http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/press_index.php Alzheimer's Society Latest news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:41:21 +0000 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:41:21 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=634 Sixty per cent of people think politicians are not doing enough to improve care for older people according to a survey by Age Concern and Help the Aged. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=634 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=633 Has medical science changed your life? Science: [So What? So everything] is a campaign that looks at what science is doing for us and how it will improve our future. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=633 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:21:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=632 Lynda Bellingham's autobiography has just gone on sale and we have five signed copies to give away. Just enter our free prize draw. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=632 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:47:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=631 We want to produce a bespoke Alzheimer's Society calendar for 2011 and are looking for artists who would like to get involved and have their work featured in the calendar. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=631 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=630 Model and presenter Nell McAndrew is calling for people to join her in raising money for people with dementia by running for Alzheimer’s Society http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=630 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:13:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=629 Greater purpose of life could significantly reduce a person’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease according to a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry March 1 2010. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=629 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:42:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=628 One in three (32 per cent) people are uncomfortable around people with dementia according to new research. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=628 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:04:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=627 Terry Pratchett's children's book, Nation, has been adapted for the stage by Mark Ravenhill and is now showing at the National Theatre. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=627 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=626 Actor and comedian Hugh Dennis today called for people in Yorkshire and beyond to sign up to raise money for people with dementia in this year’s Bupa Great Yorkshire Run. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=626 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=625 Put this date in your diary, Saturday 24 April, for a dating event with a difference - speed dating walk with proceeds coming to Alzheimer's Society. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=625 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=624 We are one of five shortlisted charities for Home Retail Group’s charity of the year and we need as many votes as possible from their employees. Voting is open from 22 February to 26 March. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=624 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:13:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=623 Actor Kevin Whately is launching a new Alzheimer’s Society leaflet today (Tuesday 23 February) to help tackle poor dementia care in hospitals. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=623 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=622 The Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, today held a conference discussing long-term care and support for older people. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=622 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=620 New research published in Nature Genetics has identified two genes located on chromosome 7 and 17 respectively that have variants that increase the risk of fronto-temporal dementia (FTD). http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=620 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:59:00 +0000 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=619 Britt Ekland, actress and Alzheimer’s Society Patron, is supporting the re-launch of Alzheimer’s Society’s Old Gold Appeal as it transforms into the Old Jewellery Appeal. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=619 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:40:00 +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