Huge rise in number of elderly people living alone in Bristol Pensioners living on their own are at greater risk of social isolation, depression, and ill health Bristol Post · Dec 3, 2022
Study Finds Laser Therapy Effective For Improving Short Term Memory Problems Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK and Beijing Normal University in China, demonstrated that the therapy, which is non-invasive, could improve short term, or working memory in people by up to 25 per cent.Read on for details: Dynamite News · Dec 3, 2022
Learning to play the piano ‘improves ability to process sights and sounds’ Research by the University of Bath found learning to play the piano results in a number of benefits. The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022
How the pandemic aged teen brains The trauma and stress of living through the pandemic structurally changed and aged the brains of adolescents by at least 3-to-4 years, found a Stanford University study on Thursday. Axios · Dec 2, 2022
New Alzheimer's drug shows modest slowing of early disease progression Scientists are cautiously optimistic about the promise of an experimental drug shown to modestly slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in some patients. ABC News · Dec 1, 2022
The Guardian view on Alzheimer’s drugs: a working therapy would be a breakthrough Editorial: The search for a cure for dementia continues, but scientific advance in treatment is a landmark moment The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022
I was told by doctors my memory loss was due to stress - but received a devastating diagnosis aged just 57 Mum-of-two Jude Thorp first went to the doctors after noticing changes to her cognitive abilities Manchester Evening News · Dec 1, 2022
Alzheimer's breakthrough: Simple urine test can diagnose condiction years before symptoms Drugs fail to halt the condition because they are administered too late Wales Online · Dec 1, 2022
Five symptoms of dementia and early warning signs One in four sufferers commonly go two years undiagnosed, one study claims The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Action urged as student survey finds high levels of depression and food poverty A LEADING mental health charity has called on the Scottish Government to provide more support to colleges after a survey found “alarming”… The National (Scotland) · Dec 1, 2022
Woman completes 50 challenges in 500 days for Alzheimer’s Research UK Shelle Luscombe completed her first challenge in July 2021 – the month of her 50th birthday. The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Action urged as students suffer high levels of depression and food poverty Mental health charity demands greater government support after survey shows more than half of all students suffer some form of depression Daily Record · Dec 1, 2022
Irish father-of-three given 'devastating' MND diagnosis as €100k raised in a week The O'Shea family have encountered "significant financial distress" as a result of Kieran's diagnosis Irish Mirror · Dec 1, 2022
Early Alzeimher’s signs you need to watch out for as new drug offers hope for treatment Researchers are optimistic about future management of the disease thanks to a trial drug Dublin Live · Nov 30, 2022
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2022 Tech & Science Daily podcast: Alzheimer’s disease drug breakthrough Plus, YouTuber & daredevil Danny MacAskill
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia? New drug proven to slow onset of degenerative brain disease as scientists hail ‘breakthrough’
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Exciting new drug is ‘beginning of the end’ for Alzheimer’s – so what is it and when could it be available? As trial results bring hope of an effective treatment, Lisa Salmon asks The Alzheimer’s Society what it means for people right now.
Nottingham Post · Nov 30, 2022 New Alzheimer's drug could be 'beginning of the end' for disease It's been hailed as a momentous breakthrough after decades of failure in the search for effective treatment
WEKU · Nov 30, 2022 Study: Alzheimer's drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022 It’s just a first step, but this new Alzheimer’s drug could be a huge breakthrough Recent lecanemab trials are reason for hope, although health services may struggle to deliver treatments, says dementia researcher Jonathan Schott
The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2022 Doddie bravery has inspired me after my Parkinson's diagnosis - Martin Hannan The face of the consultant neurosurgeon told me the story before he even pronounced his diagnosis.
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2022 Lecanemab: new Alzheimer’s drug hailed as ‘beginning of the end’ for disease A ground-breaking drug has been found to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s - with experts hailing it a breakthrough that “can meaningfully change the course of the disease”.
Wales Online · Nov 30, 2022 Simple urine test could be used to diagnose early-stage Alzheimer’s disease The early stage of the disease occurs before the irreversible dementia stage and is the golden window for intervention and treatment
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Molecule in urine ‘could be the first to reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease’ The findings suggest a simple urine test could be used to identify people who are in the early stages of the disease.
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Scientists hail major breakthrough in fight against Alzheimer’s as drug proven to slow disease ‘This is the first drug that provides a real treatment option,’ says leading researcher