Latest news Read the latest news about dementia. Find out what's making the headlines, from dementia research studies to campaign, policy and fundraising updates. News News Tag: News. Our response to NICE announcement on lecanemab and donanemab We respond to the disappointing decision NICE has made to not recommend donanemab and lecanemab on the NHS. Read more News Tag: News. Advice for supporting a person with young-onset dementia after Anne-Marie Duff’s BBC Breakfast interview One of our dementia experts gives advice on spotting the signs of young-onset dementia, following actor and Alzheimer's Society supporter Anne-Marie Duff's appearance on BBC Breakfast. Read more News Tag: News. Our response to the NHS dementia diagnosis target cuts Today the dementia diagnosis rate target (that 66.7% of people living with dementia in England should have a diagnosis) has been removed from the NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2025-6. Read more News Tag: News. Insurance industry reaches £10 million fundraising milestone for dementia Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD), the industry-led campaign, has reached its initial £10 million fundraising target, set when the campaign launched in 2017. Read more News Tag: News. Trial for blood tests to diagnose dementia accepts first participants A nationwide clinical trial aiming to revolutionise how dementia is diagnosed is now underway. Research teams will assess how blood tests could be used to detect dementia at various stages. Read more News Tag: News. Advice for supporting people with young-onset dementia after Pauline Quirke’s diagnosis Our dementia expert shares advice on spotting the signs of young-onset dementia, also sometimes referred to as early-onset dementia, following actor Pauline Quirke's diagnosis. Read more See More Blog News Dementia breakthrough drugs could be a golden opportunity News Recent innovation in dementia treatments and diagnosis have led to some incredible discoveries that could dramatically change lives. Is this the beginning of the end for dementia? Recent innovation in dementia treatments and diagnosis have led to some incredible discoveries that could dramatically change lives. Is this the beginning of the end for dementia? ... 24 January 2025 News Our Ambassador Sir Tony Robinson records special podcast episode for Dementia Action Week News Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. ... 16 May 2024 0comments. News Celebrating Chris and Ronald's exceptional contribution to dementia care News Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. ... 18 October 2022 1comment. News Our Dementia Choir Sings Again with Vicky McClure on BBC One – how music can help people with dementia News Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . ... 10 October 2022 41comments. See More Dementia together magazine News Latest innovations: meet our Accelerator Programme partners News Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. ... 01 August 2023 News Involving people living with dementia in everything we do News Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. ... 01 June 2023 For researchers News The latest research advancements in the field of Frontotemporal Dementia News Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. ... 02 October 2024 0comments. News UK DRI: celebrating 5 years of research impact News The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. ... 28 February 2023 0comments. News Spotlight on Dementia: Photo competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers News Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. ... 10 August 2022 1comment. News Explaining the amyloid research study controversy News Allegations have been made about a research study investigating amyloid protein build up in the brains of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. Here we explore and explain the controversy. Allegations have been made about a research study investigating amyloid protein build up in the brains of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. Here we explore and explain the controversy. ... 25 July 2022 See More
News Tag: News. Our response to NICE announcement on lecanemab and donanemab We respond to the disappointing decision NICE has made to not recommend donanemab and lecanemab on the NHS. Read more
News Tag: News. Advice for supporting a person with young-onset dementia after Anne-Marie Duff’s BBC Breakfast interview One of our dementia experts gives advice on spotting the signs of young-onset dementia, following actor and Alzheimer's Society supporter Anne-Marie Duff's appearance on BBC Breakfast. Read more
News Tag: News. Our response to the NHS dementia diagnosis target cuts Today the dementia diagnosis rate target (that 66.7% of people living with dementia in England should have a diagnosis) has been removed from the NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2025-6. Read more
News Tag: News. Insurance industry reaches £10 million fundraising milestone for dementia Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD), the industry-led campaign, has reached its initial £10 million fundraising target, set when the campaign launched in 2017. Read more
News Tag: News. Trial for blood tests to diagnose dementia accepts first participants A nationwide clinical trial aiming to revolutionise how dementia is diagnosed is now underway. Research teams will assess how blood tests could be used to detect dementia at various stages. Read more
News Tag: News. Advice for supporting people with young-onset dementia after Pauline Quirke’s diagnosis Our dementia expert shares advice on spotting the signs of young-onset dementia, also sometimes referred to as early-onset dementia, following actor Pauline Quirke's diagnosis. Read more
News Dementia breakthrough drugs could be a golden opportunity News Recent innovation in dementia treatments and diagnosis have led to some incredible discoveries that could dramatically change lives. Is this the beginning of the end for dementia? Recent innovation in dementia treatments and diagnosis have led to some incredible discoveries that could dramatically change lives. Is this the beginning of the end for dementia? ... 24 January 2025
News Our Ambassador Sir Tony Robinson records special podcast episode for Dementia Action Week News Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. ... 16 May 2024 0comments.
News Celebrating Chris and Ronald's exceptional contribution to dementia care News Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. Chris Maddocks and Ronald Amanze are joint winners of the Exceptional Contribution by Person Living with Dementia category at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards 2022. ... 18 October 2022 1comment.
News Our Dementia Choir Sings Again with Vicky McClure on BBC One – how music can help people with dementia News Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of Duty star Vicky is fronting a moving two-part documentary, Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, starting on Monday 10 October 2022 at 9pm on BBC One . ... 10 October 2022 41comments.
News Latest innovations: meet our Accelerator Programme partners News Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. Our Accelerator Programme helps new products for people affected by dementia to become a reality. ... 01 August 2023
News Involving people living with dementia in everything we do News Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. Joy Watson asks Kate Lee, our CEO, how we’re involving more people living with dementia in Alzheimer’s Society’s work. ... 01 June 2023
News The latest research advancements in the field of Frontotemporal Dementia News Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September. ... 02 October 2024 0comments.
News UK DRI: celebrating 5 years of research impact News The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) represents the largest investment the UK has ever made in dementia research. Alzheimer's Society is proud to have been a founding funder, and now a funding partner of the UK DRI. ... 28 February 2023 0comments.
News Spotlight on Dementia: Photo competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers News Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. Spotlight on Dementia is a research photography competition for Alzheimer's Society funded researchers to showcase captivating images and videos to illustrate that dementia research can be beautiful. ... 10 August 2022 1comment.
News Explaining the amyloid research study controversy News Allegations have been made about a research study investigating amyloid protein build up in the brains of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. Here we explore and explain the controversy. Allegations have been made about a research study investigating amyloid protein build up in the brains of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. Here we explore and explain the controversy. ... 25 July 2022
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