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US Congressional delegation on dementia visits Cambridge

21 Mar 2014

A US Congressional delegation on ageing and dementia policy visited the University of Cambridge this week to hear about UK research into one of the...

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Dementia: what’s needed now?

17 Mar 2014

A remarkable new project that looks at brain donor’s involvement in brain research and the search for cures for dementia will be presented at this...

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Delirium increases the risk of developing new dementia eight-fold in older patients

10 Aug 2012

Delirium also found to worsen severity in those already diagnosed with dementia and increase the pace of cognitive decline.

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Why more education lowers dementia risk

23 Jul 2010

A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia; a...

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Second-hand smoke linked to cognitive impairment

12 Feb 2009

Exposure to second-hand smoke could increase the risk of developing dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment, according to research published...

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