NHS Choices | Could epilepsy drug help treat Alzheimer's disease? NHS Choices This is where people have problems with their memory and are at an increased risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. Dementia is a common condition that affects about 800,000 people in the UK. Most types of dementia cannot be cured. |
Month: March 2015
Songwriting helps those with Dementia and Alzheimers – KING5.com
KING5.com | Songwriting helps those with Dementia and Alzheimers KING5.com At the end of the month, Edmonds Center for the Arts is hosting a special workshop with Songwriting Works. Their mission is to bring music, and a new way of communicating, to people living with dementia and Alzheimer's. Education & Outreach Manager for ... |
$100 million fund seeks to cure Alzheimer’s, dementia – San Jose Mercury News
FierceBiotech | $100 million fund seeks to cure Alzheimer's, dementia San Jose Mercury News The new Dementia Discovery Fund will function like a venture capital fund. It will identify promising laboratory discoveries in Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, then distribute money to cover costs for the steps needed to prepare for ... GlaxoSmithKline and J&J back a $100M new Alzheimer's R&D project Alzheimer's: The fight against dementia has gone global $100 million raised to find effective treatment for Alzheimer's |
Sticking to Mediterranean Diet May Lower Dementia, Alzheimer’s Risk – Monthly Prescribing Reference
Monthly Prescribing Reference | Sticking to Mediterranean Diet May Lower Dementia, Alzheimer's Risk Monthly Prescribing Reference Improved adherence to the Mediterranean diet may reduce the incidence of cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease, a new analysis published in Advances in Nutrition suggests. Researchers conducted a systematic review on human studies up ... New MIND diet may significantly protect against Alzheimer's disease |
Dementia Drug Research Aided By $100 Mln Venture Capital Fund – Financial Advisor Magazine
Dementia Drug Research Aided By $100 Mln Venture Capital Fund Financial Advisor Magazine Dementia, which can be caused by many kinds of illnesses, affects close to 50 million people worldwide and is set to reach 135 million by 2050, according to non-profit campaign group Alzheimer's Disease International. There is still no treatment that ... |
Alzheimer Scotland dementia home support scheme in Moray stopped – BBC News
BBC News | Alzheimer Scotland dementia home support scheme in Moray stopped BBC News A home support scheme for dementia sufferers in Moray is being stopped because it is losing money. Alzheimer Scotland said the decision about its "re-ablement" service had not been taken lightly. The scheme helps people with dementia to live at home ... |
GlaxoSmithKline and J&J back a $100M new Alzheimer’s R&D project – FierceBiotech
FierceBiotech | GlaxoSmithKline and J&J back a $100M new Alzheimer's R&D project FierceBiotech GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK), Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) and a group of industry titans are helping kick off a U.K. government-led fund designed to spotlight new approaches to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, investing in a $100 million effort to bankroll ... UK, Drugmakers Establish $100M Alzheimer's Venture Fund Alzheimer Society Part of Global Action Against Dementia |
UK, Drugmakers Establish $100M Alzheimer’s Venture Fund – ABC News
FierceBiotech | UK, Drugmakers Establish $100M Alzheimer's Venture Fund ABC News The new Dementia Discovery Fund will function like a venture capital fund. It will identify promising laboratory discoveries in Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, then distribute money to cover costs for the steps needed to prepare for ... Alzheimer Society Part of Global Action Against Dementia $100 million fund seeks to cure Alzheimer's, dementia GlaxoSmithKline and J&J back a $100M new Alzheimer's R&D project |
Dick Lee named Alzheimer’s Disease Association’s ambassador – Channel News Asia
Channel News Asia | Dick Lee named Alzheimer's Disease Association's ambassador Channel News Asia "We didn't know that he had dementia," said Mr Lee. "He probably had it for some time and we didn't realise, we were not aware. I think this is the problem for dementia and Alzheimer's. Awareness is just not enough, but knowing it has changed my whole ... |
Alzheimer Society Part of Global Action Against Dementia – Canada NewsWire (press release)
Goderich Signal Star | Alzheimer Society Part of Global Action Against Dementia Canada NewsWire (press release) TORONTO, March 16, 2015 /CNW/ - The Alzheimer Society of Canada is taking part in the First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action against Dementia in Geneva, March 16 and 17. Health ministers, researchers, policy makers and people living with ... Lobb wants more action on dementia Huron Bruce MP Wants to Prevent Dementia in Canadians |