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Attitudes Towards Dementia Report (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Research UK)

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) have released a detailed report covering survey results about public attitudes towards dementia in the UK. Wave 1 of the Dementia Attitudes Monitor attempts to clarify the current state (using data from 2018) of the … Continue reading →

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ESRC-NIHR Dementia Research Initiative: Funding or Four Dementia Research Projects (NIHR)

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have announced further funding for research projects aiming to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers. The four projects comprise … Continue reading →

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Dementia Research Centre in Wales (BBC News)

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A brief piece, from BBC News, on the work and aims of the £20 million Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University. Full Text Link Reference Clarke, O. (2018). Fruit flies’ brains studied to help crack dementia. London: BBC Health … Continue reading →

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Novel Approaches to Understanding Creativity and Artistic Appreciation in Dementia (BBC News / Wellcome Open Research)

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Created Out of Mind initiative comprises scientists, artists, musicians and writers, based at the Wellcome Collection’s “The Hub”, who are engaged in exploring the varied influences of dementia on the whole range of human creativity (and vice versa). … Continue reading →

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Dementia Researchers Recognised and Rewarded (BBC News / Lundbeck Foundation)

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Four dementia researchers share the 2018 (€1 million Euro) Brain Prize (bestowed by the Lundbeck Foundation), in recognition of their joint work on the underlying neuropathological mechanisms thought to cause of Alzheimer’s Disease. Full Text Link Reference Roberts, M. … Continue reading →

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Translations of a Collection of Norwegian Dementia-Related Systematic Reviews (NIPH / JAMA Network Open)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Norwegian Directorate of Health commissioned the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) to produce a series of evidence reviews – dating back to 2014 (and earlier) – with a view to the development of national evidence-based guidelines. These … Continue reading →

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A Further Set-Back for Progress in Dementia Drug Development? (BBC News)

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Drug company Pfizer is to cease activity in its neuroscience drug discovery programmes, which will impact on ongoing research into drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Paradoxically the company does promise plans to create a new fund dedicated … Continue reading →

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Dementia Research Centre in Wales (BBC News)

Dementia Researchers Recognised and Rewarded (BBC News / Lundbeck Foundation)

A Further Set-Back for Progress in Dementia Drug Development? (BBC News)

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