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Terry Pratchett: We need to talk about dementia

Cassandra Jardine examines how Terry Pratchett and other public figures have brought a Cinderella illness into the spotlight. (Source: Telegraph Health)

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	Published Global Breakthrough In Treatment Of Dementia ‘Within Reach’ – Clinical Trial In Scotland Recruiting. — 8:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Chemistry and Pharmacology of GABA(B) Receptor Ligands.. — 6:45am via alzheimersgroup.org
Yesterday
	Published Efficacy study of Prunus amygdalus (almond) nuts in scopolamine-induced amnesia in rats. — 4:46am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Clavulanic acid protects neurons in pharmacological models of neurodegenerative diseases. — 10:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published The role of animal models in advancing Abeta immunotherapy to the clinic. — 10:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published UK In Bottom Third Of Countries For Dementia Drug Usage. — 8:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published UK In Bottom Third Of Countries For Dementia Drug Usage. — 7:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Alzheimer’s Foundation Of America And Second Wind Dreams Forge Strategic Partnership. — 12:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Alzheimer’s Foundation Of America And Second Wind Dreams Forge Strategic Partnership. — 11:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
July 27th
	Published UK in bottom third of countries for dementia drug usage. — 4:48am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Mercury(II) promotes the in vitro aggregation of tau fragment corresponding to the second repeat of microtubule-binding domain: Coordination and conformational transition. — 10:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Nanoimaging for protein misfolding diseases. — 10:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published FDA Approves High-Dose Donepezil for Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease. — 9:05pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published More Education Delays Dementia Signs–But Not Damage. — 2:49pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Eisai Inc. And Pfizer Inc Announce U.S. FDA Approval For New Higher-Dose Aricept(R) 23 Mg Tablet For The Treatment Of Moderate-To-Severe AD. — 7:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Eisai Inc. And Pfizer Inc Announce U.S. FDA Approval For New Higher-Dose Aricept(R) 23 Mg Tablet For The Treatment Of Moderate-To-Severe AD. — 6:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
July 26th
	Published Volunteers in Birmingham step up to launch Memory Walk.. — 4:49am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Differences in Medication Use in the Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: Analysis of Baseline Characteristics. — 4:49am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Race affects caregiver caring, grieving. — 10:19pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published US FDA approves 23mg tablet formulation of donepezil (Aricept). — 10:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Evaluation of an Assessment Battery for Estimating Dementia Caregiver Needs for Health and Social Care Services. — 5:54pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Engagement in Reading and Hobbies and Risk of Incident Dementia: The MoVIES Project. — 5:54pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Predictors of Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia. — 5:54pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Executive Functions Deficit in Parkinson’s Disease With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. — 5:54pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published News Briefs. — 5:54pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Review of Issue: Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease. — 5:54pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Reviews: Developing Culturally Sensitive Dementia Caregiver Interventions: Are We There Yet?. — 5:54pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published More Education, Less Dementia Risk. — 8:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
July 25th
	Published Brain Aging in the Oldest-Old. — 4:47am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Getting a university degree ‘can slow down dementia’. — 10:47pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Alzheimer’s disease: The best bets for prevention, so far. — 10:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Studies target amyloid plaques and tau tangles. — 10:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Toll-Like Receptors Expression and Signaling in Glia Cells in Neuro-Amyloidogenic Diseases: Towards Future Therapeutic Application. — 6:26am via alzheimersgroup.org
July 24th
	Published Valproate semisodium appears to accelerate brain volume loss in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. — 4:33am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Potential Found in a New Approach to Alzheimerâs. — 9:32am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published New Guidelines For Diagnosing Alzheimer’s: Wishful Thinking… Dangerous Consequences. — 7:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
July 23rd
	Published Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc Announce U.S. FDA Approval for New Higher-Dose Aricept(R) (donepezil HCl) 23 mg Tablet for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer’s Disease. — 3:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Researchers Find Potential in a New Approach to Alzheimerâs Disease. — 12:53am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Alzheimer’s Assn. Graduation Club copes together. — 12:36am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Help for Alzheimer’s caregivers. — 12:36am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Prescription drugs for Alzheimer’s disease. — 12:36am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Alzheimer’s disease: The best bets for prevention, so far. — 12:36am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Resources for Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers. — 12:36am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Studies target amyloid plaques and tau tangles. — 12:36am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Eisai say FDA approves higher dose Aricept. — 12:33am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases: advances, concepts and new challenges. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. Prague, Czech Republic. March 11-15, 2009.. — 11:03pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published New Partnership With Open-Access Journal Molecular Neurodegeneration Announced By American Health Assistance Foundation. — 12:00pm via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Anti-Ageing Gene Linked To Alzheimer’s. — 10:00am via alzheimersgroup.org
July 22nd
	Published Anti-ageing gene linked to Alzheimer’s. — 4:46am via alzheimersgroup.org
	Published Gene Shows Promise for Alzheimer’s. — 1:01am via alzheimersgroup.org