News Alzheimer’s Society announces actor Suranne Jones as Ambassador Award-winning actor Suranne Jones has today expressed her determination to help people affected by dementia, following her appointment as an Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador.
News UEA's ÂŁ1 million project launch to monitor ex-footballers for early signs of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment Researchers at the University of East Anglia are crowd-funding a new project to test former professional football players for early signs of dementia.
News The Queen’s Speech and social care 'We urge Boris Johnson and his new Government to fulfill his commitment to fix dementia care.'
News New analysis reveals growing army of carers aged over 80 – Alzheimer’s Society comment New research has revealed that the number of carers aged over 80 has rocketed over the last decade.
News Alzheimer’s Society appoints Kate Lee new Chief Executive Officer Alzheimer’s Society is delighted to announce that Kate Lee, currently Chief Executive Officer at children and young people’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent, will take up the reins as the charity’s new CEO in April 2020.
News Positive drug trial results of a new treatment for dementia-related psychosis presented at Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference - Alzheimer's Society comment Researchers presented results from a phase 3 trial of pimavanserin that showed a significant reduction in the risk of relapse into psychosis compared to the placebo.
News Lack of social care has led to 2.5 million lost NHS bed days – Alzheimer’s Society comment New analysis has uncovered tht between the last General Election in 2017 and the upcoming December Election, 2.5 million NHS beds were lost due to the social care crisis.
News Alzheimer's Society responds to Biogen, Aducanumab results at Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease Conference (CTAD) Biogen presented their results on Aducanumab, their newest drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease at the CTAD conference 2019 in San Diego, USA.
News What have UK political parties said about dementia care in their manifestos? The next Government will be in power during a critical time for social care. Here, we look at what each party has committed to in their manifestos, and what it means for people affected by dementia. 06 December 2019 6
News Studies linking dementia and brain inflammation in mice – Alzheimer’s Society comment Two new papers are being published in Science Translational Medicine which shed more light on the mechanism that leads to cognitive ageing in mice and humans.
News Alzheimer’s Society reports two-fold increase in calls to its Dementia Helpline in the last decade Alzheimer’s Society has released data showing that more people affected by dementia than ever are desperately seeking help
News Alzheimer’s Society reports two-fold increase in calls to its Dementia Helpline in the last decade Alzheimer’s Society has released data showing that more people affected by dementia than ever are desperately seeking help
