New NIHR £10m funding programme for social care research
NIHRFunding programme focused on social care research, funding research which generates evidence to improve, expand and strengthen the way social care is delivered
Research News
Positive Results on Donanemab Phase 3 Trial Reported
Alzheimer's AssociationNew data reported by Eli Lilly from the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial of donanemab at the AAIC, shows that the drug is effective in delaying Alzheimer’s progression.
Smart watches may detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms
UK DRINew UK Dementia Research Institute Research suggests smart watches could identify Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms appear
Hospice at home can enable people to have a good death
NIHR Evidence review shares how the Hospice at home provides end-of-life care for people who would like to die at home with a good death.
£8m to speed up research into new treatments for MND
The NIHR has announced its next major step in new government action to speed up research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
Could MND be caused by a virus? A new trial will investigate
Motor Neurone Disease AssociationIs MND caused by the activation of ancient viruses hidden within our DNA? A new trials has started to investigate this theory. Shared from MNDA website.
Investigating sex & population specific risk factors of MND
An MNDA Study is reanalysing over 150,000 MND datasets of Motor Neuroen Disease patients and healthy subjects for a thorough investigation of MND risk factors.
MND-SMART Receives £2.5m from MND Scotland & MND Association
Dementia ResearcherThe groundbreaking MND-SMART Trial receives a £2.5 million pound boost to expand and explore new treatments for people living with MND.
ISTAART Is 10,000 Members Strong
ISTAART has achieved the amazing milestone of welcoming the 10,000th member to its amazing community of scientists, clinicians and dementia professionals
The UK Dementia Research Institute has a new Director
Professor Siddharthan Chandran appointed to replace Professor Bart De Strooper as Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute.
The ALS Associaton – Project Revoice
Hear how ALS Researchers are using a unique deep learning algorithm to analyze the DNA of a person’s voice and create a complete digital voice clone.
Catch-up on the BSMS Dementia Research Conference 2023
Recordings from the Brighton & Sussex Medical School 2023 Dementia Research Conference, with national leaders and local experts talking about their research.