Health secretary announces $100m Dementia Discovery FundHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce the $100m Dementia Discovery Fund at the World Health Organization’s First Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia on 17 March 2015. Read more »
Join Dementia ResearchJoin Dementia Research aims to accelerate the pace of dementia research by allowing people with and without dementia to register their interest in studies, helping researchers find the right participants at the right time. Read more »
Women and dementia: A marginalised majorityThis report published by Alzheimer’s Research UK reveals that dementia has become the leading cause of death among British women and that women are far more likely to end up as carers of those with dementia than men, suffering physical and emotional stress and job losses in the process. Read more »
Dementia Research and Care: Can Big Data Help?This report report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) explores the opportunities and challenges for sharing and linking population-based health and health care data (broad data) with detailed clinical and biological data (deep data) to create an international resource for dementia research, planning, policy development, and performance improvement. Read more »
European Prevention of Alzheimer’s DementiaThe European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Dementia (EPAD) project (www.ep-ad.org) is aimed at creating a platform for faster and better assessment of drugs for the prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia in people at risk of developing the disease, but with no or mild symptoms. Read more »
Study finds significant increase in deaths from Alzheimer’s diseaseAn analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2013, published in The Lancet (December 17, 2014), has found that Alzheimer’s disease was responsible for 52 per cent more deaths in 2013 compared to 1990. Read more »
World Alzheimer Report 2014, Dementia and Risk ReductionThe World Alzheimer Report 2014, ‘Dementia and Risk Reduction: An analysis of protective and modifiable factors’ critically examines the evidence for the existence of modifiable risk factors for dementia. Read more »
Dementia 2014: A North East PerspectiveThis report published by the Northern Rock Foundation, outlines the state of dementia care in the North East of England. It provides a summary of demographic trends and the work that is being undertaken to support people with dementia and their carers by statutory, voluntary and academic sectors. Read more »
East of England dementia resource repositoryThis resource, produced by Sally Donaghey, East of England Strategic Clinical Network, provides links to useful resources to support effective dementia commissioning. The resources are grouped into four themes: Standards, Good practice, Evidence base and Practical information. Read more »
Calls for radical change to boost dementia research investmentWorld Dementia Envoy Dr Dennis Gillings has warned that progress on dementia research is ‘achingly slow’ and must be made more attractive to pharmaceutical companies so that they will invest and innovate. Read more »