It’s Time for a Cuppa with Dementia UK
Make time for a brew with Dementia UK as part of their ten-year celebration of Time for a Cuppa – supporting specialist dementia nurses.
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Blood test could discover Alzheimer’s a decade before symptoms begin
Scientists have said that a blood test could detect Alzheimer’s over a decade before symptoms begin to show.
World Alzheimer’s Day
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and today (21 September) is World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia in the UK,…
Vitalise calls for more support for dementia carers
Adequate respite is essential for carers’ ability to cope, finds disability charity’s own research The national disability charity Vitalise has thrown its weight behind the…
Student Audio Design Sparks Memories
Residents at Bupa’s Balcarres Care Home in Dundee have played a key role in developing an audio invention that could benefit millions of people with…
Vitalise keeps up response to dementia crisis
Disability charity continues innovative respite provision for couples coping with Alzheimer’s and dementia National disability charity Vitalise is keeping up its commitment to continue supporting…
Scientists identify molecular trigger for Alzheimer’s disease
New research establishes nature of malfunction in protein molecules that can lead to onset of dementia. Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset…