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…
Read more...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…
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