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Alzheimer Scotland’s Facing Dementia Together post-diagnostic support project is one of 27 finalists for the Scotland’s Care Accolades 2012. The Facing Dementia…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland’s Facing Dementia Together post diagnostic pilot project was funded by the Scottish Government for February 2009 to June…read more »
The Dementia Dog project, along with four other design projects aimed at improving the lives of people with dementia and…read more »
The Dementia Dog project team would like to know your stories and experiences of pet dogs and people with dementia….read more »
On World Alzheimer’s Day 2011, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened our Dementia Research Centre; an exciting new initiative…read more »
On World Alzheimer’s Day, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, officially opened…read more »
People with dementia often need clocks that are very clear, easy to read and help them to tell the difference…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland will be opening a new Dementia Research Centre, which will be led by Centre for Cognitive Ageing and…read more »
Download Full press release of our response to B vitamin research (pdf) B vitamins link to reduced brain shrinkage in…read more »
Response to Royal College of Physicians report on inappropriate tube feeding in care homes The Royal College of Physicians has…read more »
New research from the EuroCoDe (European Collaboration on Dementia) project, financed by the European Commission and coordinated by Alzheimer Europe,…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland is undertaking a research project to find out how social care can be made more responsive to the…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland expresses serious concern about the level of abuse of people with dementia and points out that much abusive…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland has campaigned vigorously on the misuse of anti-psychotic medication and hosted a lecture by Professor Clive Ballard on…read more »
The Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Alzheimer’s disease has launched a report on the need for action to support…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland welcomes the results of this Phase 2 study on a new treatment for dementia by TauRx Therapeutics Ltd….read more »
Photo (L-R): Jean Burnard (carer), Jim Jackson (Chief Executive), Shona Robison (Minister for Public Health), Lindsay Kinnaird (Policy & Research…read more »
The Court of Appeal today ruled in favour of the drug companies Pfizer and Eisai, by finding that the National…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland welcomes the recent findings from Professor Gordon Wilcock’s randomised phase II trial of tarenflurbil in patients with mild…read more »
Alzheimer Scotland welcomes this landmark review which endorses the policy of free personal care for older people. Jim Jackson, Chief…read more »
Today’s Ministerial statement on dementia by Shona Robison MSP is warmly welcomed by Alzheimer Scotland. It confirms that the Scottish…read more »