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Tag Archives: University of Manchester
Smell Test for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News)
Summary Parkinson’s Disease has a distinctive odour for certain gifted individuals, which has been analysed chemically and may now be replicated for automated detection by machine. This may, in future, permit earlier diagnosis and open the possibilities for timely treatments … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged ACS Central Science (Journal), Anatune (Cambridge UK), BBC Health News, BBC Scotland News, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Parkinson's Disease, Department of Biochemistry: University of Liverpool, Department of Neurology: Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, Edinburgh University, Eicosane, Hyperosmic Super Smeller, Institute for Stem Cell Research: University of Edinburgh, Institute of Integrative Biology: University of Liverpool, Joy Milne, Les Milne, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre: University of Manchester, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Odour, Parkinson's Disease Smell Test, Parkinson’s Disease Sebum Volatilome, Parkinson’s UK, Perillic Aldehyde, Rapid Screening, Salford Royal Foundation Trust, School of Biological Sciences: University of Edinburgh, Sebum, Smell Test for Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis, Timely / Preclinical Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis, Timely Diagnosis, University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester, Volatile Biomarkers of Parkinson’s Disease, Volatilome
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Big Hopes Riding on Research Project to Help Unpaid Carers? (NIHR)
Summary There are an estimated 850,000 people with dementia, and 670,000 unpaid carers, in the UK; involving more than half a million people with dementia living at home and being supported by unpaid carers, according to the Carers Trust. The … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Care South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC), Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers Trust, Caring for Carers, China, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Community-Based Dementia Support Workers, Complex Health and Care Needs in Older People, Dementia Learning Community (DLC), Dementia Support Workers, Dementia Support Workers (DSWs), Dementia-Friendly GP Surgeries, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Empowering Carers, Enhancing Support for Carers, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: University of Plymouth, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, GP Surgeries, Ian Sherriff: Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at University of Plymouth, Ian Sherriff: Chair of Prime Minister’s Dementia Task and Finish Group, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Innovative Access to Primary Care Service, Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMed): University of Plymouth, Japan, London School of Economics and Political Science, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s Improving Dementia Care Initiative, Newcastle University, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula: Plymouth University, NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Programme, NIHR Research Design Service (RDS), Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU), Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit: NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Plymouth University, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PU PSMD), Primary Care, Primary Care Research: University of Plymouth, Singapore, UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for the South West Peninsula, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, University of Exeter, University of Manchester, University of Plymouth, University of Plymouth’s Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine, Unpaid Carers, Unwarranted Variations, Valuing Carers
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A Hospice-Based Dementia Service (JGCR / BBC News)
Summary Regarding a hospice-based service for people with dementia. “Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne established a specialist nurse-led service for people with dementia in 2012. We report here its development and experience over a five-year period”. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Admiral Nurses, Assessment of Pain in Elderly Patients With Severe Dementia, BBC Health News, Cultural Competence, Cultural Competency, Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care, Culturally Competent Hospice Care, Hospice Care, Hospice Movement, Hospice-Based Dementia Services, Hospice-Based Services for People With Dementia, Hospices, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Agitation / Aggression Scale, Old Age Mental Health Services, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People’s Mental Health Services, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD), Pain Management, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospices, Palliative Care in the UK, Personal Social Services Unit: University of Manchester, Place of Death, Preferred Place of Death, Specialist Dementia Nurses, St Christopher’s Hospice, Tameside, University of Manchester, Willow Wood Hospice (Ashton under Lyne)
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Non-Pharmacological Community-Based Interventions for Persons With Dementia: Deciding What Works and What Does Not (Trials)
Summary Work is underway in developing a standardised Core Outcome Set (COS) for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological health and social care interventions for people living with dementia at home. “ …this study will move closer to providing researchers … Continue reading
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