News tagged with: dementia
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Flies the key to studying the causes of dementia
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: Researchers have studied proteins in the brains of fruit flies (similar to those in humans) to gain a better understanding of the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases
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Winners of National Memory Day writing competition announced
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: The winners of the dementia writing competition which sits at the heart of National Memory Day, have been announced
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World’s first wiki poem devoted to dementia
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: With online contributions from a wide variety of people touched by dementia, "Coming Back to Me" is the world's first wiki poem devoted to dementua
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National Memory Day dementia writing competition shortlist announced
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: More than 1300 entries to the National Memory Day dementia writing competition from around the world have been assessed and the shortlist announced
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Conference explores means to communicate without words
More than 100 delegates including renowned artists and academics attended a conference at the Â鶹´«Ã½ exploring how communication happens without the use of words
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Â鶹´«Ã½/Macau agreement seeks to foster and further work on dementia
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: A joint agreement between the Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau will see the exchange of ideas, research, students and academics on all things relating to dementia
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International impact of dementia conference
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: The 6th Â鶹´«Ã½ Dementia Conference attracted contributions from dementia experts from around the world and attracted record numbers of delegates
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International conference for dementia expert
Â鶹´«Ã½ dementia expert Ian Sherriff has appeared at a conference in Japan to showcase the city’s dementia-friendly initiatives.
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Rural dementia – we need to talk
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news; Â鶹´«Ã½ University has carried out the first research into dementia in farming and the countryside, and this pilot study has highlighted areas of concern and suggested recommendations
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Â鶹´«Ã½ dementia expert plays role in new CAA guidelines on hidden disabilities
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: New guidelines for airports have been introduced by the CAA to improve services for passengers with hidden disabilities such as dementia
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![Pictured left to right at the Dementia Friendly Awards are Angela Rippon, OBE, Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, Claire Puckey, Dementia Friendly City Coordinator for Â鶹´«Ã½ City Council, Councillor Lynda Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care for Â鶹´«Ã½ City Council, Darren Stoneman, Senior Community Protection Officer for Â鶹´«Ã½ City Council, Ian Sheriff, chairman of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Dementia Action Alliance, and Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at the Â鶹´«Ã½, Matt Baker from British Gas (who presented the award), and Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society).]()
Â鶹´«Ã½ wins Dementia Friendly City award
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: Â鶹´«Ã½ has won the Dementia Friendly (City of the year award) at the Alzheimers Society’s national awards in London.
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![Left to right - Councillor Ian Bowyer, Leader of Â鶹´«Ã½ City Council; Miki Kitamura, Asahi Shimbun Social Welfare Organisation; Tracey Lee, Chief Executive of Â鶹´«Ã½ City Council; Ian Sherriff of Â鶹´«Ã½ University; Professor Judith Petts CBE, Vice Chancellor of Â鶹´«Ã½; Masahiko Yamamoto, Asahi Shimbun Social Welfare Organisation, Osaka Office Manager, and; Tomohiro Hamada, Asahi Shimbun Life and Culture News Section, Staff Writer]()
Japanese media visit dementia-friendly Â鶹´«Ã½
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: Â鶹´«Ã½ University was just one of the organisations in the city visited by a group from Japan, who wanted to find out more about how the city has become dementia-friendly
