Research

The University of Derby has launched a new free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled ‘Bridging the Dementia Divide’ to inform family members who want…

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have used innovative stem cell techniques to unravel the biological chain of events in the initial stages of Alzheimer’s…

New research reveals: The number of  people over 50 with a serious illness is set to increase The 60-64 age group has the highest percentage…

Social care workers are losing out on £130 million a year due to pay rates that are in breach of the National Minimum Wage, according…

Nearly two-thirds of over-50s workers would consider retraining so they could work longer in retirement, research from MetLife shows. Its study found 63% of over-50s…

Researchers in Southampton are tackling one of the biggest questions in dementia research; why might current approaches in Alzheimer’s trials be failing? The new study…

New research commissioned by Anchor has revealed the true extent of the nation’s denial about ageing. Despite it being a life changing decision, nearly two thirds…

Markers added to DNA around the ANK1 gene could be linked to brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research published in Nature Neuroscience….

A comprehensive study of all of the clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs in the US has highlighted a very high failure rate of the drugs…