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Gene clue to early dementia speed

Submitted by admin on Mon, 15/02/2010 - 09:27.

A gene that may lead to fronto-temporal dementia has been identified by Cambridge scientists.

BBC News Online 15 February 2010

Brown attacked over elderly care plan funding

Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/02/2010 - 08:42.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under fire over his plans to provide free personal care for the most vulnerable elderly people in England.

BBC News Online 10 February 2010

Dementia 'losing out' to cancer in funding stakes

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/02/2010 - 08:54.

Dementia now costs the UK economy twice as much as cancer but gets a fraction of the funding to find causes and cures, a report has shown.

BBC News Online 3 February 2010

10 Helpful Hints for Carers is Alzheimer's Society book of the month

Submitted by admin on Wed, 27/01/2010 - 10:09.

England's dementia strategy gets director

Submitted by admin on Tue, 26/01/2010 - 15:15.

A psychiatry professor has been appointed to oversee how dementia is dealt with in England. Professor Alistair Burns will lead a strategy launched one year ago by then health secretary Alan Johnson.

BBC News Online 23 January 2010

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Submitted by admin on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 15:56.

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Books stimulate pictures of health for people with dementia

Submitted by admin on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 09:07.

As dementia services come under the spotlight, staff at care homes are finding that innovative new books are benefiting elderly residents.

Guardian.co.uk 20 January 2010

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Fiona Phillips at the launch of 10 Helpful Hints for Carers