Alzheimer’s research in ‘major step’ towards blood test
British scientists have made a “major step forward” in developing a blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Scheme to improve dementia research
A new scheme that makes it easier for people to take part in dementia research launches today.
Dementia research matchmaker scheme
A scheme to match dementia researchers with members of the public who are willing to take part in studies has been launched.
Peanut allergy ‘cut by early exposure’
Eating peanut products as a baby dramatically cuts the risk of allergy, a study suggests.
Government pledges £300m on dementia research
More than £300m is to be spent by the government on research into dementia, the prime minister has announced.
Mental health deaths in detention ‘avoidable’
The deaths of hundreds of people with mental health conditions who were held in detention could have been avoided, an inquiry in England and Wales found.
Dementia charity tackles stigma with help from a million Friends
The Alzheimers Society is celebrating what it claims to be the largest social movement for any disease as it reached its millionth dementia friend people who sign up to learn more about the condition.
Drones could be used to seek out arteries to prevent heart attacks
Scientists have carried out trials using microscopic drones that could be used to seek and repair damaged arteries, preventing heart attacks and strokes.
Stepping Hill deaths: Victorino Chua ‘a very good nurse’
A nurse accused of murdering patients was being bullied at the Greater Manchester hospital where he worked, a former colleague told a court.
Alzheimers breakthrough: scientists home in on molecule which halts development of disease Cambridge scientists raise prospect of new generation of treatments after finding technique to limit development of biggest cause of dementia
Scientists have found a method which could potentially stop the growth of Alzheimers disease in its tracks, raising the prospect of a wave of new treatments for the condition.