Key role of housing in health and care
Key role of housing in health and care: Our health system needs to be focussed more on keeping people healthy,…
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
When the time comes
Families of older people dying of progressive chronic disease often feel insufficiently informed about the course of the illness, so…
Alzheimer’s: Elective revascularisation
People with and without Alzheimer's have a different threshold for elective revascularisation, but outcomes are similar. The risk of both…
Japan sees increasing adult vaccination uptake rates
As Japan is still facing the consequences of a winter spike in COVID-19 infections, a new programme of work will…
UK Government must start fixing social care
"COVID emergency means the UK Government must no longer delay its promise of fixing social care": The social care system…
How the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease
New discovery for how the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease: University of Queensland researchers have discovered a new ‘seeding’ process…
New trial to test drugs for preventing Covid-19 in care homes
A new trial, led by experts from the University of Nottingham, will look at reducing the transmission of Covid-19 and…
Only 1% of older people requiring home care may have received the vaccine
Cera, one of the UK’s largest home care providers, has today released data highlighting the stark lack of vaccinations among…
Dhole-Eddlestone Prize – British Geriatrics Society
Dhole-Eddlestone Prize awarded to 'Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19': The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to…
Tracking down the mechanisms of skin ageing
Tracking down the mechanisms of skin ageing - Launch of new Christian Doppler Laboratory: The ageing process is most apparent…