News Tag: News. British Red Cross report highlights that older people at risk from emergency hospital readmissions Alzheimer's Society responds to In and Out of Hospital, a report published by the British Red Cross. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to Jeremy Hunt MP's appointment as Health and Social Care Secretary Yesterday, Monday 8 January, Jeremy Hunt MP was appointed as Health and Social Care Secretary as part of a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Theresa May. Read more
News Tag: News. Pfizer ends neuroscience discovery programme, and drops out of dementia drug race Pfizer has announced that it will be ending its neuroscience discovery and early development efforts, an area which includes research into drug development for Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
News Tag: News. Founding member of Alzheimer's Society's Research Network awarded MBE Alzheimer’s Society volunteer, Barbara Woodward-Carlton, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours. Read more
News Tag: News. Will a Salad a Day Keep Memory Problems Away? - Alzheimer's Society comments New research suggests that eating one or two servings per day of green, leafy vegetables may slow down the memory and thinking decline associated with ageing. Read more
News Tag: News. NHS Digital has published dementia and antipsychotic drug prescription data for first time – Alzheimer’s Society comments The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of GPs in England. Read more