Category Archives: Alzheimer’s Research Trust

Alzheimer’s Research Trust

Vitamin B Pills Prevent Progression From MCI to Alzheimer’s Disease? (NHS Choices)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 3, October 2011]. Summary Some newspapers have reported that vitamin B might help protect the brain from dementia. Recent research investigated whether high doses … Continue reading →

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Dementia Statistics (Alzheimer’s Research UK)

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

Summary This web page, from Alzheimer’s Research UK (formerly known as the Alzheimer’s Research Trust), provides a simple, compelling and interactive graphical presentation of key dementia statistics. It covers: Dementia cases in the UK. Diagnosed and undiagnosed cases of dementia … Continue reading →

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West Midlands’ Dementia Expert and Some Statistics (NHS Local)

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

Summary Dr Karim Saad is commonly hailed as the West Midlands’ leading expert on dementia. The NHS West Midlands web site introduces this expert and provides some statistics about dementia from the Alzheimer’s Research Trust: An estimated 820,000 people in the UK live … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer’s Research Trust (Dementia Action Alliance)

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

Summary The Alzheimer’s Research Trust’s (ART) primary purpose is to fund scientific studies to find ways to treat, cure or prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. ART works in partnership with other organisations focused on care and campaigning. ART focuses on research to … Continue reading →

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King’s Fund Reports that Dementia Nursing Care Needs Re-Structuring

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

Abstract Nursing care for people with dementia is in need of a radical overhaul, according to the King’s Fund. Sufferers of Alzheimer’s and dementia in England are having NHS-funded care withdrawn in the later stages of their illness. Relatives then … Continue reading →

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Head Circumference, Atrophy and Cognition

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

[This abstract first appeared in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter RWHT Volume 1 Issue 2 September 2010]. Abstract Having a large head may help protect against the ravages of dementia. Research findings, based on 270 patients, found that Alzheimer’s sufferers with … Continue reading →

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Dementia 2010

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

Abstract [This abstract first appeared in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter RWHT Issue 1 August 2010]. The Alzheimer’s Research Trust commissioned the Health Economics Research Centre (University of Oxford) to produce the Dementia 2010 report on the economic cost of dementia … Continue reading →

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