UK Trial Launches To Transform Alzheimer’s Diagnosis With Simple Blood Test
A major clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a simple blood test, is now welcoming its first participants who will…
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Research
Help Needed For Research About Dementia Training For The Social Care Workforce
Leeds Beckett University’s Centre for Dementia Research are seeking help from staff within the social care workforce who provide care for people living with dementia…
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£22 million NIHR Investment to Strengthen UK Health and Life Sciences Innovation
Newcastle University has been awarded a further £22 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to continue its research to identify…
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England’s Largest Social Care Authorities Facing Deep Cuts In Government Grants Over The Next Three Years.
New analysis has revealed that almost all the increase in funding for council services in county and rural areas over the next three years will…
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Research Funders’ Sign Joint Commitment For Better Inclusion Of Older Adults In Research And Health Studies
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has signed a joint statement alongside other major UK research funders, committing to greater inclusion of…
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National Care Group Unveils First Impact Report, Celebrating Sustainability Milestones
National Care Group, one of the UK’s leading adult social care providers for adults with learning disabilities, mental health diagnoses, acquired brain injuries, and autistic…
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SNAP Benefits Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline, 10-Year Study Finds
People who participated in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) had slower cognitive decline over 10 years than those who didn’t participate, according to…
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NHS Needs To Act To Prevent Ethnic Minority Communications Staff Talent Drain, New Report Shows
NHS leaders need to act now to avoid a talent drain that could lead to a mass loss of ethnic minority communications staff within three…
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Studies Suggest Rugby Players Have Brain Changes That May Increase Risk Of Dementia
Two studies in Brain today found that retired professional rugby players had changes in their brains and raised levels of proteins in their blood that…
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Give 65-Year-Olds Adult Social Care ‘MOT’ To Keep More People Out Of Care Homes, Says IPPR
A new report from think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has set out its plan to stop the spiralling costs of adult…
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Student-Led Research Tackles Frontline Healthcare Issues
Nottingham Trent University’s Institute of Health and Allied Professions has showcased a powerful collection of student-led research which directly tackles some of today’s most urgent…
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Kailash Manor Care Home Partners with Northumbria University in Pioneering NIHR Research on South Asian Elder Care
Kailash Manor, part of TLC Care’s cultural care home network, recently welcomed researchers from Northumbria University as part of a pioneering NIHR-funded study into culturally…
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ARUK And Cure Parkinson’s Join Forces To Find New Treatments For People Living With Parkinson’s And Dementia
Two of the UK’s leading medical research charities have announced a landmark partnership that could dramatically speed up the development of treatments for millions of…
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NHS CHC Postcode Lottery Leaves Patients at Risk, New Data Shows
New data gathered from Winston Solicitors via a Freedom of Information request to NHS England reveals the stark differences in NHS funding for Continuing Healthcare (CHC)…
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Coalition Statement On The Palliative And End Of Life Care Commission Report
The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the End of Life welcomes the publication of the Palliative and End of life care Commission report….
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