http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/press_index.php Alzheimer's Society Latest news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:09:33 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:09:33 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=618 New prevalence statistics have been released from an Alzheimer’s Research Trust commissioned report by the University of Oxford suggesting that there are now 820,000 people in the UK with dementia. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=618 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:54:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=617 Sir Terry Pratchett, who has a rare form of Alzheimer’s, says he is ready to be a test case for assisted suicide ‘tribunals’ which could give people legal permission to end their lives. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=617 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=616 MPs debated the progress of the government’s National Dementia Strategy in the House of Commons today (Wednesday 27 January 2010). http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=616 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=615 Neil Hunt is to leave as Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Society after nearly seven years in the role. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=615 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:35:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=614 Ian and Jim Gaffney run the One Planet mountain biking centre at Coed Llandegla, which is 11,000 feet up on the moors and has been snowbound and unable to open since December 20 2009. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=614 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=613 Iconic movie actress Britt Ekland today called for people in Portsmouth to sign up to raise money for people with dementia in this year’s Bupa Great South Run. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=613 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:07:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=612 Soap star and former Coronation Street actress, Angela Lonsdale, invites you to join her and her celebrity friends for a spectacular evening of entertainment and dancing. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=612 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=611 A simple eye test monitoring the death of cells on the retina could move scientists closer to being able to monitor the progress of Alzheimer’s disease in humans according to research published today. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=611 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=610 As much as £8.2 billion is being spent inefficiently on dementia care every year a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said today (Thursday, 14 January 2010). http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=610 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:41:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=609 Bupa, the UK’s leading healthcare provider, is to continue its successful partnership with Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland for the Bupa Great Run Series in 2010. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=609 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=608 New research published in the (JAMA) has suggested that specific variations in the CETP gene were associated with slower memory decline and lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=608 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=607 New research published in the BMJ shows that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBS), commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease, could protect against Alzheimer’s disease. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=607 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:38:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=606 New research, to be published in the Journal of Neuroscience on 13 January, links a loss of smell with the build up of amyloid protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=606 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:25:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=605 Legendary talk show host, Sir Michael Parkinson has highlighted the importance of dignity in care for older people in a personal account of his year as the government’s Dignity Ambassador. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=605 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=604 Fiona Phillips is back on Dispatches tonight on Channel 4 at 8pm to examine if there has been any improvement in the provision of financial support and respite care. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=604 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=603 Mike Percival is setting himself quite a challenge in 2010, aiming to undertake four trail running half marathons in aid of four charities including Alzheimer's Society. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=603 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:23:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=602 Alzheimer’s Society supporter Norma Chapman recently completed a four-day cycle challenge from London to Paris in aid of the Kettering, Corby & District Carers. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=602 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=601 Alzheimer’s Society Supporter Jane Bullock recently completed the Sinai Trek raising over £7,500 for the Side-by-Side project in South Northants. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=601 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=600 Using a mobile phone could protect against or even reverse the affects of Alzheimer’s disease according to a study to be published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Wednesday 6 January 2010). http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=600 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:14:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=599 A study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, by scientists at King’s College London has provided fresh links between people who develop diabetes and risk of dementia. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=599 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:24:00 +0000