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DPUK imaging lead elected to Academy of Medical Sciences
13 May 2021
Professor Franklin Aigbirhio, who leads DPUK's Imaging Network, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Imaging harmonisation project resumes after COVID-19 pause
10 May 2021
After a pause due to COVID-19 regulations, the harmonisation study to calibrate DPUK's network of eight brain scanners has restarted.
New stem cell platform launched to transform understanding of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
29 April 2021
Dementias Platform UK is to host access to a new cellular model platform that will help researchers explore risk factors that contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Price of food may influence decision to buy alcohol, new research suggests
20 April 2021
People consume less alcohol as the price of food increases, suggesting this may influence the decision to buy it, according to a new study led by Cardiff University and carried out in the DPUK Data Portal.
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).
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10 actions you can take this Dementia Action Week
17 May 2021
Dementia Action Week is a national initiative led by Alzheimer’s Society to encourage people to take action to improve the lives of people living with dementia.
What is cognition?
10 May 2021
The words 'cognition' and 'cognitive' crop up a lot in the field of dementia – but what do they really mean?
Amyloid and tau: the proteins involved in dementia
5 May 2021
There are two main proteins thought to interfere with the communication between brain cells in certain dementias – tau and amyloid.
Diet and dementia
26 April 2021
We've looked at the evidence surrounding the reported benefits of different foods for preventing and delaying dementia.
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.