18th January 2021
Does diet have a role to play in dementia prevention in low- and middle-income countries?
Photo credit: Tijana - Fotolia.com As there is still no cure for dementia, reducing our…
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16th December 2020
The Singapore Environmental Assessment Tool: An International Collaboration
A decade ago, I undertook a research project that looked at what factors helped people…
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26th November 2020
The case for trauma-informed dementia care
Photo credited to Pxfuel: https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-jrodx Up to 70% of us will experience a psychologically traumatic…
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19th November 2020
Can we teach old drugs new tricks to prevent dementia?
Picture credit to: https://pixabay.com/vectors/brain-prescription-medication-drugs-5336763/ There are 54 million people living dementia worldwide. It is projected…
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12th November 2020
‘Dementia in a changing world’. The 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference goes virtual: throwback to three days of inspiration, motivation and ambition
A poster for the 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference 2020 From the 20th of October to…
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29th October 2020
Brain imaging in dementia: a crucial pillar stone of dementia research
Attention has been on Covid-19 for the last few months. But for those working on…
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22nd October 2020
Online Training and Support for Informal Dementia Caregivers: Opportunities and challenges
Worldwide, families are crucial to providing care to people with dementia. Informal caregivers provide unpaid…
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16th October 2020
Dementia & Technology: Supporting care delivery and ageing in place
Last month, we hosted a webinar on an important topic in dementia: the application of…
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24th September 2020
Visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease: towards better understanding and treatments
Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disease, affecting more than 2% of people over 75,…
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3rd September 2020
It’s bloody fantastic: New blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease give us a window into the ageing brain
Standing in a half empty room – the majority being supportive colleagues – at the…
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