A study published in BMJ Mental Health has shown that people with multiple mental health conditions face an increased risk of developing dementia. Researchers found that people with two psychiatric conditions were twice as likely to develop dementia, whilst those with three had over four times the risk and with four or more psychiatric disorders…
Following a funding call by the Alzheimer’s Society for research proposals that tackle healthcare inequalities for people living with dementia and their carers (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/inequalities-initiative-funding), it has been announced that £2m has been awarded to a research project entitled: ‘Implementing GRACE: Goal-diRected, Accessible and Evidence-based Care’. The GRACE Programme, created by…
The UK Government has announced, through Innovate UK (the UK’s national innovation agency), that £3.6 million will be invested in next-generation digital therapeutics for people living with moderate to severe mental health conditions. The funding will be shared by 17 businesses across the UK, all of whom will be developing and trialling technologies over the…
Following in the footsteps of the READ-OUT study, the ADAPT study – which focuses on measuring one of the proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, p-tau217, in the blood – has launched its trial. 1,100 people are being recruited from memory clinics across the UK, with an emphasis on ensuring diversity in geographic, ethnic and economic…
Dementia Carers Count has launched their 2025 Dementia Carers Survey. They would like to hear from anyone caring for someone with dementia to understand the different challenges individuals are facing. All responses will shape the support Dementia Carers Count provides to family dementia carers, and the survey findings will also inform the charity’s campaigning work. …
United for All Ages, a thinktank and social enterprise that brings younger and older people together to build stronger communities, has published a report entitled ‘Hope for All Ages: Fifty ways to leave the world a better place by 2050’. To compile the report, United for All Ages asked changemakers for ideas globally, nationally and…
Following the consultation conducted by Grace Cares and Ontex as part of their Carer Connect initiative (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/carer-connect-launched-by-grace-cares-and-ontex), a white paper has been published entitled ‘Caring by Love, not by Pay: Stories and Solutions from Unpaid Caregivers’. The white paper includes responses from over 75 unpaid care givers and reveals a…
Alzheimer Scotland has announced the fourth round of their Student Research Programme and are inviting applications on the topic of ‘women and dementia’. The topic can apply to women living with dementia and women that are carers, and applications can cover any of the research themes: diagnosis, fundamental science, living with dementia, prevention, informatics and…
Following a survey the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) launched in July 2024 (that we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/hearing-and-dementia-research), the top ten research priorities for co-existing dementia and hearing conditions has been agreed upon and published in the Age and Ageing Journal. Dr Sian Calvert, Research Fellow, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, says: …
Vanessa Tang, a Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Teesside University, is looking for formal (professional) and informal (unpaid/family) carers to participate in her study of robotic pet ownership amongst people living with dementia. The aim of this research is to explore and describe people’s experiences of caring for a person with dementia who owns/has permanent availability…