The TV legend – who passed away today aged of 89 – was a caring soul on-and-off the screen as it has been revealed the star secretly nursed his ex-wife Penny Calvert during her battle with dementia. The Sun Continue Reading
Finding Your Way
Latest research report details the benefits of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention, and care will vastly improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families, and in doing so, will transform the future for society. The Lancet Continue Reading
MRC scientists discover two repurposed drugs that arrest neurodegeneration in mice
A team of MRC scientists who a few years ago identified a major pathway that leads to brain cell death in mice, have now found two drugs which block the pathway and prevent neurodegeneration. The drugs caused minimal side effects in the mice and one is already licensed for use in humans, so is ready… Continue Reading
The 5 gadgets that can make life with dementia much easier
See the article by Adaptdementia expert Mary Jordan Daily Mail Continue Reading
Dementia threat ‘may be less severe’ than predicted
Living near major roads and the incidence of dementia – The Lancet <link href=”http://static.bbci.co.uk/news/1.121.133/icons/generated/icons.fallback.css” rel=”stylesheet”> Emerging evidence suggests that living near major roads might adversely affect cognition, a study in The Lancet suggests. Continue Reading
Essential Carers Guide to Dementia
Wow! Really excited as advance copies of my latest book The Essential Carer’s Guide to Dementia have just arrived. Love the feel and smell of new books. This one took me nine months to write but into it I have put 10 years of experience – everything I learned whilst looking after my mother-in-law, all… Continue Reading