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Category Archives: Alzheimer’s Research Trust
Vitamin B Pills Prevent Progression From MCI to Alzheimer’s Disease? (NHS Choices)
[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
Posted in Alzheimer's Research Trust, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Atrophy and Cognition, British Science Festival, CLOX Test, Diet and Alzheimer's Brain Changes, Dietary Choices, Folic Acid, Homocysteine, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Neuropsychological Tests, Vitamin B Slows the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6
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Dementia Statistics (Alzheimer’s Research UK)
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
West Midlands’ Dementia Expert and Some Statistics (NHS Local)
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
Alzheimer’s Research Trust (Dementia Action Alliance)
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
King’s Fund Reports that Dementia Nursing Care Needs Re-Structuring
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 Sufferers of Alzheimer’s and dementia in England are having NHS-funded care withdrawn in the later stages of their illness.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
Posted in Alzheimer's Research Trust, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, King's Fund, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Alzheimer's Research Trust, Continuing Care, Dementia Nursing Care, King's Fund, NHS Continuing Health Care, NHS-Funded Care, Social Care
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Head Circumference, Atrophy and Cognition
[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