Research | Alzheimer's Society

Can better communication improve mealtimes for people with dementia?

Rosey Meiring is studying how the communication skills of care home staff can make mealtimes better for people with dementia.

Disappointment and promise in tau drug trial

From the Autumn 2016 edition of Care and cure magazine, the first drug to target tau tangles fails in clinical trial but produces intriguing results.

Antipsychotic medication

From our winter 2016 issue of Care and Cure magazine, find out more about new information that is shedding light on how antipsychotics prescribing needs to change.

Cognitive reserve

From our winter 2016 issue of Care and Cure magazine, find out more about new research that indicates women typically have better verbal memory skills compared to men.

Becoming reality: The future of dementia research is taking shape

Robot seal pup one step closer to helping people with dementia

Robotic seals that respond to touch and speech are a step closer to being introduced onto dementia wards following new research.

Study confirms the link between hearing loss and dementia in older adults

On World Hearing Day, the BIHIMA highlight an important new study into the link between hearing loss and the risk of dementia in older adults.

Study links heavy drinking with increased risk of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment

A study published on 20 February in the Lancet Public Health has suggested that alcohol abuse addiction disorders are a major risk factor for dementia, specifically early onset dementia.

Can treatments for arthritis be repurposed for dementia? – Alzheimer’s Society comments

New research suggests that drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could reduce the risk of patients developing dementia.

Pfizer ends neuroscience discovery programme, and drops out of dementia drug race

Pfizer has announced that it will be ending its neuroscience discovery and early development efforts, an area which includes research into drug development for Alzheimer’s disease.

UK DRI invests £1.5 million into Huntington’s Disease

A progressive new research programme has just been funded by UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), in its first investment in Huntington’s disease since the Institute was established last year.

Higher risk of dementia among frail older adults – Alzheimer’s Society comments

The risk of developing dementia is around 3.5 times higher in frail older adults than in non-frail peers, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.

Study claims that computerised ‘brain training’ reduces dementia risk, Alzheimer’s Society comment

Results from a ten year study have hinted that a type of brain training designed to train people’s thinking speed could reduce dementia risk.