The Lancet has published a series of three papers on Alzheimer’s disease.
Featuring forty prominent Alzheimer’s disease specialists, these papers outline the healthcare, policy and social changes needed to make the most of developments in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, alongside a look at what the future might hold.
You can read the papers here: https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/alzheimers-disease
Following MSNAP’s webinar for Dementia Community https://youtu.be/Hj1QhYyFGLM?si=zHW1Md6zMdqfOchP, MSNAP have announced their own webinar series for 2024. Topics include the DETERMIND Study, Dentistry and Dementia, Pre and Post Diagnostic Pathway, and Supporting people and families living with young onset dementia. You can find out more and book HERE Please note there is a charge to attend…
UK dementia charities Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK Dementia Research Institute and Alzheimer Scotland have collaborated to create ‘Dementia: a manifesto’. The coalition’s manifesto calls on the next UK Government to make dementia a key priority, with actions to prevent, diagnose, support, care and research. You can read the manifesto here: https://www.dementiauk.org/wp-content/uploads/dementia-uk-dementia-coalition-manifesto-2024.pdf
A new documentary, The Memory Boom, has premiered at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The film is by Antosh Wojcik and Xenia Glenn from Sleepwalker Studios in Dorset and is described as: “An experimental feature that recreates the experiences of dementia through an immersive blend of spoken word, documentary, dramatic reconstruction, and never-before-seen decayed archive…
Dementia UK has shared a new animation to increase awareness of young onset dementia. The animation includes information about symptoms that can be experienced by younger people, what those symptoms can be mistaken for, and the different challenges younger people face when living with dementia. You can view the animation here:
Housing LIN (Housing Learning and Improvement Network) has launched the fifth intake of their Future Leaders Programme. Sponsored by Sovereign Network Group (SNG), this initiative aims to bring together up to 10 individuals (early-career professionals with no more than three years of experience in the housing and related sectors) who share a passion for improving housing…
Innovate UK has launched their ‘Ignite Labs: Health & Care Innovations’ programme. The programme is for innovators from UK SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) who are developing innovative products and services (eg technologies, medical devices, digital solutions) in any field relating to human health and wellbeing, including health living/ageing. The programme runs from 11 February…