We are excited to start a new study where participants can contribute to research on Alzheimer’s disease early identification without leaving home. The Speech on the Phone Assessment Study (or SPeAk) study involves two testing sessions where participants complete memory and thinking tasks on the telephone. In the first testing session participants will speak with one … Continue reading New Remote Study within the Centre
The Centre for Dementia Prevention formed its own volunteer sustainability team in 2016, and were awarded the Bronze Sustainability Award in March 2017, and the Silver Award in March 2018. Having achieved the Silver Award the Centre for Dementia Prevention believed it could improve even further and compete for the Gold Award in 2020. The … Continue reading Sustainability Awards – Going for Gold
The CHARIOT PRO study has now closed to recruitment of new volunteers in Edinburgh. With initial visits completed, the team switch their focus to welcoming all participants back for regular repeat assessments over the coming years. On reaching this milestone we take the opportunity to revisit the aims of the study, review progress achieved to … Continue reading CHARIOT PRO Study Progress
We are delighted to be hosting events across the West Coast of Scotland this September to share the latest research on preventing dementia. Join us for an evening of stimulating discussion around how we can all improve our brain health and manage our risk of dementia in later life. Leading experts from the Centre for Dementia … Continue reading Tickets released for Preventing Dementia: Advice and Advances
Our wonderful CDP runners took to the streets once again for this year’s Edinburgh Marathon Festival to tackle the 5k, 10k and marathon relay. All their hard work and excellent fundraising will make a huge contribution towards growing the PREVENT Dementia Research Programme. In addition to our sponsored runners we are extremely grateful to the … Continue reading Fundraising to Support New Genetic Analysis
After the success of the Alzheimer’s disease summer school last year, we look forward to this year’s summer school event focusing on research methodology From Cell to Populations. We are pleased the summer school is becoming an annual event with more spaces available this year. The summer school takes place 11th – 14th June in … Continue reading Summer School: Alzheimer’s disease research methodology
We are pleased to see a review paper from our centre summarising evidence around lifestyle and neurodegeneration in midlife as expressed on functional magnetic resonance imaging published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions journal. The paper was led by Hinesh Topiwala and looked at lifestyle and brain health in midlife (access it here). In the … Continue reading Mid-life protective versus harmful lifestyle factors and risk of dementia
This weekend sees our fantastic CDP runners take on the streets of Edinburgh once more for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2018. Following the brilliant success of our marathon relay teams last year we are again out in force and are thrilled to be represented in the 5k, 10k and relay marathon runs. Our team comprises … Continue reading A Marathon Effort to PREVENT Dementia
We are thrilled to be marking our collaboration with the Playlist for Life charity by organising a concert Memory sessions at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest purpose-built concert hall this Sunday. The event is organised between the Centre for Dementia Prevention and Playlist for Life. We will hear Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue) and friends performing … Continue reading Looking ahead: Our collaboration with Playlist for Life
How close are we to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease? The Centre for Dementia Prevention is delighted to announce there are tickets available to join our academics at a free event at this year’s Edinburgh International Science Festival. The event will be chaired by Prof Tara Spires-Jones and the panel members will be Prof … Continue reading What Does the Future Hold for Dementia?
