(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in Alzheimer’s drug development with the introduction of RI-AG03, a novel peptide inhibitor that targets and inhibits two key aggregation-promoting hotspots of the Tau protein, which is critical … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alzheimer's Treatments, dementia, Dr Richard Oakley, Dr. Anthony Aggidis, Peptide Inhibitor, Professor Amritpal Mudher, RI-AG03, Tau Protein, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) MOWLL (Moving On With Life & Learning), a charitable organization affiliated with the University of Liverpool, is commemorating its 20th anniversary of community support and social inclusion initiatives for individuals with various social care needs. MOWLL offers a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged charity, Chef Sky Glover-Anderson, community care services, Crown Prosecution Service, dementia, Emily Spurrell, FACE FactS, Gary Skelly, hate crime, Heidi Kenworthy, Helen Marshall, Hidden Talents, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, Merseyside Police, Moving On With Life & Learning, MOWLL, Physical Disabilities, Police Crime Commissioner, Probation Service, social care needs, social inclusion, Soulfillers, Tom Murphy, University of Liverpool
(IN BRIEF) Alzheimer’s Research UK has provided £370k in grants to three researchers at the University of Exeter to support projects focused on finding new treatments, early diagnosis methods, and understanding the causes of Alzheimer’s disease. One of the projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer’s Research UK, APOE gene, APOE4, Chris Hemsworth, dementia, Dr Emma Dempster, Dr Sara Imarisio, epigenetics, Luke Weymouth, Professor Katie Lunnon, University of Exeter
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the universities of Bath and Bristol have been awarded £1.5 million in funding to scale up the development of a revolutionary dementia and Alzheimer’s disease test called ‘Fastball EEG’. The non-invasive test measures patients’ brain waves … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Fastball EEG' Test, Alzheimer's disease, brain waves, Brian Murphy, Chris Williams, Cumulus Neuroscience, dementia, Dr. George Stothart, Dr. Liz Coulthard, Funding University of Bristol, NIHR, Professor Lucy Chappell, University of Bath, wellbeing
(IN BRIEF) UK Biobank has entered the second stage of its whole-body scanning study, where 60,000 volunteers will be re-scanned to analyze changes that have occurred since their initial scans. The study, conducted in collaboration with organizations such as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biomedical database, bone density, British Heart Foundation, Calico, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CZI, dementia, Dementias Platform UK, DEXA, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, magnetic resonance imaging, Medical Research Council, MRC, MRI, Professor Paul Matthews, Professor Sir Rory Collins, research resource, study, The whole-body scanning study, UK Biobank e, ultrasound, ultrasounds of carotid arteries, Wellcome, whole-body scanning, X-ray
(IN BRIEF) A new study funded by the Alzheimer’s Society and the National Institute for Health and Care Research has found that people with dementia are being forced to reduce their use of social care and support services due to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Private equity firm EQT Life Sciences has raised €260m in assets for its inaugural LSP Dementia Fund, which will invest in companies developing medical technology and drug therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The fund has exceeded its target fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Germany, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Arno de Wilde, Cillian King, dementia, Dr. René Kuijten, EQT, Felice Verduyn-van Weegen, Germany, investment, LSP Dementia Fund, Michael Bauer, Professor Emeritus Philip Scheltens, research and development
(PRESS RELEASE) NORWICH, 21-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of East Anglia, a public research university based in Norwich, England, has announced that its researchers will be funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) with £2.7 … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 7-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Helsinki, the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, has announced a joint study together with the University of Turku, the third largest university in Finland, which finds that … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Finland, Healthcare, News, Society
Tagged cardiovascular, cardiovascular risk factors, cognition, dementia, dementia prevention, education level, educational background, Eero Vuoksimaa, High blood pressure, high cholesterol, late-life cognition, lower educational attainment, Paula Iso-Markku, University of Helsinki, University of Turku
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 09-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Defects in the geneTREM2 are linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The gene is required to activate immune cells called microglia in the brain, which help to eliminate the neurotoxic deposits that are … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged Alzheimer, Alzheimer's, amyloid plaques, Christian Haass, dementia, disease, geneTREM2, microglia, Neurobiology, RESEARCH
First of its kind Printed Memories portal designed to bring families closer together LONDON, 13-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh has launched an innovative digital postcard tool to help those affected by dementia, most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease, stay connected through … Read the full press release
Body-worn sensors used at home and in clinic by people with mild Alzheimer’s to assess walking could offer a cost-effective way to detect early disease and monitor progression of the illness. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 04-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alzheimer's, dementia, Lynn Rochester, Sensors, wearable devices, wearables
First consumer VR game where players can help to advance dementia research through gameplay Building on the success of the mobile game Sea Hero Quest, which collected the data of almost 3 million players worldwide VR game allows for more … Read the full press release
New guidelines have been published on the clinical and physical indicators to help ensure patients with dementia with Lewy bodies get an accurate diagnosis and the best care possible. NEWCASTLE, 09-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The death of Hollywood actor Robin Williams … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Debbie Ainscow, dementia, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Ian McKeith, Jacqui Cannon, Lewy bodies, Newcastle University
A quarter of a billion pounds has been pledged towards the UK’s first ever Dementia Research Institute. £100 million from Britain’s leading charities takes support for the UK’s first ever Dementia Research Institute up to £250 million Alzheimer’s Society and … Read the full press release
LONDON, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at UCL have revealed that a change in sense of humour could be an early sign of dementia. The findings could help improve dementia diagnosis, by highlighting changes not commonly thought to be linked … Read the full press release
The number of people with dementia – both new cases and total numbers with the disease – appears to be stabilising in some Western European countries despite populations ageing, in direct contrast to the ‘dementia epidemic’ reported in some recent … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Cambridge Institute of Public Health, dementia, Professor Carol Brayne, Yu-tzu Wu
COVENTRY, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Staff, family and friends of the University of Warwick will on Sunday 14th June raise funds for ground-breaking research by taking part in the Two Castles Run. The Two Castles Run see runners make their … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Management, Marketing, Science, Society, Sports, Technology
Tagged Cancer, dementia, Jaine Fleetwood, miscarriage, Natasha Lynch, research into premature birth, The Grace Research Fund, Two Castles Run, University Hospitals Coventry, University of Warwick, Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust
Newcastle, UK, 27-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at Newcastle University have found a definitive link between gait – the way someone walks – and early changes in cognitive function in people with Parkinson’s disease. And the findings, published today (22nd October … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, United Kingdom
Tagged dementia, gait, Lynn Rochester, Newcastle University, Parkinson's disease
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