ALZ-NET: A Long-Term Data Collection and Sharing Network for New Treatments
Alzheimer's AssociationALZ-NET — a new platform that will collect long-term clinical and safety data from patients treated with Alzheimer’s disease therapies
Research News
Medical Research Council £200k X-Net Launched
Dementia ResearcherThe 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
NIHRNIHR 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.
Podcasts you might want to try
This week Adam Smith attended the first UK Podcast Show – to celebrate we asked him to share the shows he is listening to.
New CSF & Plama Tests arrive in US
Alz ForumThe first FDA approval of a CSF test, and increased options for plasma testing, will give patients easier access to these diagnostic aids.
UKDRI Opens its New Care Research & Technology Centre
Pioneering tech set to transform support for people living with dementia through the new UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research & Technology Centre
Dementia Action Week 2022
It’s Dementia Action Week and we have 3 simple things you can do to help – take action today it will only take 3 minutes.
Mental Health Awareness Week
One in four adults feel lonely some or all of the time. There’s no single cause and there’s no one solution. But help is out there.