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News Tag: News. New research into links between herpes and dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment A research review published in Frontiers in Ageing Neuroscience claims that the herpes virus responsible for cold sores can also cause Alzheimer's disease, and that antiviral drugs can drastically reduce dementia risk for people with severe herpes infections. Read more
News Tag: News. Simple test may help predict long-term outcome after stroke - Alzheimer's Society comment A simple test taken within a week of a stroke may help predict how well people will have recovered up to three years later, according to a study published in the October 17 2018 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Queen Mary University of London: The NIDUS project Learn about the aim of the NIDUS project, as well as the team behind it, and the key outputs and next steps planned for the project. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. University of Exeter: The IDEAL-2 project Learn about the background of the IDEAL-2 project, the team behind it, and its aims to understand how to help people to live well with dementia by taking into account the experiences of people with dementia and their carers over a long period of time. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Newcastle University: The Pri-Dem project Learn about the background of the Pri-Dem project, the team behind it, and its aim to develop and evaluate acceptable, feasible and sustainable models of care, which are centred on the person receiving the diagnosis. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Centres of Excellence: Revolutionising dementia care research The Centres of Excellence are a groundbreaking initiative developed by Alzheimer’s Society to address areas in dementia care that are in urgent need of more research. Read more
News Tag: News. Cases of dementia may arise from DNA 'spelling mistakes' - Alzheimer's Society comment Research from the University of Cambridge suggests our brain makes ‘spelling mistakes’ as it copies DNA and that this could potentially result in dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. People with irregular heartbeat at greater risk of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment New research from the American Academy Of Neurology, published today (10 October) in Neurology, has suggested that people living with a type of irregular heartbeat, known as Atrial Fibrillation, are at a greater risk of developing vascular dementia or mixed dementia including vascular dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. Half of women likely to develop dementia, Parkinson's or have a stroke Half of women will develop dementia, Parkinson's disease or have a stroke in their lifetime, new research suggests. Read more
News Tag: News. New research could bring a new drug for Alzheimer’s one step closer Scientists say they have found a groundbreaking way to target the toxic particles that cause Alzheimer's disease. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's survey reveals nearly half of UK adults believe a cure will be developed in their lifetime Novartis, Amgen and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, in association with Alzheimer’s Disease International, today announced results from an online survey investigating perceptions of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
News Tag: News. Likelihood of dementia higher in black ethnic groups New research from UCL out tomorrow has highlighted the difference in diagnosis rates between black ethnic groups compared to white groups in the UK. Read more
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