read more...A new UK-wide poll commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research UK has revealed that nearly half (46%) of UK adults are unable to name a single type…
Read more...The University of Hertfordshire is leading a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded four-year study to improve how researchers, health and social care…
Read more...A survey has revealed that people generally become more comfortable discussing death as they get older. The same research also revealed a disparity between the…
Read more...A study led by researchers in Chicago has explored how our lifestyle choices could influence our risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers analysed health data…
Read more...The work, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, calls for a fresh focus on how research is conducted, including new approaches to clinical trials and incentives…
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