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Significant breakthroughs in dementia research
26 February 2024
As Join Dementia Research celebrates 9 years of matching volunteers to dementia studies, it is timely to reflect on the progress dementia research has made both with our help and more broadly in recent years. It is encouraging to know that at any one time, there are around 150 dementia research studies underway in the […]
Remembering Wendy Mitchell
23 February 2024
We would like to pay tribute to our friend Wendy Mitchell who sadly passed away this week. Wendy was known and loved by many for her resilience and for her candid insights into what it is like to live with dementia. She defied the odds by writing three books – including Sunday Times bestsellers – […]
Participants needed for study into whether good oral health can slow memory loss
22 January 2024
A study into whether brushing teeth daily can slow memory loss in people with early stage Alzheimer’s disease is recruiting participants through Join Dementia Research. The MySmile study, led by the University of Bristol and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is recruiting people aged 60 and over with either […]
New studies recruiting carers through Join Dementia Research
5 December 2023
The mental health of family members caring for people with dementia is rightly an area of increasing importance. A number of studies that are looking at precisely this area are recruiting dementia carers through Join Dementia Research. The following studies are all supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). iACT4CARERS A […]
Jessica Baggaley: Using Join Dementia Research to recruit participants
5 October 2023
Jessica Baggaley is a trainee clinical psychologist at the University of Hull. She carried out a research study as part of her doctorate in Clinical Psychology which looked at measuring self-compassion with people living with dementia. Self-compassion is defined as being kind and understanding towards ourselves. About the study In this research we wanted to […]
Celebrating World Alzheimer’s Month 2023
29 September 2023
World Alzheimer’s Month took place in September. This year’s theme was ‘Never too early, never too late’, which focused on raising awareness of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and potentially preventing the onset of dementia. Throughout the month, Join Dementia Research celebrated patients, members of the public, healthcare professionals and researchers involved in research. Here […]
Why you should get involved in dementia research: Rianna’s story
22 September 2023
A Sussex woman has spoken about losing her grandfather to dementia and how this inspired her to get involved in research. Rianna Patterson, of Hastings, lost her grandfather, Terry Vidal, to dementia in 2013. Following his death, she has been involved in dementia research. This included working with a National Institute for Health and Care […]
Former PCSO volunteers for dementia research after diagnosis
26 July 2023
A former Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has spoken about how volunteering for studies through Join Dementia Research has given him a sense of purpose after his Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Peter Middleton from Northamptonshire was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2018, aged 64. Diagnosis Peter said: “I had been a Police Community Support […]
South London researcher uses Join Dementia Research to boost recruitment
10 July 2023
Olga Borejko, a researcher and project manager at the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, King’s College London, spoke about the benefits of using Join Dementia Research to boost recruitment to a study into dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. Olga sets up and manages commercial and […]
Promoting research for Dementia Action Week 2023
19 May 2023
Dementia Action Week took place from between 15 to 21 May this year and focused on getting an earlier diagnosis. Throughout the week, Join Dementia Research celebrated patients, members of the public, healthcare professionals and researchers involved in research. Here’s some of our highlights from this year’s campaign – a selection of videos and written […]