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\n \n \n Anjana Nair\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 4 August 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nResearch shows that lack of sleep could raise your chances of developing dementia. Find out more about the links between sleep and dementia in our latest blog post.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 4 July 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a condition that causes symptoms relating to movement, especially eye movement, as well as dementia. Although people with PSP experience dementia, skills like decision-making, organisation and concentration are more impaired than memory. Read this blog post to find out more about this rare type of dementia.
\n \n\n 29 June 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nBailey Filer is a summer research assistant at DPUK. Read about her project exploring how to reduce dementia risk by promoting the use of hearing aids to correct hearing loss.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 19 June 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThere are several different ways to generate detailed images of the brain in a living human, each of which requires a specialised type of brain scanner. As technology advances, machines are developed that can even combine multiple types of scan in one. Learn about the different brain scanners that exist and how they work in this blog post.
\n \n\n 9 June 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nWell-wishers from DPUK and beyond came together to celebrate the career of eminent epidemiologist Professor Peter Elwood.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 6 June 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nWhen the body\u2019s immune system is activated \u2013 by anything from bacteria to toxic chemicals \u2013 it releases certain cells that trigger inflammation. This is the cause of the swelling, redness and pain that appear when you damage your skin. A similar process called neuroinflammation occurs beneath the skin when something threatens to damage the brain. There is a growing collection of evidence that neuroinflammation may play an important role in the progression of dementia.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 17 May 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThe theme of this year's Dementia Action Week is diagnosis, highlighting the importance of diagnosing dementia. To contribute to the discussion, we shared the following content on our Twitter account throughout the week.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 3 May 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThe latest figures estimate that 57.4 million people are currently living with dementia across the world. Experts are trying to predict how this number will change in the coming years to better inform global public health messaging and resource allocation.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 19 April 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nHumans aren\u2019t the only species that can develop dementia \u2013 a condition known as cognitive dysfunction syndrome has been reported extensively in dogs as well as cats, horses, and rabbits.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 4 April 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nData is an invaluable resource that can provide insights into health from a population level right down to each individual within it. By looking for trends in datasets, data scientists can answer questions such as how likely certain people are to get dementia, what the typical biological hallmarks of dementia are, and even detect the earliest signs that an individual\u2019s health is deteriorating.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 28 March 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nTreating vascular disease has huge potential to improve the cognitive health of people around the world, according to a special issue of a major new journal edited by DPUK researcher Dr Atticus Hainsworth.
\n \n\n 22 March 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nMusic is around us all from a very early age, whether in the form of nursery rhymes or the music our parents danced around the kitchen to. But while music we listen to at an early age may not always shape our own taste as we get older, music is deeply intertwined with memories and can take us back to an exact point in time to relive the sights, sounds, and feelings.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 15 February 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare form of dementia that affects one in every 5,000 people across the world. In CJD symptoms get worse very quickly, with 90% of patients dying within a year of their diagnosis. Read on to learn more about this extraordinary type of dementia.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 11 February 2022\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nOn International Day of Women and Girls in Science (Friday 11th February 2022) we filled Twitter with quotes from female dementia researchers working as part of Dementias Platform UK. In case you missed it - or don't have a Twitter account - here's what our incredible researchers had to say about their experience of being women in science.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 13 December 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nAlso known as corticobasal degeneration, corticobasal syndrome is a rare type of dementia that causes both thinking and movement difficulties.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 29 November 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nThere are many things about dancing that make it great for our brains and bodies, but can its benefits extend as far as improving the thinking skills of people with dementia?
\n \n\n 15 November 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nOur guest blogger Charlotte Murphy explores how modern technology is helping people with dementia and their caregivers adapt to their condition.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 8 November 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nLearn about the latest research from Dr Ludovica Griffanti, a DPUK Discovery Award winner, in this blog post.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 12 October 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nHuntington\u2019s disease is an inherited genetic disorder affecting movement and cognition that gradually gets worse over time and causes dementia.
\n \n\n \n \n Josie Clarkson\n \n \n
\n \n\n \n\n 20 September 2021\n \n
\n \n\n \n \nExploring the link between brain health and heart health.
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