Care home staff need greater training to deal with residents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transexual (LGBT) and living with dementia, a new report claims. The ‘Over the Rainbow’
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Is there a link between vitamin B12 deficiency and dementia? Are the increasing incidences of dementia associated with the digital revolution? These and other questions were posed to a panel
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A global figure in the field of dementia study has joined the University of Exeter to lead a new Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH). Professor Linda
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The Mental Health Foundation is carrying out a research project commissioned by Natural England’s Outdoors for All programme, which is asking people who are living with ??dementia? and their ??carers?
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Older people living with Alzheimer’s in Moray are to lose vital care in their own homes after a leading dementia charity decided to axe a loss-making service. Alzheimer Scotland said
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A comprehensive programme of healthy eating advice, exercise, brain-training and health management can slow down mental decline in older people, research has shown. Scientists studied the effects of the programme
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Women are hit hardest by the dementia epidemic sweeping Britain, according to a new study. The illness is not only the leading cause of death among British woman, but they
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A network of dementia research centres is being launched with £30 million in funding to find a cure for the disease. Alzheimer’s Research UK, the world’s largest dedicated dementia research
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Lifestyle is responsible for about three quarters of brain ageing – but there are “simple and effective ways” to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of
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A quarter of people diagnosed with dementia hide the fact for fear of being stigmatised, according to a new report. The Medical Research Council (MRC), which commissioned the joint report
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