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Researchers improve method of assessing patients with ulcerative colitis
6 April 2021
Researchers have developed a more efficient method of assessing symptom change in people with ulcerative colitis – a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Aberdeen Children of the 1950s cohort joins DPUK
25 March 2021
Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) is pleased to welcome Aberdeen Children of the 1950s (ACONF) as a new cohort in the DPUK Data Portal.
Head injuries may worsen cognitive decline decades later, study suggests
12 March 2021
People who experienced head injuries in their 50s or younger score lower than expected on cognitive tests at age 70, according to a study led by UCL researchers and part-funded by DPUK.
DPUK featured in new Alzheimer Europe report on data sharing
2 March 2021
Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) has been featured as a case study in the latest report from Alzheimer Europe, a non-profit, non-governmental organisation aiming to make dementia a priority across Europe.
Hearing aids may protect against progression to dementia, study shows
16 February 2021
Hearing loss is known to increase a person’s risk of dementia, but new research demonstrates that using hearing aids for hearing difficulties can protect against the condition.
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Dementia's relationship with Parkinson's
6 April 2021
There are two types of dementia closely related to Parkinson's disease: dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's dementia.
The time is right to focus on pre-clinical dementia
12 March 2021
Writing in The Conversation, DPUK's clinician-researcher Dr Ivan Koychev says now is the time to focus on tackling dementia before symptoms start to appear.
Leaving the lab but not the field: research-related careers in dementia
26 February 2021
To mark Dementia Researcher’s careers festival (part of National Careers Week in the UK), we spoke to four people who moved from a research career into roles including science communication and project management.
New podcast: Increasing diversity in dementia research
3 February 2021
In our latest podcast, we speak to Feyi Raimi-Abraham, founder of the Black Dementia Company.
Frontotemporal dementia: a common form of young-onset dementia
26 January 2021
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the second most common form of young-onset dementia, with several different subtypes involving changes in behaviour, personality and language skills.