News archive
News archive for 2006
New antibody offers hope of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
22 December 2006
An antibody with the potential to block production of the brain chemical linked to Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by Cardiff University researchers with funding from the Alzheimer’s Society.
The rising cost of dementia – Are we prepared?
20 December 2006
Groundbreaking research revealing the rising cost of dementia in the UK will be launched at a national conference on 27 February 2007 at Savoy Place, London.
Did your MP support our campaign for access to drugs?
23 November 2006
In October 2006 MPs tabled an EDM in the House of Commons calling on the government to continue access to dementia drugs in the future.
Dementia debacle continues
22 November 2006
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) today opened itself up to ridicule as it published two documents on dementia that contradict each other.
Nationwide protests against Alzheimer’s drugs decision
16 November 2006
The decision to deny life-changing drugs to thousands of people with Alzheimer’s at a saving of just £2.50 a day triggered protest marches across the country on Friday 17th November 2006.
100 years on but there’s not much to celebrate
3 November 2006
Tomorrow marks a hundred years since the first description of Alzheimer’s disease by Dr Alois Alzheimer.
Celeb supporters speak out against NICE decision
16 October 2006
Celebrity supporters of the Alzheimer’s Society express outrage at the NICE appeal panel’s rejection of the Alzheimer’s Society’s appeal on access to Alzheimer’s drugs.
Anger as NICE says no to Alzheimer’s appeal
11 October 2006
The Alzheimer’s Society today expressed its outrage at the NICE appeal panel’s rejection of the Alzheimer’s Society’s appeal on access to Alzheimer’s drugs.
International charities unite for World Alzheimer’s Day
20 September 2006
A hundred years on from the first description of Alzheimer’s disease, people across the world have united to demand that dementia becomes a global health priority.
Celebrities share memorable moments in a bid to make online history
19 September 2006
Memorable names from stage and screen have all donated a very personal memory to the Alzheimer’s Society Million Memories campaign.
Stars put the spotlight on dementia
1 September 2006
Actors Pauline Fleming (Coronation Street) and Arnold Peters (BBC Radio 4’s The Archers) will join thousands of people on the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walks.
Risk predictor for dementia
3 August 2006
Alzheimer’s Society response to Kivipelto and colleagues study published in the lancet on Thursday August 3 2006
Street star’s under starter’s orders
1 August 2006
Liverpudlian actor Pauline Fleming has swapped the cobbled streets of Weatherfield to pound the paths of Sefton Park in the Hydroactive Women’s Challenge on Sunday 3 September.
Dick’s in la French Bungalow for the Alzheimer’s Society
1 August 2006
Bafta award-winning children’s presenter Richard McCourt (Dick of Dick and Dom fame) is proving he’s no big kid.
Midsummer magic at the Marsh Ball
1 August 2006
Celebrities, tennis stars and the great and the good rubbed shoulders at the Marsh Midsummer Ball on Friday 23 June at London’s Hurlingham Club.
NICE appeal: Latest news
20 July 2006
The Society presented its appeal against NICE’s latest guidance on Alzheimer’s drugs at a two-day hearing on 13 and 14 July.
Mental Health Trusts robbed
20 July 2006
A recent survey by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has shown that money is being siphoned from mental health services to pay for other NHS deficits.
Computer games used to identify cognitive impairment
17 July 2006
Alzheimer’s Society comment on research by Holly Jimison and colleagues reported at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease and Related Disorders.
Eye test for Alzheimer’s disease
17 July 2006
Alzheimer’s Society response to new research suggesting that early changes in the eye may show Alzheimer’s disease, presented at the ICAD conference, Madrid.
Weight loss preceding dementia
14 July 2006
Alzheimer’s Society comment on research by David Knopman and colleagues reported at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
New gene identified for fronto-temporal dementia
14 July 2006
The Alzheimer’s Society comment on the study published in Nature by two teams led by Christine Van Broeckhoven and Mike Hutton.
World watches UK medical mayhem
13 July 2006
Today, the attention of the medical world will be on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Proteins in the blood and the risk of dementia
6 July 2006
Alzheimer’s Society comment on research by Monique Breteler et al published in the Lancet Neurology.
Vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease
20 June 2006
The Alzheimer’s Society comment on research by Dr Okura et al.
On your bike! Coleen Nolan cycles for charity in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society
1 June 2006
ITV1’s Loose Woman and famous Blackpool resident, Coleen Nolan and partner Ray Fensome got on their bikes today in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society and to mark this month’s national Bike Week.
Poor balance predicts Alzheimer’s
23 May 2006
Alzheimer’s Society comment on a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Aricept in the later stages
22 March 2006
Alzheimer’s Society comment on a study published in The Lancet.
Flying high in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society
1 January 2006
Teenager, Charley Riley, 18, from Hampton Hargate, Peterborough, is planning on flying high in March 2006, when she tries a freefall parachute jump to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Row, row, row your boat roughly across the seas
1 January 2006
Tim Bradbury, 54, from Burgh by Sands, near Carlisle and Mick Norman, 57, from Barrington, near Cambridge are taking on one of the toughest nautical challenges.
Annie and Josh lead the way!
1 January 2006
Annie Bullen, from Andover in Hampshire, and her 15 year old grandson Josh, decided ‘in a moment of madness’ to embark on a tough but exciting challenge in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.
