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PhD student using fruit flies in dementia research
19/03/2010
A PhD student is hoping her research into fruit flies will lead to greater understanding of dementia.…
PDS awards grant for dopamine nerve cell research
19/03/2010
An Oxford professor has received a £35,000 grant for research into the production of dopamine nerve cells.…
Spending of dementia funding 'needs tighter regulation'
18/03/2010
MPs have claimed that many primary care trusts cannot account for their spending of the government's dementia strategy funding.
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Dementia research 'should be a special case' if public spending is cut
18/03/2010
Baroness Margaret Jay has asked the government to provide more funding for dementia research.…
Government must 'remove the stigma attached to dementia'
17/03/2010
A leading charity has called on the government to remove the stigma from the "hidden disease" that is dementia.…
Record attempt hopes to raise money for Alzheimer's research
17/03/2010
A record-breaking tower of toilet rolls hopes to raise money for Alzheimer's Research.…
New study is a 'step forward' in Alzheimer's research
17/03/2010
A new study has been published which has changed scientists' thinking on how Alzheimer's disease develops.…
Dementia charity wants to raise awareness of final wishes
16/03/2010
Families need to start open conversations about what arrangements they would like after they die, a leading charity says.
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The Department of Health is 'not keeping promises' over dementia care
16/03/2010
The Committee of Public Accounts feels "badly let down" by a lack of government action on dementia care reform.
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Dementia charity to hold fundraising classical concert
16/03/2010
A classical concert in Cambridge hopes to raise money for dementia research for the charity organiser.
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