News Tag: News. Actress Lacey Turner joins all the bakers and fakers for Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day Actress and Alzheimer’s Society supporter, Lacey Turner, is urging everyone to unite against dementia with their families, friends and colleagues, by baking or buying cupcakes to raise vital funds. Read more
News Tag: News. Wales champions ‘Severely Mentally Impaired’ £400 a year council tax discount, while 100,000s people in the rest of GB left in the dark The Welsh Government is set to announce significant changes so that a long-standing council tax reduction in Great Britain is no longer hidden for people diagnosed as ‘Severely Mentally Impaired’ (SMI). Read more
News Tag: News. A&E visits on the rise for people with dementia - Alzheimer's Society comments More people with dementia than ever are being rushed to hospital A&E departments for support and then staying in hospital for a short time, according to new statistics. Read more
News Tag: News. Fewer reproductive years in women linked to an increased risk of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment A new study published in Neurology suggests that women who start their period later, go through menopause earlier or have a hysterectomy may have a greater risk of developing dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. Biogen to halt late-stage trial of Alzheimer’s dug – Alzheimer’s Society comment US pharmaceuticals company Biogen and its Japanese partner Eisai have announced they will discontinue a global Phase 3 trial for a promising Alzheimer’s disease treatment, aducanumab. Read more
News Tag: News. MRC scientists make discovery in head-injury associated dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment Researchers reveal the atomic structures of the tau protein, associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and found that they differ in structure from those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more