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\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 17 August 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nMany brain areas may be affected by dementia - this blog post takes a look at the most common of these.
\n \n\n \n \n Dr Vanessa Raymont\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 17 August 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nWe speak to Dr Vanessa Raymont, Associate Director for DPUK and Senior Clinical Researcher in Psychiatry at Oxford University, about the Trials Delivery Framework. DPUK's Trials Delivery Framework aims to match public volunteers with the most appropriate new dementia research studies.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 9 August 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nScientific literature is full of complicated terminology that can make it difficult for those outside the field to engage with the subject \u2013 and dementia research is no exception. In this blog post, we will explain some of the most common terms in dementia research, including cell types, proteins, and chemical messengers.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 20 July 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nMost cases of dementia are not directly caused by genetics and instead result from a combination of risk factors, but there are some forms where genetics play a key role.
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\n \n\n \n \nMarianne describes what a cohort is and her experience of being in one.
\n \n\n 1 June 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThe couple share their experience of taking part in dementia research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
\n \n\n 1 June 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nSally tells her story of why she wanted to volunteer and her experience of taking part in dementia research.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 17 May 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nDementia Action Week is a national initiative led by Alzheimer\u2019s Society to encourage people to take action to improve the lives of people living with dementia.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 10 May 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThe words 'cognition' and 'cognitive' crop up a lot in the field of dementia \u2013 but what do they really mean?
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 5 May 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThere are two main proteins thought to interfere with the communication between brain cells in certain dementias \u2013 tau and amyloid.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 26 April 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nWe've looked at the evidence surrounding the reported benefits of different foods for preventing and delaying dementia.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 6 April 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThere are two types of dementia closely related to Parkinson's disease: dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's dementia.
\n \n\n \n \n Dr Ivan Koychev\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 12 March 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nWriting 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.
\n \n\n 26 February 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nTo mark Dementia Researcher\u2019s 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.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 3 February 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nIn our latest podcast, we speak to Feyi Raimi-Abraham, founder of the Black Dementia Company.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 26 January 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nFrontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the second most common form of young-onset dementia, with several different subtypes involving changes in behaviour, personality and language skills.
\n \n\n \n \n Prof Sarah Bauermeister\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 25 January 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nIn the latest episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast, Dr Sarah Bauermeister and Dr Danielle Newby explain how researchers can use the DPUK Data Portal to generate valuable new insights into dementia.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 22 January 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nUsually seen in people with mid-to-late-stage dementia, sundown syndrome is the appearance of regular behavioural changes such as agitation and confusion around sunset.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 12 January 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nWomen are at greater risk of developing dementia than men, and the hormone oestrogen could be a reason why.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 4 January 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nPosterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a type of young-onset dementia affecting vision that is caused not by problems with the eyes, but by damage to the back of the brain.
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