Press office news tagged dementia
New study finds care home residents benefit from robot pets
University of Plymouth news: Robot pets help the wellbeing of care home residents and those with dementia.
University partners with Heathrow to support passengers with dementia
The University of Plymouth has partnered with Heathrow Airport to launch new guidance to support passengers with dementia through air travel.
Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia, study says
A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia - mirtazapine - is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
New guide to promote dementia friendly dentistry across the UK
A new guide to help dental professionals incorporate dementia-friendly care into their practice has been published by the University of Plymouth.
University supports Plymouth’s Dementia Action Week
Organisations across Plymouth are holding local events to encourage more people in the city to become dementia friends
‘Put dementia on the agenda’ – Prime Minister endorses new guidance for town and parish councils
New guidance to help local councils and their communities become dementia friendly has been released – with the Prime Minister endorsing the work, which was co-authored by the University of Plymouth, as ‘excellent and practical’.
Academic takes dementia friendly message to 10 Downing Street
A University expert has met the Prime Minister to ask for his backing to help local councils become more ‘dementia friendly’.
40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life
Modifying 12 risk factors over the lifecourse could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an update to The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care.
University teams up with National Association of Local Councils for groundbreaking research on dementia
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) and the University of Plymouth are to undertake groundbreaking research on dementia in local (parish and town) councils.
Leading figure in dementia care and research wins national award
Ian Sherriff BEM, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at the University of Plymouth has won a National Dementia Friendly Award in the category ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’.
Dementia champion awarded British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Ian Sherriff has received the award for services to those affected by dementia.
Insight into cells’ ‘self-eating’ process could pave the way for new dementia treatments
The study led by Dr Shouqing Luo focuses on autophagy ('self-eating'), and is published in the journal Nature Communications