South West Dementia Partnership

Latest news from the Alzheimer’s Society

Support Alzheimer’s Society this Valentine’s Day with fairsharemusic
9 February 2012, 2:54 pm
This Valentine’s Day we will be making a Valentine’s themed playlist featuring your song choices.

Alzheimer’s Society comment on Health Select Committee Report
8 February 2012, 9:00 am
A new report by the Health Select Committee is calling for greater integration of the existing fragmented health and social care services.

Alzheimer’s hallmark could affect brain function of healthy adults, study claims
2 February 2012, 8:00 am
High levels of the protein amyloid beta in the brain – a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease – could also be associated with the memory and mental function of healthy adults.

Enter our Robbie Savage competition to win a signed copy of his best-selling autobiography
30 January 2012, 9:35 am
We’ve got a signed copy of former footballer and Alzheimer’s Society ambassador, Robbie Savage’s, best-selling autobiography ‘Savage!’ up for grabs.

Age UK Care in Crisis report: Alzheimer’s Society comment
30 January 2012, 8:09 am
Today (Monday, 30 January), Age UK launches its Care in Crisis report which shows that spending on social care for older people in England has fallen by half a billion pounds since 2010.

Men are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment than women, study claims
26 January 2012, 8:00 am
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may affect more men than women, research recently published in the journal Neurology claims.

ARUK Defeating Dementia report: Alzheimer’s Society comment
25 January 2012, 11:39 am
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has challenged the government to commit to a national dementia research strategy.

Yorkshire Building Society makes its biggest ever charity donation to Alzheimer’s Society
24 January 2012, 2:16 pm
Yorkshire Building Society has given £175,000 to its first ever charity of the year, Alzheimer’s Society.

The NHS funding challenge is more important than management change, according to report
24 January 2012, 8:00 am
A review of how health and social care systems are coping in the tough economic climate has been published by the Health Select Committee.

Study suggests regular brain stimulating activity could reduce risk of dementia
24 January 2012, 8:00 am
A report suggests people who keep their brains active throughout life with cognitively stimulating activities such as reading, writing and playing games appear to have reduced levels of beta-amyloid.

Nursing home residents with dementia could be at increased risk of falling due to antidepressants
19 January 2012, 8:00 am
Results published by the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (Thursday 19 January) show that antidepressants are associated with increased risk of falling in nursing home residents with dementia.

Festive Fayre events rally local community together to fight against dementia
17 January 2012, 3:51 pm
Hillier Garden Centre Romsey hosted two festive fundraising events, held on Thursday 1 and Thursday 8 December in aid of Alzheimer’s Society, raising £521.

Virtual reality exercise games could be better than regular exercise for the brain
17 January 2012, 8:00 am
Computerised exercise games could have more cognitive benefits for older people than traditional exercise according to a new study.

Cell search for key to dementia
16 January 2012, 4:56 pm
A research project designed to help develop new treatments to replace brain cells lost during dementia is being launched at Nottingham University.

Can you or your family and friends help with our website usability project?
10 January 2012, 8:55 am
Here at Alzheimer’s Society we are always striving to improve our online services and usability is a key part of helping us achieve that.

Nicotine improves cognitive ability, says study
9 January 2012, 4:47 pm
Nicotine has been shown to improve cognitive performance in non-smokers according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Neil Hannon wins Celebrity Mastermind for Alzheimer’s Society
6 January 2012, 9:40 am
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon has won Celebrity Mastermind in aid of Alzheimer’s Society.

Cognitive decline can begin from age 45, study reveals
5 January 2012, 2:59 pm
Cognitive function can start to decline from the age of 45, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal (Thursday 5 January).

Alzheimer’s Society co-founder awarded MBE
3 January 2012, 4:58 pm
One of the co-founders of Alzheimer’s Society has been awarded an MBE in the New Year honours list.

Alzheimer’s signs can be spotted ten years before symptoms appear, says study
3 January 2012, 4:49 pm
People with Mild Cognitive Impairment who are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s could be spotted ten years before the disease develops according to a study.