Oxford University Press has published ‘Fighting for our Minds: The Neuroscience of Defeating Dementia’. The book is authored by Professor Tara Spires-Jones who is a neuroscientist at the University of Edinburgh and an Alzheimer Scotland Scientific Ambassador. The book explores what scientists are learning about dementia, emerging treatments, and the reasons for hope about what…
The Galen and Hilary Weston Foundation has launched their Lewy Body Dementia 2026 Programme. The Programme supports high-risk, high-reward translational research to advance the development, validation, clinical translation or implementation of biomarkers for Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia (PDD); and/or treatments that directly reduce the severity of cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms…
Dementia UK has made recordings from their 2026 Summer School, that we reported on here https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/dementia-uk-publish-2026-summer-school-programme, available to view on YouTube. 2026 represented Dementia UK’s sixth Summer School. Thirteen recordings were made from the sessions covering a wide range of dementia related topics, each one being delivered by Admiral Nurses and other experts. You can…
Participants are being sought for a focus group to understand how different parts of a person’s life and identity shape their experiences of living with young onset dementia, including any barriers or unfair treatment people may face. The research is being conducted by the University of West London (UWL) who are exploring lived experiences of…
The UK Government has announced a £48 million public-private partnership investment in dementia research to help recruit more people onto clinical trials. The Government is investing £33 million through The BARBARA Alliance, which was created through the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme, with further funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Gates Ventures to…
A film has been released by disAbility Cornwall & Isles of Scilly – in conjunction with LivDem – about a 10-week Young Onset Dementia Pilot Programme in Redruth. The Living Well with Dementia Young Onset Programme was designed to help people to: Attendees were filmed – at the end of the programme – talking about…
The Green Social Prescribing Toolkit has been edited and updated by the National Academy for Social Prescribing following a review process. Green Social Prescribing connects people with nature-based activities that support better health and wellbeing. The first edition of the Toolkit was created by NHS England in 2023 on behalf of the Green Social Prescribing…
Music for Dementia’s specialist dementia radio service, m4dRADIO, is now available on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) in South and West London. m4dRADIO provides 24-hour access to familiar music with no adverts, chat, news or interruptions. The DAB service carries the MIX channel, a continuous stream of familiar favourites from the 1940s to the 1980s, while…
A new online comic has been created by the Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory (GIAM) at the University of West London (UWL) to help children understand dementia. The online, evidence-based comic is the work of GIAM’s Professor Emma Wolverson and the FIND ME research team, which includes carers and people with lived experience of…
The Dementia Trust has announced the recipients of the 2026 Disruption Awards. The recipients are: The Dementia Trust say: “Through the Disruption Awards, The Dementia Trust is proud to support bold thinking and give innovative ideas the opportunity to grow. Over the coming months, we’ll be following each of our recipients as they continue to…