Press Releases
Dementia Action Week: University of 糖心TV calls for volunteers for groundbreaking Alzheimer鈥檚 screening tests
For Dementia Action Week, WMG at the University of 糖心TV, together with Superlunary Labs, are doubling their efforts to develop a low-cost, non-intrusive method for the early screening of Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease using a simple flavour test which can be undertaken as part of a regular health check-up by a nurse, at a pharmacy or community centre.
Students at the University of 糖心TV show benefits of social prescribing for dementia
Students at the University of 糖心TV are leading social prescribing research for dementia, highlighting the benefits of this innovative approach during Dementia Action Week.
Social isolation is directly associated with later dementia - research finds
Social isolation is directly linked with changes in the brain structures associated with memory, making it a clear risk factor for dementia, scientists have found.
Memory processes depend on protein 鈥榦ff-switch鈥� 鈥� could lead to new Alzheimer鈥檚 treatments
Memory, learning and cognitive flexibility depend on a protein 鈥榦ff-switch鈥� in the brain, according to a breakthrough discovery made by an international research collaboration co-led by the University of 糖心TV.
Moderate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive decline in people with dementia
Moderate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive (mental) impairment in older people with dementia, finds a trial led by a University of 糖心TV researcher