New analysis of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill identifies problematic assumptions that could lead to badly implemented law. The analysis of government’s impact assessment identifies a…
Read more...Researchers in Finland have found that women who receive hormone replacement therapy are at slightly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s. The findings are published in…
Read more...– Occupancy rates hit record high – – Continues to see loss in beds year-on-year- Care home occupancy rates are at the highest levels ever…
Read more...Research published in the journal BMJ Open has identified the key signs and symptoms that expert doctors use to recognise when terminally ill patients are…
Read more...Researchers in the US have found that people with Alzheimer’s disease who had also been treated with antidiabetic medication, have fewer signs of abnormal gene…
Read more...Researchers in Denmark have found a link between the condition pre-eclampsia, which occurs during pregnancy, and an increased risk of dementia. The findings are published…
Read more...Researchers in the UK have suggested that spontaneous errors or ‘mutations’ in the genetic code could explain cases of dementia that are not inherited. The…
Read more...Scientists are a step closer to understanding which genes are responsible for early onset Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome, thanks to a new…
Read more...NHS Confederation-commissioned research from the Health Foundation and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) sets out strong evidence supporting an increase in spending on social care….
Read more...Brexit must not delay the development and delivery of the first life-changing treatment for people living with dementia. That was the message Alzheimer’s Research UK…
Read more...A new study led by researchers at University College London shows that people with a higher body mass index (BMI) in midlife are more likely…
Read more...Scientists in China collaborating with the University of British Columbia, have found for the first time that amyloid present in a brain can trigger features…
Read more...Eldercare – a provider of elderly care support, today releases new research revealing the mental, physical and professional strain that juggling a job with caring…
Read more...In new research published this month, researchers have created a machine learning algorithm that is able to form two distinct groups of people who have…
Read more...The UK’s leading dementia research charity, Alzheimer’s Research UK, has welcomed a global action plan, endorsed by the World Health Assembly, to tackle dementia and…
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