How one woman transformed Alzheimer’s research
Dementia ResearcherThe story of Carol Jennings and how her family’s uncommon form of Alzheimer’s led scientists at University College London to the Amyloid breakthrough.
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Are Tauopathies Caused by Neuronal and Glial Senescence?
Alz ForumIn AD, tau tangles correlate closely with neurodegeneration, but how they work their mischief remains unclear… or does it?
Does Cognition Change With the Seasons?
For everything there is a season—perhaps even cognition?
Podcast – Support in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Anna Volkmer, Rosemary Townsend and Oliver Sawyer talk speech and language therapy and their research around communication training for people with PPA
Blog – Let’s not forget care over cure
Dr Clarissa GiebelBlog from Dr Clarissa Giebel, discussing her work and the importance of dementia care research and helping people with dementia to remain independent for longer
Blog – Support for people with language led dementia
Blog from Anna Volkmer, sharing exciting news on her work and publication on support for people with language led dementia
Could repurposing a liver disease drug improve mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer’s?
New study reveals that a drug that used to treat liver diseases could help to restore cells damaged by Alzheimer’s
Blog – Arts and health archives at the Wellcome Library
Discover how a day at the Wellcome Library unites archival artefacts, arts therapies, and conversations that inform dementia research and teaching.
3 hot topics from the world’s largest dementia research conference
Aoife Kiely, Research Communications Officer, shares her highlights from the AAIC with insights from Dr Doug Brown, Chief Policy and Research Officer.
Topline Results: 18 Months of BAN2401 Might Work
The biotech company BioArctic Neuroscience announced positive topline results at the 18-month mark of a Phase 2b trial of BAN2401.
Blog – From Living Labs to Apps: A Dementia Co-Design Case Study
Practical implications for nurses and healthcare professionals on engaging patients in co-creating effective digital health interventions.
Podcast – Improving Care & Support for People with Dementia
ECRs from Leeds Beckett University talk about their work delivering research on improving care & support for people with dementia