Alzheimers Society

'The Great Apple Pie Scam'

Charlie Webster | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Charlie Webster

Worldwide there are 35 million people with dementia - these numbers are set to double in the next 20 years. A shocking statistic, but it is a reality.

Record Number Of People In Care Homes Have Dementia

PA | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Less than half of dementia sufferers living in care homes enjoy a good quality of life, a charity has warned as it revealed that record numbers of peo...

Existing Drugs May Tackle Dementia

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Medications used to treat hypertension, diabetes and skin conditions could also treat dementia, according to new research. The study by King's Coll...

Could Alzheimer's Be Brought On By Stress?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

The role stress may play in causing dementia is being investigated in a new research project funded by the Alzheimer's Society. The study, being le...

'Hope' For Sale In North London Shop

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 18.04.2012 | UK

Ever needed a quick pick-me-up with your shopping? Well now you can literally buy Hope - and give money to a good cause. Two Budgens stores in Crou...

Blood Test Could Detect Early Stages Of Alzheimer's

PA | Posted 25.01.2012 | UK

Early signs of Alzheimer's disease could one day be diagnosed using a simple blood test, a pilot study suggests. Scientists showed how healthy volu...

Dementia Sufferers Need To Be Protected From Budget Cuts, Warns Charity

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Hundreds of thousands of dementia sufferers will be left without vital care in their homes if they are not protected from budget cuts, a charity has w...

Is Alzheimer's Disease Hereditary?

Ellee Seymour | Posted 20.01.2012 | UK
Ellee Seymour

Many congratulations to author Alice LaPlante, winner of the Wellcome Trust Book Prize on the theme of health and medicine, and for her creative approach to Alzheimer's disease in her novel, Turn of Mind.