Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Linked to Higher Dementia Risk
Researchers from Sweden have found that people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease had an increased risk of dementia. For people with this form of liver…
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Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked with Higher Iron Levels and Poorer thinking Skills
UK researchers have found moderate alcohol consumption is linked with higher iron levels in a region of the brain and was associated with poorer thinking…
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Calls for Bolder Government Action to Address Health Inequalities
A coalition of 47 organisations and charities are making a case for population-wide policies aimed at improving the nation’s health. The published statement calls on…
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£7.5 Million Collaboration with NIHR to Fund Early Career Researchers in Dementia
Alzheimer’s Society has announced a new collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) – a government funded organisation which funds, enables…
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Thyroid Problems in Later Life Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
Researchers from the US and Taiwan have found a link between having an underactive thyroid in later life and an increased risk of developing dementia….
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Alzheimer’s Research UK backs Government Vision for the Future of Clinical Research Delivery
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes new Government plans to make the UK a world leader in delivering cutting-edge clinical research, but says more must be done…
Read more...One in Five People Who Died from COVID-19 During 2020 and 2021 had Dementia
Alzheimer’s Research UK says Government must take greater action to speed up the development and deployment of new dementia treatments after it’s been revealed that…
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Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Post COVID-19 Danish Researcher Suggests
New research findings presented at a conference suggest that those who had COVID-19 are at increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Researchers from Denmark…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK backs Government Vision for the Future of Clinical Research Delivery
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes new Government plans to make the UK a world leader in delivering cutting-edge clinical research, but says more must be done…
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£4 Million Prize to Develop Life-Changing Technology for People with Dementia
Alzheimer’s Society, Innovate UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have announced a partnership to launch a new multi-million pound Longitude Prize on Dementia. Opening…
Read more...Computer Approach with Brain Scan Helps Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers from the UK have accurately predicted Alzheimer’s disease using a computerised approach coupled with MRI brain scans. The scientific journal Nature Communications Medicine published…
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Research Says Hospice Care Was Compromised Across West Midlands During Pandemic
During the Covid-19 pandemic hospice care across the West Midlands fell below the “gold-standard” despite the best efforts of frontline healthcare professionals. This news is…
Read more...Social Isolation Linked to Lower Brain Volume and Higher Dementia Risk
Researchers from China and the UK have found that social isolation, but not loneliness, is linked to lower brain volume in regions associated with cognition…
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Dundee Researcher Receives £235k Funding Boost for Dementia Science
A Scottish researcher based at the University of Dundee has received £235,000 to investigate how changes to the barrier between the blood supply and the…
Read more...Seven Habits Reduce Dementia Risk Even with Alzheimer’s Risk Genes
Researchers in the US have found that people who adopt seven health habits are less likely to develop dementia, regardless of their underlying genetic risk….
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