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NHS shingles vaccine targeting herpes zoster virus could significantly delay onset of dementia, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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A vaccine being used by the NHS to prevent shingles could also significantly delay the onset of dementia, according to new research that has left scientists baffled. The study on more than 200,000 older people shows those who were given the ‘recombinant’ vaccine Shingrix were diagnosed with dementia an average of 164 days later than…
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Man who ate toast for five years inspires high-tech spoon enhancing flavours for dementia sufferers | UK News
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A man who revealed how he has only eaten toast for the past five years as he can no longer taste things has helped inspire a high-tech spoon which enhances flavours for dementia sufferers. The device, known as Tasty Spoon, looks like a normal one but it uses electrostimulation to enhance the flavour of foods…
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High-tech socks could prevent falls and illness in people with dementia | Science & Tech News
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Researchers at the University of Exeter are to begin a new study into the effectiveness of high-tech socks that could prevent falls and illness in people living with dementia. The so-called Smart Socks invention automatically collects data from sensors in the sock material – before automatically sending it via WiFi to an app used by…
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Dementia risk factors list drawn up by scientists – including lifestyle choices | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have come up with a list of 11 risk factors, from lifestyle choices to illness history, for a person getting dementia. They are age, education, history of diabetes, history of depression, history of stroke, parental history of dementia, deprivation, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, living alone and gender. The list was whittled down from…
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HRT used for menopause linked to dementia – but it may not be due to the treatment | UK News
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The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease the effects of menopause has been associated with a higher risk of dementia, a new study has found – but the link between the two may not be down to the treatment. The nationwide study from Denmark, published in the British Medical Journal, appears to contradict…
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Lecanemab: New Alzheimer’s drug slows decline in memory – fuelling hope doctors will one day cure dementia | Science & Tech News
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Doctors have hailed a “new era” of medicine after a study showed for the first time that a drug can slow the debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Results from the clinical trial also revealed that the drug lecanemab cleared clumps of a protein called amyloid – thought to be a key cause of the most common…
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Dame Barbara Windsor: Call for Babs’ army of volunteers to test dementia therapies in memory of actress | UK News
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A new “national mission” has been announced to tackle dementia in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor. Boris Johnson said the government will commit an extra £95m in research funding, meeting a manifesto commitment to double funding for research into treatment to £160m by 2024. The prime minister has issued an appeal for a…