Riona McArdle 0 64 BlogResearch 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 64 BlogCareResearch 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 64 BlogCareResearch 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 63 BlogResearch 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 63 AdvocacyBlogCareConferencePolicyResearch 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 63 BlogResearch 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 63 AdvocacyBlogCareResearchWebinar 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 63 AdvocacyBlogCareResearchWebinar 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…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 2 BlogResearch 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,…Read More
Riona McArdle 0 61 BlogResearch 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…Read More