News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to Alzheimer's disease treatment priority review Alzheimer's Society responds to Alzheimer's disease treatment priority review. Read more
News Tag: News. The Lancet: 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life New research suggests that there are 12 factors that increase the risk of dementia, but measures can be taken to reduce this risk. Read more
News Tag: News. Early Adult BMI Associated With Late Life Dementia Risk' study - Alzheimer's Society responds Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference have suggested that efforts aimed at reducing dementia risk may need to begin earlier in life with a focus on obesity prevention and treatment Read more
News Tag: News. Quality of early-life education positively impacts dementia risk later in life - Alzheimer's Society responds Risk factors for Alzheimer’s may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Read more
News Tag: News. Blood-based biomarker for tau for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease highly accurate - Alzheimer's Society comment Presented at AAIC, the research suggests this biomarker may detect Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to ONS report on the impact of Covid-19 on carers New figures today published by the Office for National Statistics have revealed that more people have been helping others outside their household through the coronavirus. Read more
News Tag: News. Biogen submits licence application with the FDA for potential new Alzheimer's disease treatment Alzheimer's Society comments on Biogen submitting a licence application with the FDA for potential new Alzheimer's disease treatment, aducanumab. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society comments on impact of coronavirus on medical research funding With the sector estimating that it will take 4.5 years for medical research spend to return to normal levels, we are calling for emergency financial support from the Government so we can continue funding our life-saving research. Read more
News Tag: News. Study: Risk of dementia doubled for inflammatory bowel disease patients Alzheimer's Society comments on a study revealing the risk of dementia doubles for inflammatory bowel disease patients. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society comments on UK DRI research showing need for coronavirus testing in care homes The UK DRI has today released results from a cornavirus outbreak investigation in four London nursing homes. Read more
Information Research priorities: Maximising the ‘Dementia Moonshot’ The government has promised a ‘Dementia Moonshot’ to double dementia research funding. Laura Mullaney, Public Affairs Officer, looks at how this should be invested. The government has promised a ‘Dementia Moonshot’ to double dementia research funding. Laura Mullaney, Public Affairs Officer, looks at how this should be invested. ... 01 April 2020
News Tag: News. UEA's £1 million project launch to monitor ex-footballers for early signs of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment Researchers at the University of East Anglia are crowd-funding a new project to test former professional football players for early signs of dementia. Read more