Dementia Researcher partners with BNA on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Dementia ResearcherDementia Research is pleased to announce a new partnership and work to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in neuroscience.
Research News
Urgent action needed to address inequalities in dementia
A new report from the UK Dementia Research Institute details the impact of scientific research on health inequalities for people affected by dementia
Falls prevention programme is effective in care homes
NIHRRead how an NIHR Funded falls prevention programme was effective in care homes in the 3 to 6 months after it was introduced in this update from NIHR Evidence
Diagnosis, Care & Research in Low & Middle Income Countries
If you’re based in a Low- and Middle-income Country, the ISTAART Diversity and Disparities Professional Interest Area (PIA) needs your help.
Experiences of Racism Associated with Poor Memory, Increased Cognitive Decline
Alzheimer's AssociationExperiences of racism are associated with lower memory scores & worse cognition in midlife, in old age, and especially among Black people
ALZ-NET: A Long-Term Data Collection and Sharing Network for New Treatments
ALZ-NET — a new platform that will collect long-term clinical and safety data from patients treated with Alzheimer’s disease therapies
Medical Research Council £200k X-Net Launched
The Medical Research Council has invested £200k in a new national network to help scientists overcome barriers to working in interdisciplinary science.
NIHR launches new publishing platform
NIHR Open Research allows NIHR researchers to freely, open access publish study findings, case reports and negative findings
NIHR New guidance for easier payment of public contributors to research
New guidance to help organisations, researchers and involvement staff pay members of the public helping shape health and care research across the UK
Continence, dementia & preserving dignity
NIHR Evidence review looks at the latest continence research for professionals, family and carers, to support improvements and identify research gaps
Discovery indicates MND may be caused by abnormal lipid processing in cells
Genetics study adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid processing pathways inside brain cells
NIHR Race Equality Framework
New NIHR self-assessment tool to help organisations improve racial equality in public involvement in health and care research.