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More on the Disproportionately High Impact of Dementia Upon Women (GADAA)

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Women comprise roughly 65% of people with dementia in the UK. They are disproportionately affected by the condition in terms of having to assume caring responsibilities. The main section headings in this report comprise: Chapter 1: Key Challenges. An … Continue reading →

Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September) and World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, which was on September 21st 2017. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is again “Remember Me”. The UK … Continue reading →

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Challenges in Developing Disease-Modifying Treatments for Dementia (Department of Health)

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Dementia 2015 UK Policy Report: Improving the Quality of Life for People with Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Women and Dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease International / GADAA)

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This year’s Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) World Alzheimer Report is a thorough international review of the disproportionate impact of dementia on women. It examines three aspects of the differential effect of gender on: Women living with dementia. Women caring … Continue reading →

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International Meeting of Regulators on Challenges of Dementia Research and Drug Development (MHRA / Department of Health)

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) took part in an international workshop with other regulators, and has released a statement of intent about how to support the development of drugs for dementia. This work is in support … Continue reading →

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New World Dementia Council Website (WDC)

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An announcement has been released from the pre-existing World Dementia Council (WDC) site that a fresh World Dementia Council website (on the WordPress platform) has been launched. The older site will no longer be updated. The benefits of this … Continue reading →

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Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

International Meeting of Regulators on Challenges of Dementia Research and Drug Development (MHRA / Department of Health)

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