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More on the The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Lancet)

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care has produced recommendations for the prevention of dementia, proposing a “life-course model of dementia prevention” incorporating nine modifiable risk factors for reducing the risk of dementia. The commission also offers recommendations about the pharmacological, … Continue reading →

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Healthy Lifestyles May Partially Help Offset Genetic Risk Factors for Dementia (BBC News / JAMA / Bazian)

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Persons in the UK Biobank study were followed over time to discover whether pursuing a healthy lifestyle (not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet and moderate alcohol consumption) might be associated with lower risk of developing dementia regardless of predisposing genetic risk factors. Statistically, favourable (“healthy”) lifestyles … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Robotic Pets for Elderly Care Home Residents? (International Journal of Older People Nursing)

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review has examined the evidence on the reported advantages of robopets (defined as small animal-like robots with the appearance and behavioural characteristics of pets) and the effects of robopets on the mental health and well-being of older … Continue reading →

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GREAT Findings for Cognitive Rehabilitation? (NIHR HTA / International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / NIHR Signal)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Goal-oriented cognitive Rehabilitation in Early-stage Alzheimer’s and related dementias: multicentre single-blind randomised controlled Trial (GREAT)” was designed to discover whether individual goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation might improve everyday functioning in people living with mild-to-moderate dementia. It found a significant … Continue reading →

The Community Ageing Research 75+ [CARE 75+] Study (BMJ Open)

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Community Ageing Research 75+ Study (CARE75+)” is collecting a range of health, social and economic data regarding health and wellbeing of older people, frailty, independence and quality of life in older age. This research will combine epidemiological research … Continue reading →

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Roadmap for Dementia Research (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Moving beyond the concentration upon research devoted to the discovery of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of dementia / Alzheimer’s Disease, the authors instead worked on a roadmap of complementary (non-pharmacological) research ambitions in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, … 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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