People with two or more chronic health issues in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, according to research from University College London published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The more severe the illnesses, the stronger the link seems to be, and for those with more than two conditions the risk increases. The researchers said, “Given the lack of effective treatment, finding targets for prevention of dementia is imperative”.
Scott Mitchell, husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor, has been appointed People’s Champion of the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission. The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission was launched in 2022 by the UK government in memory of Dame Barbara who died of Alzheimer’s disease in 2020. The Mission aims to develop innovative research tools…
Dementia Jersey has temporarily turned Broad Street in St Helier to Memory Lane, with a hoarding advising people on how they can reduce their risk of developing dementia and keep their brain healthy. The display is part of the Boost Your Brain campaign by Dementia Jersey, which runs until the end of June. Find out more about Memory Lane…
Clinical commissioning groups were abolished in July to be replaced by integrated care systems (ICSs), but what are they? Charity Dementia UK seeks to provide answers on a webpage titled: A guide to integrated care systems. ICSs are partnerships between the NHS, local authorities and other local providers and hope to offer joined up services. …
A study published in the European Journal of Neuroscience has shown that cats develop Alzheimer’s disease in a similar way to humans. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh carried out post-mortem brain examinations on twenty-five cats which had symptoms of dementia in life, including confusion, sleep disruption and an increase in vocalisation. The post-mortems found…
A five-year project to study blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia has been announced, funded by the Blood Biomarker Challenge (Find out more about this here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/blood-biomarker-challenge-for-dementia-diagnosis). Led by University College London (the ADAPT study) and the University of Oxford (the READ-OUT study), a range of blood tests will be conducted…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has put out a call for abstracts for presentations at its annual conference in Krakow, Poland, in 2024. ADI’s 36th Global Conference runs from 24-26 April and is subtitled “Dementia: Insights, Innovations and Inspirations.” Both scientific and non-scientific abstracts are welcomed around the seven action areas of the World Health Organisation…