Stars back Alzheimer’s Research UK’s petition calling on government to double dementia research funding
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Stars back Alzheimer's Research UK’s petition calling on government to double dementia research funding | Alzheimer's Research UK Description: Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, Brian Cox and Dame Harriet Walter are backing Alzheimer's Research UK’s calls on government to deliver its election promise to double investment in dementia research
AI development could help revolutionise research into the diseases causing dementia
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: AI development could help revolutionise research into the diseases causing dementia | Alzheimer's Research UK Description: During diseases like Alzheimer's, our brain's proteins go awry. But new, powerful technologies able to accelerate research progress gives people hope.
Blood-based markers help spot dementia risk in those with early memory and thinking problems
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Blood-based markers help spot dementia risk in those with early memory and thinking problems | Alzheimer's Research UK Description: Today (Monday 30 November) researchers in Sweden found levels of certain blood-based proteins predicted worsening memory and thinking in a group of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). What is MCI? MCI is an umbrella term given to a noticeable and measurable decline in a person’s memory or thinking, which does not interfere with activities…
Brain’s ‘speedometer’ could help solve part of dementia puzzle
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Brain’s ‘speedometer’ could help solve part of dementia puzzle | Alzheimer's Research UK Description: Nearly one million people in the UK have dementia. People living with the most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, can experience difficulties working out where they are, meaning they often get lost even in familiar environments. Today (Friday 27 November) research funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK at the University of Exeter Medical School sheds new light…
Blood test could bring new hope to Alzheimer’s clinical trials
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Blood test could bring new hope to Alzheimer’s clinical trials | Alzheimer's Research UK Description: Dementia researchers in the UK have found that blood tests measuring the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein, amyloid, could reduce the cost of clinical trials and potentially open the door to treating the disease.
Immune system changes linked with better memory and thinking
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Immune system changes linked with better memory and thinking | Alzheimer's Research UK Description: Researchers in the US found that targeting a specific pathway could potentially restore healthy immune system activity.