News tagged with: dementia
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National Memory Day aims to empower people with dementia
Plymouth University news: Plymouth University academics will help to highlight the potential for creative writing and poetry to empower and uplift those affected by memory loss during the first National Memory Day held in May 2016
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Devon scientists to host free dementia information day
Plymouth University news: Dementia researchers from across the South West, including Plymouth University, are working with Alzheimer's Research UK on a free day of research information for the general public
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University and Argyle unite to fight dementia
Plymouth University news: Plymouth University is teaming up with Plymouth Argyle Football Club to help the club re-connect with supporters living with the symptoms of dementia
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Partnership initiative wins dementia accolade
Plymouth University news: Plymouth University and Devon Partnership NHS Trust were named Dementia Team of the Year at the 2015 British Medical Journal awards.
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Join Dementia Research launch
Plymouth University news: The launch of Join Dementia Research will make it easier for members of the public to take part in vital dementia research, including that carried out at Plymouth University
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Dementia experts launch lecture series
Plymouth University news: Dementia experts from Plymouth University and beyond are to join forces to present a series of lectures on dementia and dementia care.
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Emotional charity song raises dementia funds
Plymouth University news: Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups have teamed up with Plymouth University to launch a bid for chart success with an emotional song that aims to highlight the full impact of dementia
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City hosts annual dementia conference
Plymouth University news: Government Health Minister Norman Lamb MP and Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, are among the scheduled keynote speakers at a major dementia conference organised by Plymouth University.
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Study to investigate the role of proteins in dementia
Plymouth University news: Researchers at Plymouth University are to investigate the role of proteins in dementia, and to see how that role might be developed as a therapy, thanks to funding from dementia charity BRACE
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Dementia experts visit House of Lords
Plymouth University News: Plymouth University’s pioneering efforts to support rural communities in fighting dementia have been showcased to some of the UK’s most influential political figures
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Plymouth University receives £1M to develop innovative dementia diagnostic technique
Plymouth University news: Plymouth University has received £1M from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council to develop an innovative real-time, point-of-care dementia diagnostic technique using wonder-material graphene
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Funding for better understanding of neural stem cells
Plymouth University news: Study to investigate how neural stem cells differ from each other may contribute to the future development of better treatments for conditions such as dementia, psychiatric disorders and brain tumours
