Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire Nigel Atkinson has presented the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service to Dementia-friendly Alton.
The ceremony took place at Alton Community Centre, the home of the Memory Lane Club, earlier in December. It was rescheduled from September following the death of the Queen.
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…
Outstanding contribution: Sue Ashcroft, who has a leading role at care home group Care UK, has received the 2021 Hennell Award for Innovation and Excellence in Dementia Care. Sue is Care UK’s lead for dementia and lifestyle services as part of its Approach to Care initiative, which supports care home staff to develop their dementia…
The Young Dementia Network has launched a refreshed website, with new features to make it more accessible. The website includes information about the network and young onset dementia, research opportunities and numerous resources, newsletters and webinars. Find out more here: https://youngdementianetwork.org
Marking Dementia Action Week a new injection of funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK will help an Oxford University team investigate the links between cholesterol and Alzheimer’s. “Cholesterol levels are normally tightly regulated in the brain, but there is mounting evidence that excess cholesterol contributes to the brain changes seen in the early stages of Alzheimer’s…
The Alzheimer’s Society have shared information on their research plans for 2024. These include: More investment in dementia research Progress with the Blood Biomarker Challenge (find out more about the Blood Biomarker Challenge here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/blood-biomarker-challenge-for-dementia-diagnosis) Work on new Alzheimer’s disease drug approval A research nurses project Combatting inequalities around dementia Progress with the Longitude Prize…
As recently reported https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/inequalities-initiative-funding, the Alzheimer’s Society has opened a funding call for research proposals that tackle healthcare inequalities for people living with dementia and their carers. The deadline for expressions of interest has now been extended to 23 September 2024 to allow more researchers with ideas to tackle inequalities in dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support to apply. …