Join dementia research champion
LBS CEO Jacqueline Cannon is proud to be a Join Dementia Research Champion Read more in the JDR article here: at http://news.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk/meet-join-dementia-research-…
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Join dementia research champion
The Lewy Body Society is delighted to announce that it’s CEO Jacqueline Cannon has been accepted as a Join Dementia Research Champion. Join Dementia Research (www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk) is a nationwide online and telephone service that makes it easier for people to register their interest in volunteering for dementia research studies. Anyone, with or without dementia, can […]
Dr Rita Guerreiro wins Alzheimer’s research UK young investigator of the year award
Dr Rita Guerreiro (Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology) is the first ever winner of the Alzheimer’s Research UK Young Investigator of the Year Award. The award celebrates excellence in dementia research and recognises the huge impact of Dr Guerreiro’s work across the world. Read the article on the UCL website titled: ‘Dr […]
Drs Jose Bras and Rita Guerreiro, members of the LBS Specialist Advisory Committee
Drs Jose Bras and Rita Guerreiro, members of the LBS Specialist Advisory Committee and their posters at the International Dementia with Lewy bodies conference in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. The Society is funding Dr Bras’ research into genetic aspects of DLB.
Dr Jay Amin, whose work on inflammation is being funded by the LBS
Dr Jay Amin, whose work on inflammation is being funded by the LBS, with his poster at the International dementia with Lewy bodies conference in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.
Skin test project to aid LBD diagnosis
Background Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. It is associated with characteristic features such as the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, visual hallucinations and fluctuating cognitive impairment. The diagnosis of DLB can be difficult. Currently there is a scan that helps to diagnose DLB, but […]
Dementia gets 13 times less research than cancer
Alastair Gray of the Health Economics Research Centre at Oxford University said more needed to be done: ‘Research into the treatment and prevention of dementia remains under-funded when compared with the economic and personal impact these conditions have.’ Dementia research is given 13 times less funding than cancer even though the cost to society is […]
It will take more than scientific brilliance to win the battle against dementia
This is a very good Guardian article summarising recent and current drug research activities and the challenge it faces. Artcle Link
Scheme to improve dementia research – The scheme has been developed as part of the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia 2020
A new scheme that makes it easier for people to take part in dementia research launches today. It is hoped the new scheme, which allows anyone who wants to take part in studies to register online or over the phone, will boost much-needed participation in research into the condition, which affects more than 850,000 people […]
Newcastle University to lead research into distressing symptoms of dementia
The Alzheimer’s Society has awarded funding to Newcastle University to establish a new Doctoral Training Centre to study the symptoms of a particularly distressing form of dementia. The award is one of eight such research centres opening across the UK, totaling a new investment of £5 million to support 55 PhD students and clinical research […]
