Age UK has published a report entitled ‘Older Women in the UK – Building a picture of older women’s lives’ that looks at the inequalities women aged 50+ face. The report covers issues including ageism, loneliness and digitisation, and highlights how being on a low income or from a minority group increases the inequalities faced. …
An AI tool, ‘Quartz’, developed by scientists at City St George’s and Kingston University, has detected differences in the shape and size of blood vessels at the back of the eye that correspond to cognitive decline, potentially meaning the ‘Quartz’ technology could be used in high street opticians in the future. In a study published…
Bath-based ReMind UK, a dementia research charity, is looking for volunteers. Volunteers should be aged 50+ and may or may not be living with dementia. ReMind UK are currently running eight clinical trials and plan to start another five in 2025. Find out more about ReMind UK’s current research here: https://www.reminduk.org/research-institute-for-brain-health/current-research/ To enquire about joining…
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has documented how future dementia care may evolve following the announcement that NHS England is being dissolved. The functions of NHS England are set to be integrated into the work of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and ARUK have put together some overarching information alongside a ‘Frequently Asked…
Professor Claire Surr and Professor Louisa Ells from the School of Health at Leeds Beckett University have both been appointed as Senior Investigators for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), receiving funding for four years to support their research activities while undertaking these senior leadership roles for the NIHR. NIHR Senior Investigators…
A play about the impact of dementia on a Jamaican-British family is coming to the Bush Theatre in Holloway, London. ‘Miss Myrtle’s Garden’ will run from 31 May to 12 July 2025 and has been described as: ‘A wonderfully warm, witty, and life-affirming exploration into how we acknowledge the past as a means to confronting…
Researchers at the University of Liverpool are looking for volunteers who are caring for a loved one with alcohol-related dementia to take part in a study. Participation involves an interview, either on Teams or via a phone call, to answer questions surrounding the chronological timeline of an unpaid carer’s experiences. For more information, please email…
A research project from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and charity Scottish Autism entitled ‘Autism, Ageing and Social Care’ has used creative methods to begin a wider conversation about the support that autistic people will need when they get older. The research team worked with autistic film-makers to create footage about the hopes, concerns and needs…
Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University are looking for volunteers to participate in a postgraduate research project exploring the barriers faced – from a carer’s perspective – when trying to obtain a young-onset dementia diagnosis. Volunteers need to be/have been a carer for someone with young-onset dementia for at least six months and not currently…
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has announced the development of their new guideline: ‘Maintaining occupations and maximising independence while living with dementia’. The Guideline Development Group, which is made up of experts in dementia including occupational therapists, people diagnosed with dementia and their supporters, has drafted the scope and would like feedback from…