TV Repeats and Seasonal Songs Can Help People with Dementia
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...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 staggering 71% of care home workers have faced violence and aggression in their workplace, with the most common type of abuse being verbal. In…
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…
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