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Response To News On Personal Independent Payments (PIP) For People With Dementia

2017-08-16 20:48

Published: Wednesday 16 August 2017 Joy Watson is one of our highly valued ambassadors, doing a huge amount to raise awareness both of dementia and Alzheimer’s Society. She has recentl… Read More

Extra 71000 Care Home Places Needed By 2025, Lancet Study Suggests – Alzheimer’s Society Comments

2017-08-16 08:45

Published: Wednesday 16 August 2017 As life expectancy increases, so too have the number of years that older adults spend with substantial care needs, suggests a study published today in The… Read More

Dementia Education On Risk Inspires People In Midlife To Consider Healthier Lifestyles

2017-08-15 08:43

Three quarters of people in midlife would make lifestyle changes now to reduce their risk of developing dementia in future, the UK’s biggest dementia charities have found. The news fol… Read More

Stroke Rates Decline More Among Men Than Women [AARP]

2017-08-13 22:24

While the overall stroke rate is declining across the United States, the reduction is mostly driven by decreased rates among men, a new study reports. The results have caused researchers to… Read More

Dementia Prevalence And Incidence In A Federation Of European Electronic Health Record Databases: The European Medical Informatics Framework Resource

2017-08-13 02:36

This site requires Cookies to be enabled to function. Please ensure Cookies are turned on and then re-visit the desired page. Article source: http://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S15… Read More

New Healthwatch Report Highlights Variation In Care Homes, Alzheimer’s Society Comments

2017-08-10 08:32

Published: Thursday 10 August 2017 A new report published today by Healthwatch has highlighted the striking variation in care homes across the country. Healthwatch staff and volunteers acros… Read More

Musician Glen Campbell Dies Of Alzheimer’s Disease Aged 81

2017-08-09 08:30

Published: Wednesday 9 August 2017 Musician, Glen Campbell, has died aged 81, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Society… Read More

Reference Standard Space Hippocampus Labels According To The European Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium–Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Harmonized Protocol: Utility In Automated Volumetry

2017-08-08 02:26

How To Handle Adsorption Of Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid ? (1–42) In Laboratory Practice? Identifying Problematic Handlings And Resolving The Issue By Use Of The A?42/A?40 Ratio

2017-08-08 02:26

NHS Digital Survey Finds Financial Problems Caused By Caring Linked To Increased Feelings Of Social Isolation

2017-08-04 08:11

Published: Friday 4 August 2017 A new survey of 55,700 carers published today (Thursday 3 August 2017) by NHS Digital found that almost 40% of carers who reported the most serious financial… Read More

Upward Drift In Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid ? 42 Assay Values For More Than 10 years

2017-08-04 02:10

Cerebral Hypoperfusion Is Not Associated With An Increase In Amyloid ? Pathology In Middle-aged Or Elderly People

2017-08-04 02:10

A Cardinal Sin When Researching Neuropsin/KLK8: Thou Shalt Validate Antibodies

2017-08-03 14:08

Plasma Apolipoprotein E Levels And Risk Of Dementia—A Mendelian Randomization Study Of 106,562 Individuals

2017-08-01 01:58

Peripheral Complement Interactions With Amyloid ? Peptide In Alzheimer’s Disease: 2. Relationship To A? Immunotherapy

2017-07-27 01:40

Presymptomatic Atrophy In Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease: A serial MRI Study

2017-07-22 01:29

Sleep Characteristics And Risk Of Dementia And Alzheimer’s Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study

2017-07-22 01:29

Second OFSTED-style Rating Of CCG Dementia Care Reveals Mixed Picture

2017-07-21 07:26

Published: Friday 21 July 2017 Today (Friday 21 July 2017) NHS England have published the end of year results from the Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG… Read More

Dementia Prevalence And Incidence In A Federation Of European Electronic Health Record Databases—The European Medical Informatics Framework Resource

2017-07-21 01:25

AAIC: Lancet Commission Reveals A Third Of Cases Of Dementia May Be Preventable – Alzheimer’s Society Comment

2017-07-20 07:23

The report includes new recommendations on both risk reduction and care interventions. 1. Risk reduction: The new report reveals that 35% of all dementia cases could be prevente… Read More

Vulnerable Adults Being Let Down By Poor Social Work Practice, New Report Finds

2017-07-20 07:23

Published: Thursday 20 July 2017 Vulnerable people are being forced into situations against their will because care providers are not following the proper processes, the Local Government and… Read More

AAIC: Blood Test Could Offer Clues About The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Shows – Alzheimer’s Society Comment

2017-07-19 07:18

Published: Wednesday 19 July 2017 New research reported today investigates whether simpler, more practical test for amyloid deposition could in future offer clues about the development and p… Read More

Life Expectancy Has Levelled Off – Alzheimer’s Society Comment

2017-07-19 07:18

Published: Wednesday 19 July 2017 Improvements in life expectancy have almost ‘ground to a halt’, says Professor Sir Michael Marmot, who’s said he is ‘deeply concerne… Read More

A Cardinal Sin When Researching Neuropsin: Thou Shalt Validate Antibodies

2017-07-19 01:17

Amyloid ? Concentrations And Stable Isotope Labeling Kinetics Of Human Plasma Specific To Central Nervous System Amyloidosis

2017-07-19 01:17

Davina McCall And Family Unite With Alzheimer’s Society To Kick Off Memory Walk

2017-07-18 07:16

The television star, alongside her mum and dad, Gaby and Andrew, are supporting Memory Walk, Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship fundraising event taking place across England, Wales a… Read More

AAIC: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea May Accelerate Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers – Alzheimer’s Society Comments

2017-07-18 07:16

Published: Tuesday 18 July 2017 Several new research analyses found significant associations between disordered breathing during sleep and the accumulation of biomarkers for Alzheimer’… Read More

AAIC: Underutilisation Of Amyloid-beta PET Scans

2017-07-17 07:13

Published: Sunday 16 July 2017 Research highlights the clinical value of amyloid-beta PET scans, which detect the presence of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain – one of the hallmarks o… Read More

Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2017)

2017-07-17 07:13

1. Healthy eating habits may preserve cognitive function and reduce the risk of dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comment Results from four large population-based studies support a… Read More

AAIC: Stressful Life Experiences Age The Brain By Four Years, Studies Show

2017-07-17 07:13

Published: Sunday 16 July 2017 A series of studies confirm racial inequities in numbers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias – even after age 90. The studi… Read More

Cerebral Hypoperfusion Is Not Associated With An Increase In ?-amyloid Pathology In Middle-aged Or Elderly People

2017-07-16 01:10

National Dementia Audit Finds Important Improvements In Dementia Care But More Support Needed, Alzheimer’s Society Comment

2017-07-13 07:04

Published: Thursday 13 July 2017 Hospitals have made important changes to improve dementia care says the National Audit of Dementia. The National Audit of Dementia, commissioned by the Healt… Read More

Association Of Cancer And Alzheimer’s Disease Risk In A National Cohort Of Veterans

2017-07-13 01:04

Upward Drift In Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid-? 42 Assay Values For More Than 10 years

2017-07-13 01:04

ONS Reports Unpaid Carers Provide Social Care Worth £57 Billion, Alzheimer’s Society Comments

2017-07-12 06:58

Published: Monday 10 July 2017 Today (Monday 10 July 2017) ONS Digital has released data revealing the huge bill that unpaid carers save the UK economy. The ONS found spend on social care in… Read More

Patients Come From Populations And Populations Contain Patients. A Two-stage Scientific And Ethics Review: The Next Adaptation For Single Institutional Review Boards

2017-07-12 00:57

The Pitfalls Of Biomarker-based Classification Schemes

2017-07-11 00:56

Response Letter

2017-07-08 00:41

Dental Care Utilization In Patients With Different Types Of Dementia: A longitudinal Nationwide Study Of 58,037 Individuals

2017-07-08 00:41

Physical Activity Modifies The Influence Of Apolipoprotein E ?4 Allele And Type 2 Diabetes On Dementia And Cognitive Impairment Among Older Mexican Americans

2017-07-08 00:41

Two Out Of Three US Adults Have Not Completed An Advance Directive

2017-07-07 12:40

Advance directives are the primary tool for individuals to communicate their wishes if they become incapacitated and are unable to make their own health care decisions, particularly near the… Read More

New Study Reveals Microscopic Structure Of Alzheimer’s Disease

2017-07-06 18:35

Published: Wednesday 5 July 2017 Researchers at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology have uncovered the atomic structures of tau – one of the two types of abnor… Read More

Sleep Problems May Be An Early Sign Of Alzheimer’s Research Suggests, Alzheimer’s Society Comment

2017-07-06 06:35

Published: Wednesday 5 July 2017 Poor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life compared to people w… Read More

Study Predicts Over 1.2 Million People In England And Wales Will Be Living With Dementia By 2040, Alzheimer’s Society Comments

2017-07-06 06:35

Published: Wednesday 5 July 2017 UCL researchers reveal that over 1.2 million people live with dementia in England and Wales. Researchers from University College London (UCL) have today (Wed… Read More

Alzheimer’s Society Response To CQC Report Into The State Of Social Care

2017-07-06 06:35

Published: Thursday 6 July 2017 The CQC has today released a report on the state of adult social care in England. The report reveals a quarter of providers are not meeting safety standards… Read More

Hollywood Star Ian McShane Unites With Alzheimer’s Society

2017-06-29 18:09

The American Gods star has thrown his weight behind Alzheimer’s Society in tribute to former Red Devils player Harry McShane, who carved out his own niche in United’s history boo… Read More

Alzheimer’s Society Hits Staggering Two Million Dementia Friends Milestone

2017-06-27 06:03

Oscar-nominated actress and UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador Carey Mulligan and Alzheimer’s Society announce today that a staggering two million people have united against dementi… Read More

Leisure Activities Lower Blood Pressure In Alzheimer’s Caregivers

2017-06-26 12:03

Going for a walk outside, reading, listening to music — these and other enjoyable activities can reduce blood pressure for elderly caregivers of spouses with Alzheimer’s disease… Read More

Alzheimer’s Society Responds To The Queen’s Speech

2017-06-21 17:51

Published: Wednesday 21 June 2017 Following the Queen’s speech today (Wednesday 21 June), read the Alzheimer’s Society comment. Our Chief Executive, Jeremy Hughes, welcomes the p… Read More

Alzheimer’s Society ‘Centres Of Excellence’ Could Make A Life-changing Difference For People Affected By Dementia

2017-06-20 05:48

The ‘Centres of Excellence’ will focus on key priority areas within dementia care research over the next five years. The centres, located at the Universities of Newcastle an… Read More

In Post-election Poll Social Care Higher Than Education And Crime As Key UK Issue To Address

2017-06-20 05:48

Ahead of the Queen’s speech tomorrow, the UK’s leading dementia charity is warning Prime Minister Theresa May that the ‘dementia tax’ must be tackled, as public outra… Read More

Objective Features Of Subjective Cognitive Decline In A United States National Database

2017-06-19 23:48

Elder Abuse Research Yields New Evidence On Incidence, Risks, Outcomes

2017-06-19 11:46

New study data from the Chinese community in Chicago is shedding light on the impact of elder abuse in America. The discoveries are reported in five articles appearing in The Journals of Ger… Read More

Wales’ Operations Director, Sue Phelps, Awarded With MBE.

2017-06-19 05:46

Published: Friday 16 June 2017 Alzheimer’s Society Cymru’s Sue Phelps has been awarded an MBE for services to dementia in Wales in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Alzhei… Read More

Neuropathologic Features Of TOMM40 ‘523 Variant On Late-life Cognitive Decline

2017-06-15 23:36

Brain Function And Structure And Risk For Incident Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study

2017-06-15 11:35

Incidence Of Cognitively Defined Late-onset Alzheimer’s Dementia Subgroups From A Prospective Cohort Study

2017-06-15 11:35

Dementia Prevalence, Care Arrangement, And Access To Care In Lebanon: A Pilot Study

2017-06-15 11:35

Practical Risk Score For 5-, 10-, And 20-year Prediction Of Dementia In elderly Persons: Framingham Heart Study

2017-06-14 11:35

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder And Risk Of Dementia Among Members Of A Health Care Delivery System

2017-06-14 11:35

Microvascular Changes In Down Syndrome With Alzheimer-type Pathology: Insights Into A Potential Vascular Mechanism For Down Syndrome And Alzheimer’s Disease

2017-06-14 11:35

TV Chef Rosemary Shrager Backs Cupcake Day

2017-06-13 05:31

Published: Tuesday 13 June 2017 TV chef Rosemary Shrager is uniting against dementia with Alzheimer’s Society by backing the charity’s Cupcake Day fundraising campaign this week… Read More

Association Of Amine Biomarkers With Incident Dementia And Alzheimer’s Disease In The Framingham Study

2017-06-09 11:22

Head Or Brain Injuries And Alzheimer’s Disease: A Nested Case-control Register Study

2017-06-07 11:19

Objective Features Of Subjective Cognitive Decline In A US National Database

2017-06-03 23:09

Meet Our Experts At The Alzheimer’s Show

2017-06-02 17:05

Published: Friday 2 June 2017 Alzheimer’s Society is a proud partner of The Alzheimer’s Show and will be appearing at this year’s event in London on 9-10 June at Olympia. O… Read More

Dementia Prevalence, Care Arrangement, And Access To Care In Lebanon

2017-06-02 11:04

Dementia Registries Around The Globe And Their Applications: A Systematic Review

2017-05-30 22:58

Emergency Services Unite Against Dementia For Dementia Awareness Week

2017-05-30 04:57

On Thursday 18 May the National Fire Chiefs’ Council (NFCC), The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) met with leading dementi… Read More

Peripheral Complement Interactions With Amyloid ? Peptide: Erythrocyte Clearance Mechanisms

2017-05-22 22:43

Family History And TOMM40 ‘523 Interactive Associations With Memory In Middle-aged And Alzheimer’s Disease Cohorts

2017-05-22 22:43

A Third Of All Stroke Survivors Could Develop Dementia Within Five Years

2017-05-20 04:35

The charities are highlighting the close link between dementia and strokes, with one in ten stroke survivors (10 per cent) expected to develop dementia within a year of having their stroke… Read More

The Association Between An Inflammatory Diet And Global Cognitive Function And Incident Dementia In Older Women: The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study

2017-05-19 22:35

Cognitive Ability In Young Adulthood And Risk Of Dementia In A Cohort Of Danish Men, Brothers, And Twins

2017-05-19 22:35

Extracellular Low-n Oligomers Of Tau Cause Selective Synaptotoxicity Without Affecting Cell Viability

2017-05-18 22:32

Alzheimer’s Society Respond To Manifesto Pledges For Social Care

2017-05-18 16:32

Published: Thursday 18 May 2017 Following the launch of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative manifestos, Alzheimer’s Society respond to the social care pledges put forward. Je… Read More

Number Of People Who Die From Dementia Set To Almost Quadruple In Coming Years, Finds New Study

2017-05-18 04:31

Published: Thursday 18 May 2017 The number of people who die from dementia is set to almost quadruple in coming years, a new study has found. Increasing deaths from the condition will contri… Read More

Associations Of Lower Vitamin D Concentrations With Cognitive Decline And Long-term Risk Of Dementia And Alzheimer’s Disease In Older Adults

2017-05-15 22:27

Personalized Music May Help Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

2017-05-12 10:18

Across the country, nursing home employees and families are trying personalized music playlists to help seniors cope with the disorienting, anxious experience of living with Alzheimer’… Read More

Habitual Exercise Levels Are Associated With Cerebral Amyloid Load In Presymptomatic Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease

2017-05-11 22:17

Impossible Cost: Dementia Care Bill Would Take 125 Years To Save For

2017-05-11 04:17

Alzheimer’s Society warns of generations unprepared for astronomical dementia costs Nearly half (47%) of the UK adults aged between 16-75 years old questioned have not started saving f… Read More

THC, A Component In Cannabis, Could Improve Memory In Old Mice

2017-05-08 16:11

Published: Monday 8 May 2017 Results published today suggest that THC, a chemical component of cannabis, could improve the memory and learning capabilities of old mice. The findings are publ… Read More

Get Creative Through Gathering Memories Textile Project For Alzheimer’s Society In Hampshire

2017-05-08 16:11

Published: Monday 8 May 2017 A group of Hampshire textile artists from near Southampton have set up a community project called Gathering Memories. The project hopes to raise more than &pound&hell…Read More

Gene Mutation May Speed Up Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Society Comment

2017-05-04 04:00

Published: Thursday 4 May 2017 A gene mutation may accelerate the loss of memory and thinking skills in people who are at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published to… Read More

Nuclear But Not Mitochondrial-encoded Oxidative Phosphorylation Genes Are Altered In Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, And Alzheimer’s Disease

2017-05-03 21:58

Peril Beyond The Winner’s Curse: A Small Sample Size Is The Bane Of Biomarker Discovery

2017-05-03 21:57

Press Contacts

2017-05-03 09:57

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Press release contact information for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. More ? Article source: https://www.fbi.go… Read More

Press Releases

2017-05-03 09:57

Emmerson Buie, Jr. Named Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Division Article source: https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases Read More

Peripheral Complement Interactions With Amyloid ? Peptides In Alzheimer’s Disease: Erythrocyte Clearance Of Amyloid ? Peptides

2017-05-02 21:56

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