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Today is #WorldHealthDay and we have never been more aware of the fantastic, difficult and strenuous job these doctors, nurses and all healthcare workers, do on our behalf. With the COVID-19 challenge comes great adversity for many, not least with the increasing number of patients and deaths.
Potential clue about brain health from neck lymph node ‘brain bins’ – new study
10 March 2025
Scientists have found another clue about how brain health is maintained and how this might be affected by ageing and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new paper.
Access to dementia research trials to be extended across the UK
24 January 2024
The announcement comes as the government announces nearly £50 million of new funding.
New Associate Professors appointed
2 June 2023
Four new Associate Professors have been appointed in the Department of Psychiatry.
Dementias Platform UK secures £2.2 million funding from the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative
16 February 2023
The funding will support DPUK's work in bridging the gaps between discoveries in the lab, trials and new treatments for dementia.
Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function - new study
31 January 2023
The study also found having just one moderate-to-severe concussion, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), can have a long-term impact on brain function, including memory.
Dementia research - new trial with diabetes drug
30 September 2022
An important new trial will test the effects of oral semaglutide on the build-up of a protein in the brain that characterises Alzheimer's disease.
Alcohol affects the Human Biological Clock
26 July 2022
The short-term effects of excessive drinking are well known, but to date it has been less certain whether alcohol also accelerates the aging process.
Moderate Drinking Linked to Brain Iron and Cognitive Decline
14 July 2022
Consumption of seven or more units of alcohol per week is associated with higher iron levels in the brain. Iron accumulation in the brain has been linked with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and is a potential mechanism for alcohol-related cognitive decline.
Potential New Target to Prevent or Delay Dementia
5 January 2021
New study shows targeting arterial stiffening earlier in a person’s lifespan could provide cognitive benefits in older age and may help to delay the onset of dementia.
First of its kind in UK - Innovative New Brain Health Centre
17 September 2020
New Oxford Brain Health Centre (BHC) open. Developed with the involvement of members of the public with lived experience of memory problems, the centre is a combined clinical and research service which has the potential to revolutionise NHS memory services.
3-dimensional landscape of European data availability for Alzheimer’s disease research launched
10 May 2019
The ROADMAP project launches its Data Cube. The Cube offers a dynamic overview of the ‘landscape’ of data availability in Europe for Alzheimer’s disease research.