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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease linked to higher dementia risk

Researchers from Sweden have found that people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease had an increased risk of dementia. For people with this form of liver disease who also have heart d... Read More
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Health Disparities White Paper Consensus Statement: Why we’re calling for bolder government action to address health inequalities

Today (Tuesday 12th July 2022) Alzheimer’s Research UK joins a coalition of 47 organisations and charities making the case for population-wide policies aimed at improving the nation’s h... Read More
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Thyroid problems in later life linked to increased risk of dementia

Researchers from the US and Taiwan have found a link between having an underactive thyroid in later life and an increased risk of developing dementia. The findings were published in the... Read More
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Analysis suggests drugs for conditions such as ADHD could improve some Alzheimer’s symptoms

A new meta-analysis reviewing several clinical trials suggests that a certain class of drugs could be repurposed to treat some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Researchers looked at stud... Read More
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One in five people who died from COVID-19 during 2020 and 2021 had dementia, new figures confirm

Alzheimer’s Research UK says Government must take greater action to speed up the development and deployment of new dementia treatments after it’s been revealed that just over one in fiv... Read More
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Alzheimer’s Research UK backs Government vision for the future of clinical research delivery

Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes new Government plans to make the UK a world leader in delivering cutting-edge clinical research, but says more must be done to ensure this vision is tra... Read More