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The State of Dementia Research Globally: World Alzheimer Report 2018 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The World Alzheimer Report 2018, entitled “The state of the art of dementia research: New frontiers”, reviews developments in dementia research, without glossing-over the absence of significant disease-modifying pharmacological treatment breakthroughs for around 20 years. This report examines wide-ranging … Continue reading →

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Review of Assistive Technology (NIHR / BBC News)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded themed review on the application of assistive technologies covers many interventions, including technology in the home, use of remote monitoring systems and the design of better environments for older people. Full … 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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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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Grounds for Cautious Optimism Regarding Two Drugs Re-Purposed for Neurodegenerative Diseases? (BBC News / MRC / NHS Choices / Brain)

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Animal research, involving mice, has indicated promising results for the potential of two re-purposed drugs in helping to slow or halt the progression of a number of neurodegenerative brain diseases, including dementia. “The best known drug of the pair … Continue reading →

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Future Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute (MRC / Guardian / JAMA Neurology)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Bart De Strooper has been appointed as the Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI). Prof. De Strooper currently leads the Laboratory for the Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Leuven and is scientific … Continue reading →

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MRC DRI Momentum Awards £4.3 Million For UK Dementia Research (MRC)

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Momentum Awards, which support the UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI). Today’s announcement involves six universities being awarded £4.3 million from the MRC to help develop UK-based dementia research. Judging from the press release, there appears to be a serious … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: UK Dementia Research Institute

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

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

Grounds for Cautious Optimism Regarding Two Drugs Re-Purposed for Neurodegenerative Diseases? (BBC News / MRC / NHS Choices / Brain)

Future Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute (MRC / Guardian / JAMA Neurology)

MRC DRI Momentum Awards £4.3 Million For UK Dementia Research (MRC)

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