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Gaming influencer plays Before I Forget as they partner with charity for World Alzheimer’s Day
Today on World Alzheimer’s Day (Monday 21 September) Before I forget launches its partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK to raise awareness and funds for the UK’s leading dementia charity.
One in three dementia scientists consider leaving research due to COVID-19
Nearly a fifth (17%) of dementia researchers could leave the field because of COVID-19, with 35% considering leaving research altogether. Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on government to deliver its promise to double dementia research funding to save the progress being made. Alzheimer’s Research UK is warning that COVID-19 is jeopardising efforts to find a…
Dementia researchers call for urgent action to prevent setbacks in treatment search
Nearly 300 researchers have called for urgent government action to prevent a major setback to the search for new dementia treatments as a result of COVID-19. In an open letter to Science Minister Amanda Solloway, the researchers warn that lost funding opportunities brought on by the pandemic could lead to a lost generation of researchers,…
Eliminating 12 modifiable risk factors could reduce dementia cases by 40%
A new report has estimated that the number of dementia cases worldwide could be reduced by 40% if 12 risk factors for the condition could be completely eliminated. The Lancet Commission Report has included excessive alcohol use, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and pollution as three new risk factors in its updated model for dementia risk.
Christmas shopping online? Support Alzheimer’s Research UK at the same time!
We know Christmas shopping isn’t going to be the same this year. And with more and more of us shopping online, we wanted to let you know that many of your favourite online shops allow you to donate to Alzheimer’s Research UK at no extra cost to you!
Doctors call for new ways of approaching early changes to memory and thinking
Alzheimer’s Research UK has spearheaded a new review, calling for a fresh focus on how problems with early memory and thinking should be recognised, diagnosed, and treated
Frontotemporal dementia and COVID-19 – insights from the hospital
Kayleigh Watts, from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has worked with people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and their loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic. She reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on those with FTD, in a piece originally written for the Psychologist Magazine.