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What is No Smoking Day and how can it help Londoners quit?

No Smoking Day is an annual awareness day which encourages smokers to attempt to quit the habit.

Evening Standard

Exercising just once a month at any age reduces risk of dementia, study finds

Researchers at University College London have found that it is never too late to start exercising to reduce the risk of dementia with a study suggesting benefits at any age

Daily Mirror

Staying fit and active throughout life ‘best way to stave off dementia’

Even taking up exercise in your 60s is better than doing nothing at all for protecting brain health, research suggests.

The Independent UK

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Barbara Windsor’s legacy is about dementia — not her ‘bra flying off’

Scott Mitchell and EastEnders stars will remember Dame Barbara when they run the TCS London Marathon on April 23 for dementia research funding

The Independent UK

Barbara Windsor’s legacy is about dementia not just ‘bra flying off’ – widower

Scott Mitchell and EastEnders stars will remember Dame Barbara when they run the TCS London Marathon on April 23 for dementia research funding.

The Independent UK

A healthy diet, playing games and being social ‘may help stave off dementia’

Researchers analysed data from 29,000 people.

The Independent UK

Healthy diet, playing games and social visits ‘may help stave off dementia’

Alzheimer’s disease affects an estimated one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in every six people over the age of 80.

The Independent UK

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Experts create 12-step checklist to reduce dementia risk

Vast majority of people not doing enough to ward off dementia in later life, charity warns

The Independent UK

Experts create 12-step checklist to reduce dementia risk

Vast majority of people not doing enough to ward off dementia in later life, charity warns

The Independent UK

Brain check-up tool aims to cut risk of dementia – try it here

Early detection of dementia can be crucial in helping people to live with the condition Alzheimer's Research UK has created a test

Nottingham Post

New brain check-up tool aims to reduce your dementia risk at any age

It takes about 10 minutes to complete the Alzheimer’s Research UK test

Evening Standard

12 things you can do to cut chances of getting dementia according to Alzheimer's charity

Around 40% of dementia cases are linked to lifestyle factors that can be modified to potentially reduce the odds of developing the condition

Chronicle Live

This new lifestyle checklist can help reduce dementia risk

Two in five cases of dementia are thought to be linked to lifestyle factors, which can be modified to reduce a person’s risk.

The Independent UK

How much sleep you need to get to help ward off dementia, and 11 other key steps

Experts have listed 12 things you should do to help keep your brain healthy

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The Independent UK

New 12-step checklist developed to help people reduce dementia risk

Two in five cases of dementia are thought to be linked to lifestyle factors, which can be modified to reduce a person’s risk

The Independent UK

Experts create 12-step checklist to reduce dementia risk

Vast majority of people not doing enough to ward off dementia in later life, charity warns

The Independent UK

New checklist developed to help people reduce dementia risk

Two in five cases of dementia are thought to be linked to lifestyle factors, which can be modified to reduce a person’s risk.

The Independent UK

HRT ‘may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease’ in at-risk women

Alzheimer’s affects an estimated one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in every six people over the age of 80.

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The Independent UK

‘Unacceptable’: Warning over plunging dementia diagnosis rates as targets missed for two years

Exclusive: Diagnosis rates have fallen across England during the pandemic, with new figures revealing a postcode lottery for patients

The Guardian - UK

NHS ‘nowhere near ready’ to deliver new Alzheimer’s drug, doctors say

Patients unlikely to receive lecanemab before 2026 and health service does not yet have necessary infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

Alzheimer's disease could be slowed down by new drug as NHS urged to speed up testing

Lecanemab could mark 'the end of the beginning' in the decades-long fight against dementia, geneticist Prof Sir John Hardy said. The drug was found to reduce brain decline in those with mild dementia

The Independent UK

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug could be in UK use in a year but only for minority

Only 5% of patients eligible for the drug will be able to access it – and most of these will be private cases, experts have said.

The Independent UK

Signs of dementia could be detected nine years ahead of diagnosis – new research

The findings could help select those suitable for clinical trials for new treatments.

The Independent UK

Rugby authorities urged to cut out contact training to reduce the risk of motor neurone disease

New research has found evidence of an increased risk of motor neurone disease among former rugby players

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