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More on the Possible Role of Neuroinflammation in Frontotemporal Dementia (Bazian / Brain)
Summary Inflammation in the brain has been found to be present alongside (“co-localised” with) protein clusters in patients with frontotemporal dementia, suggesting that neuroinflammation may be involved as a potential cause of frontotemporal dementia. “The researchers found that both the … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Association of British Neurologists, Bazian, Behavioural Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Behind the Headlines, Biomarker Development, Biomarkers, Biomarkers for Inflammation, Brain (Journal), Brain Autopsies, Brain Inflammation, C-PK-11195, C-PK-11195 (Biomarker for Inflammation), Cambridge Brain Bank, Cambridge Centre for Parkinson-Plus, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Critical Appraisals, Degenerative Tauopathy, Department of Clinical Neurosciences: Cambridge University, Department of Neurology: Walton Centre (Liverpool), Department of Pathology: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Division of Anaesthesia: University of Cambridge, Early-Onset Dementia, F-AV-1451, F-AV-1451 (Biomarker for Protein Clusters), Fronto-Temporal Dementia (FTD), Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), FTD: Fronto-Temporal Dementia, FTLD-Pick’s, FTLD-TDP (A), FTLD-TDP (C), FTLD-TDP (Types A and C), FTLD-TDP-43, Immune Cells (Microglia), Inflammation, Inflammation and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Istituto di Bioimmagini e Fisiologia Molecolare (IBFM): Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy, Lundbeck Foundation (Denmark), Medical Research Council (MRC), Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit: University of Cambridge, Microglia, Monoamine Oxidase (MAO), National Institute of Health Research, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation and Frontotemporal Dementia, Neuroinflammation and Protein Aggregation, Neuromelanin, NIHR Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network, Non-Amyloid-β Protein Aggregation, Non-Fluent Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia (nfvPPA), Patrick Berthoud Charitable Trust, PET Scans, Pick’s Disease (Frontotemporal Dementia), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Protein Aggregation, Protein Clusters, Semantic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia (svPPA), Tauopathy, TDP-43, TDP-43 Pathology, TDP-43 Protein, TDP-43 Proteinopathy, University of Cambridge, Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Wellcome Trust, Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre: University of Cambridge
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COVID-19 Infection: Coronavirus in the UK (DHSC / PHE / BBC News / SCIE / NHS England)
Summary Latest guidance for the general public. Full Text Link Reference New guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection. [Online]: Department of Health and Social Care [and] Public Health England, March 17th 2020. In less than three months the impact … Continue reading
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More Statistics on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals (The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Summary Data, obtained from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, indicates that 17% of acute trusts (there were 87 that did respond) offer the full range of non-pharmaceutical therapies suggested by NICE guidance, while less than 45% offer one or … Continue reading
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Distressed Behaviour, FOI: Freedom of information, Managing Distress, Managing Psychological and Behavioural Distress in People with Dementia, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for BPSD, Pharmaceutical Journal, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychotropic Drug Cessation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Statistics on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals
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The Marmot Review 10 Years On: Health Equity in England (BBC News / Institute of Health Equity / King’s Fund)
Summary The Marmot Review has been updated (commissioned by the Health Foundation), to reflect developments since the Marmot Review of 2010. Austerity appears to have had an adverse impact on levels of social wellbeing. Life expectancy of women in the … Continue reading
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Flavonols Re-Visited (Neurology / NHS Digital – Behind the Headlines / Bazian)
Summary A study has found that older adults consuming diets high in flavonols (found in tea, red wine, fruit and green vegetables) had a 40% lower chance of developing Alzheimer’s Disease compared to persons consuming diets lower in flavonols. “Higher dietary intakes … Continue reading
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Babylon Health Applies Artificial Intelligence to Improving Integration of Care and Population Health in Wolverhampton (HTN / RWT / BMJ / Lancet / NHS England / BBC News)
Summary Babylon Health and the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust have announced a ten year partnership to explore the application of an artificial intelligence app to delivering joined-up digital care for Wolverhampton’s population. Full Text Link Reference Babylon agrees 10 year … Continue reading
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