Search results for ‘alzheimers’
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First signs of Alzheimer’s detected in teenagers
Alzheimer’s may start developing at least 20 years before symptoms first occur, writes Channel 4 News’s Science Editor Tom Clarke.
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A million ‘dementia friends’ to be trained, says Cameron
As a new scheme is launched to train one million people as “dementia friends” to spot the signs of the condition, Oliver James tells Channel 4 News the method of support is crucial.
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Things to do to lower the risk of dementia
As the government announces a £54m funding boost for dementia research, Channel 4 News looks at what people can do to reduce the risk of a disease which affects 800,000 people in the UK.
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Does skin cancer drug offer Alzheimer’s hope?
Researchers in the United States have found that an existing cancer drug reverses the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice, writes Channel 4 News Science Editor Tom Clarke.
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Colombian Alzheimer’s families travel to US
Channel 4 News Science Editor Tom Clarke follows a group of Colombian families blighted by Alzheimer’s to the US, where the hope is that a new study could help those suffering from the condition.
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Brain decline begins at 45, research claims
Decline in cognitive brain function may begin in the mid-40s – up to 15 years earlier than previously thought, new research suggests. But that may not be the whole picture, Channel 4 News hears.
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Channel 4 News appoints first Science Editor
Channel 4 News announces that Tom Clarke is to become the programme’s first ever Science Editor.
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Revealed: growing crisis in UK home care sector
Nearly half a million older people receive care in their own homes paid for by the local authority. But Channel 4 News has seen evidence the system is struggling to cope.
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Mother who found comic relief after toddler son’s death
Channel 4 News reporter Katie Razzall meets a mother who turned a personal tragedy into graphic art.
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The remote hope for preventing Alzheimer’s
Channel 4 News Science Correspondent Tom Clarke meets the world’s largest community with inherited Alzheimer’s. The group, in a remote Colombian village, is at the centre of groundbreaking research.
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Painkillers may ‘aid dementia care’
Agitation, one of the most common dementia symptoms, could be better treated with simple painkillers rather than the riskier antipsychotic drugs often used, a study finds.
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Study reveals undiagnosed dementia rate
More than a million people will suffer from dementia by 2021 and six in ten won’t be aware they have the condition, according to a new Alzheimer’s Society study.
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NHS reforms criticised by health charities
Channel 4 News takes a look at why leading healthcare charities are so worried about the radical reforms proposed for the NHS.
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Alzheimer’s drug U-turn welcomed
People with mild symptoms of Alzheimer’s could find denied drugs accessible on the NHS after a U-turn by heath officials. Campaigners tell Channel 4 News the decision gives hope to sufferers.