News Tag: News. Care and Support Alliance demands Government action A survey by the Care and Support Alliance of nearly 4,000 people who need care or look after someone who does reveals the damning reality of a care system that is visibly failing and unfit for purpose. Read more
News Tag: News. Virgin Mobile criticised for hounding customer with dementia Read about Kenneth Harkins, a Virgin Mobile customer with dementia's experience with the company. Read more
News Tag: News. Study suggesting concussion could double dementia risk A University of California (UCSF) led study out today has suggested that concussion, even without loss of conciousness, can increase a person's risk of dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. England could learn lessons from the Japanese care model - Alzheimer's Society comment On Wednesday 9 May, Nuffield Trust publishes a report arguing that the English social care system can learn from the Japanese model. Read more
News Tag: News. Age, marital status, BMI and sleep associated with risk for dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comment Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have analysed a large data set to identify new risk factors which they believe are linked to increased risk of dementia in later life. Read more
News Tag: News. Metro Bank launches charity partnership with Alzheimer's Society Metro Bank will be funding a research project that will identify a new drug target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more