Alzheimer's Research UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Alzheimer’s Research UK says more funding is needed if government’s new clinical research strategy is to be successful

Alzheimer’s Research UK has welcomed the publication of the UK government vision for the future of clinical research but says more funding will be needed to make it a reality.The docume... Read More
Alzheimer's Research UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 3 min read
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Prescription drug methotrexate linked with reduced dementia risk in arthritis patients

Today (Wednesday 24 March) Dr Danielle Newby at the University of Oxford will present findings that the anti-inflammatory drug, methotrexate, reduces dementia risk by 29% in people with... Read More
Alzheimer's Research UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
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Iceland Foods celebrates raising £5m for Alzheimer’s Research UK

Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation (IFCF) has hit a new milestone after raising an incredible £5 million for Alzheimer’s Research UK over a decade.The food retailer is marking the huge... Read More
Alzheimer's Research UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
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Glasgow based researcher a rising star after being first in family to go to university

Today (Tuesday 23 March) Alzheimer’s Research UK has awarded Dr Sophie Bradley from the University of Glasgow the prestigious David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award.The... Read More
Alzheimer's Research UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Dementia the second leading cause of death in February

Dementia remains our greatest long-term health challenge, says Alzheimer’s Research UK – as new figures reveal the condition was the second most common cause of death in England last mo... Read More
Alzheimer's Research UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Poorer heart health leads to increased risk of memory and thinking decline

Researchers in the US have found that signs of poorer heart health, including high Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure during early adulthood, are linked with greater late-life dec... Read More