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Tag Archives: Dementia Research: UK Impact
Further Funding for the Dementia Research Institute (Gov UK / MRC / Alzheimer’s Society / ARUK)
Summary Additional partnership funding has been announced for Dementia Research Institute (DRI). The Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK have each committed £50 million towards supporting the work of the Institute, making the total commitment to date around £250 million … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Drug Discovery Alliance, ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Challenge on Dementia 2020, Cross-Sector Partnerships, David Cameron, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Careers, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Institute (DRI), Dementia Research: UK Impact, Dementia Risk Reduction, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Drug Discovery Alliance, Drug Discovery Programmes, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Context, Global Dementia Discovery Fund (2015), Global Dementia Research, Global Leadership, Global Outlook, Hilary Evans: Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, International Dementia Research, Jeremy Hughes CBE: Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, Jo Johnson MP, Jo Johnson: Universities and Science Minister, Living Well with Dementia Research, Medical Research Council (MRC), Medical Research Council (UK), MRC: Medical Research Council, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Promisary Science, Public Health Strategies, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Funding, Sir John Savill: Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, UK Dementia Research Institute
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Who and What is the Dementia Envoy? (WDC / Department of Health)
Summary The Prime Minister has appointed David Mayhew as the latest Dementia Envoy. Dennis Gillings was the former World Dementia Envoy. “The envoy works with countries, corporations and leaders from around the world, sharing expertise and promoting research and support … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Academia-Industry Partnerships, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), British Prime Minister's Office, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Collaborative Projects, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Data Sharing, David Cameron, David Mayhew CBE: Former Chairman of JP Morgan Cazenove, David Mayhew CBE: Vice Chairman of JP Morgan’s Global Investment Bank, David Mayhew CBE: Wellcome Trust Investment Committee, David Mayhew: Chairman of Alzheimer’s Research UK, David Mayhew: Dementia Envoy (2016-), Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Discovery Fund, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), Dementia Friends, Dementia Innovation, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Dennis Gillings: Former World Dementia Envoy, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, GAAD: Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia (GAAD), Global Envoy for Dementia Innovation, Global Outlook, Global Social Investment for Dementia, Government Research Funding, International Collaborations, International Programmes, JP Morgan, Knowledge Translation, Leadership, Partnership, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Research and Innovation, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, WDC: World Dementia Council, World Alzheimer Report 2014, World Dementia Council, World Dementia Envoy
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Significant Changes at the World Dementia Council? (WDC)
Summary There has been reform within the World Dementia Council (WDC). The changes are intended to make this body “more representative” in global terms (if such were possible) and fully independent. The Council now includes a wider range of international … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Academia-Industry Partnerships, Academic Research, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Argentina, ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Assistive Technology, Associate Members (WDC), Awareness, Awareness Raising, Behavioural Risk Factors, Big Data, Big Data Partnership, Big Pharma, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Biopharmaceutical Companies, Biotechnology, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Charitable Funding, Clinical Trial Efficiencies, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Data Sharing, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Discovery Fund, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), Dementia Friends, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dennis Gillings: Former World Dementia Envoy, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health’s Integrated Development Initiative, Digital Technology, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Dr Yves Joanette: Scientific Director of Canadian Institute of Health Research (Institute of Aging), Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, Future Long-Term Care Costs, GAAD: Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia (GAAD), Global Outlook, Global Social Investment for Dementia, Government Research Funding, Hilary Doxford: World Dementia Council Member, Indonesia, Information Technology, Innovative Technology, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research Inventories, International Programmes, Interventions for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Men, Investment in Technology, Join Dementia Research, Leveraging Big Data, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute of Ageing (NIA), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurological Research, Nigeria, Open Data and Big Data, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Philanthropic Funding, Pipeline Databases, Prevention, Prevention of Dementia, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Raj Long: Senior Regulatory Officer for Integrated Development in Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Raj Long: Vice Chair of World Dementia Council, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Regulatory Agencies, Regulatory Experts, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Funding, Resource and Incentives, Restraint and Restrictions, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Risk Factors, Risk Reduction, Risk Reduction (Formerly Termed Prevention by WDC), Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Social Isolation, Stigma, Taiwan, Treatment and Prevention of Dementia, US National Institute on Aging, WDC: World Dementia Council, World Dementia Council, World Health Organisation (WHO), Yves Joanette: Chair of World Dementia Council
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Government Commitment to the Global Action Against Dementia (WDC / Department of Health)
Summary The Department of Health has responded to Raj Long’s Finding a path for a cure for dementia: an independent report into an integrated approach to dementia drug development report, with a Strategy Report and an open letter. There is … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tagged $100m Dementia Discovery Fund, Academia-Industry Partnerships, Academic Research, Accelerated Access Review, AIFA: Italian Medicines Agency, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Attrition Analysis, BfArM: Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Biopharmaceutical Companies, CEOi: Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Charitable Funding, Clinical Trial Efficiencies, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Commission Expert Group on Safe and Timely Access to Medicines for Patients (STAMP), Composite End Points, Continuity Plans (WDC and GAAD Agenda), Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Cross-Sector Partnerships, Danish Health and Medicines Authority, Data Sharing, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Discovery Fund, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), Dementia Integrated Development Initiative, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health’s Integrated Development Initiative, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, DKMA: Danish Health and Medicines Authority, EMA: European Medicines Agency, EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), EU’s Neurodegenerative Disease Research Joint Programme (JPND), European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency (EMA), European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia Consortium (EPAD), First Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia, Foundation Plan Alzheimer’s, GAAD: Global Action Against Dementia, George Freeman MP: Former Life Sciences Minister, Gill Ayling: Deputy Director of Global Action Against Dementia (Department of Health), Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia (GAAD), Global Alzheimer’s Leadership Series (GoALS), Global Alzheimer’s Platform, Global CEO initiative (CEOi) on Alzheimer’s Disease, Global Leadership, Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (WHO), Global Observatory on Dementia (WHO), Global Outlook, Global Social Investment for Dementia, Government Research Funding, Integrated Development Advisory Group, International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Agencies, International Collaborations, International Dementia Advisory Platform (IDAP), International Dementia Research Inventories, International Pharmaceutical Regulatory Forum, International Programmes, Italian Medicines Agency, Jane Ellison MP: Parliamentary Under Secretary for Public Health, Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), JPND: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Medical Research Council (MRC), Modelling and Extrapolation, Multilateral Cooperation, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute of Ageing (NIA), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurological Research, NeuroMap, New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), Observatory on Dementia (WHO), OLS Accelerated Access Review, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Philanthropic Funding, Pipeline Databases, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Raj Long: Senior Regulatory Officer for Integrated Development in Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Regulatory Agencies, Regulatory Experts, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Funding, Resource and Incentives, Risk Benefit Balance, Swiss Medic, University of Newcastle, US National Institute on Aging, WDC: World Dementia Council, WHO Observatory on Dementia, WHO's Global Observatory on Dementia, World Dementia Council, World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Dementia: the R&D Landscape: Mapping UK Dementia Research and Workforce Capacity (RAND Europe / WDC / OHE)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society commissioned RAND Europe to analyse the UK’s dementia research “landscape” and workforce capacity. The following report relates to the state of funding and capacity in dementia research. It covers: An audit of the types of research … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Active Dementia Researchers: By Sector etc., Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Preparatory Clinical Research Fellowships, Alzheimer’s Society Clinical and Healthcare Professionals Training Fellowships, Amyloid Fibril Formation, Amyloid Hypothesis, Attrition Analysis, Benchmarking, Bibliometric and Citation Analysis of UK Dementia Research, Bibliometric Data, Bibliometric Indicators: Average of Relative Citations (ARCs), Bibliometric Indicators: Average of Relative Impact Factors (ARIFs) - Journals Specialisation Index (SI), Bibliometric Indicators: Growth Ratio (GR), Bibliometric Indicators: Highly Cited Publications (HCPs), Bibliometric Indicators: International Collaboration, Bibliometric Indicators: Number of Papers, Bibliometric Indicators: Transdisciplinarity, Brain Imaging, Centres of Excellence Network in Neurodegeneration (CoEN), Clinical and Technical Expert Group (CTEG), Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs)'s Research Capacity in Dementia Care Programme, Dementia Integrated Development Initiative's Clinical and Technical Expert Group (CTEG), Dementia Policy: Research, Dementia R&D Costs: Lower Success Rates and Longer Development Times, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Careers, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Leaders Programme, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research Workforce Pipeline, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Dementia Researchers Workforce Pipeline (Dementia Research), Dementia: the R&D Landscape, Dementia: The R&D Landscape (OHE 2015), Dementias Platform UK, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), Dementias Platform UK: MRC, Department of Health’s Integrated Development Initiative, Disease Modifying Versus Symptom Modifying Treatments (Widespread Mis-Classification in Drugs Development Pipeline), DPUK: Dementias Platform UK, Enabling Dementia Research Careers, Epidemiology, EThOS Database, EU Joint Programme in Neurodegenerative Disease (JPND), EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), EU’s Neurodegenerative Disease Research Joint Programme (JPND), Genetics, Global Context, Imperial College London, Integrated Development, JPND, JPND: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Lewy Body Dementia, Mapping of UK Dementia Research and Workforce Capacity, Most Prolific Dementia Researchers: By Field, Most Prolific Dementia Researchers: By Subfield, Office for Health Economics, Office of Health Economics (OHE), OHE: Office of Health Economics, PhD Tracing (Dementia-Related), Pipeline Analysis, Pipeline Databases: European Union Clinical Trials Register, Pipeline Databases: IMS LifeCycle R&D Focus, Pipeline Databases: U.S. National Institutes of Health Database, Psychosocial Interventions, Raj Long: Senior Regulatory Officer for Integrated Development in Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, RAND Europe, RAND Europe’s Dementia Research Landscape and Workforce Capacity Report (2015), Reasons for Project Discontinuation, Reasons for Successes and Failures of Dementia Treatments, Research Capacity in Dementia Care Programme, Researcher Retention in Dementia Research, Retention of UK Dementia Research Graduates in Dementia Research, Science Metrix, Training and Capacity-Building, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Alzheimer’s Disease, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Binswanger’s Disease, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Cadasil, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Early Onset Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Familial Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Frontotemporal Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Late Onset Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Lewy Body Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Logopenic Primary Aphasia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Mild Cognitive Impairment, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Other classifications (Syndromes), UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Pick’s Disease, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Post-Stroke Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Posterior Cortical Atrophy, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Primary Progressive Aphasia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Small Vessel Disease, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Subcortical Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Dementia, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Vascular Cognitive Impairment, UK Dementia Research Topics and Subtopics: Vascular Dementia, UK Dementia Research Workforce, UK Dementia Research: Challenges Bottlenecks and Opportunities, UK Dementia Research: Global Perspective, UK Dementia-Related Research, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Biophysics, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Cardiovascular System and Hematology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Clinical Psychology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Developmental Biology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Endocrinology and Metabolism, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Epidemiology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Experimental Psychology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: General and Internal Medicine, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: General Clinical Medicine, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: General Science and Technology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Genetics and Heredity, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Geriatrics, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Gerontology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Health Policy and Services, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Immunology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Microbiology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Nursing, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Nutrition and Dietetics, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Oncology and Carcinogenesis, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Organic Chemistry, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Pathology, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Pharmacology and Pharmacy, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Psychiatry, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Public Health, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Rehabilitation, UK Dementia-Related Research Subfields: Virology, UK Spending on Dementia Research, WDC: World Dementia Council, Workforce, Workforce Development, Workforce Issues, Workforce Planning, World Dementia Council
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Challenges in Developing Disease-Modifying Treatments for Dementia (Department of Health)
Summary Raj Long, the Senior Regulatory Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, explores the problems in developing treatments for dementia. The independent “Finding a Path for the Cure for Dementia” report is a contribution to the G8 Dementia … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia 2015 UK Policy Report: Improving the Quality of Life for People with Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society’s fourth annual report exploring the quality of life for people with dementia (and their families and carers) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is entitled “Dementia 2015: Aiming higher to transform lives is in England”. This … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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UK-Based Drug Discovery Alliance (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Research UK)
Summary Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced the launch of the Drug Discovery Alliance, a £30 million network of research centres working collaboratively on research to discover potential cures, or at least disease modifying treatments, for Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Global Clinical Trials Fund: GCTF (Alzheimer’s Research UK)
Summary Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched the Global Clinical Trials Fund (GCTF) to help finance trials which aim to translate discoveries in the lab into clinical treatments for the 830,000 people living with dementia in the UK. The GCTF aims … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery Institute, Clinical Research Networks, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials (Phase I Through Phase III), Clinical Trials and Treatment Assessments, Collaboration, Collaborative Drug Discovery Programmes, Collaborative Projects, Commissioning Research, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Drug Discovery Institute, Drug Discovery Institutes, Drug Discovery Programmes, Drug Identification, Drug Target Validation, Drug Trials, Drug Trials Failure Rate, Drug-Development Pipeline, Drugs for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, Experimental Alzheimer's Drugs, First G8 Dementia Summit, G8 Dementia Summit, GCTF: Global Clinical Trials Fund, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Clinical Trials Fund (GCTF), International Collaborations, International Organisations, International Programmes, Intervention Trials, Medical Research, Multidisciplinary Research Teams, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, New Drug Applications (NDAs), Non-Drug Intervention Trials, Novel Targets in Neurodegeneration, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmacological Research, Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacotherapy, Pre-Competitive Collaboration, Research Commitment, Research Consortia, Research Culture, Research Programmes, Technology Transfer, Translational Research
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Defeat Dementia Campaign (Alzheimer’s Research UK)
Summary Alzheimer’s Research UK’s “Defeat Dementia” campaign was announced at the Global Dementia Legacy Event on June 19th 2014. Commitments included in the Defeat Dementia programme include: The launch of the Alzheimer’s Research UK Stem Cell Research Centre. There is a £2 … Continue reading →
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