News Tag: News. Dementia care costs to nearly treble in next two decades, as families struggle to cope Total cost of dementia has soared to £34.7bn, including costs to NHS, social care costs and unpaid care. Read more
News Tag: News. Chris Evans and team of 50 runners complete TCS Amsterdam Marathon for Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Dementia Revolution and Dame Barbara Windsor Virgin Radio DJ Chris Evans ran the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 20 October for Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Dementia Revolution campaign. Read more
News Tag: News. Biogen Inc. will ask U.S. drug regulators to approve new Alzheimer’s drug, Alzheimer’s Society responds Biogen Inc. will ask U.S. drug regulators to approve the company’s experimental Alzheimer’s therapy, reviving the nearly abandoned treatment, after a new analysis of data from two failed clinical trials showed promising results. Read more
News Tag: News. Study reveals dementia risk in former professional football players – Alzheimer’s Society comment A study led by the University of Glasgow has revealed the first major insights into lifelong health outcomes in former professional football players. Read more
News Tag: News. Chris Evans will fly out 50 fellow marathon runners to TCS Amsterdam Marathon for Dementia Revolution and Dame Barbara Windsor Following the recent announcement that Dementia Revolution raised a record-breaking £4 million, Virgin Radio DJ Chris Evans will be running the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 20 October for the campaign. Read more
News Tag: News. CQC State of Care Report and Queens Speech Today the Care Quality Commission released their annual assessment of health and social care in England. This year's report looks at the correlation between significant increases in the rise in emergency admissions in areas where social care services are in decline or facing limitation in delivery. Read more