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Louise Akers
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The £4.34m Longitude Prize on Dementia, funded by Alzheimer’s Society and Innovate UK, is incentivising the development of breakthrough assistive technologies for people living with dementia. 24 international teams, supported by a partnership of Challenge Works, a global leader in the design and delivery of challenge prizes mobilising innovation for social good, and the social…
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Sarah Colombini
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An app that helps with broken speech, smart glasses that assist with facial recognition, and a “Yellow Brick Road” map to help people navigate their area independently are among the tech innovations shortlisted in the £4m Longitude Prize on Dementia.
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Lizzie Lewis
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In this week’s Real Voices, Jan describes the unbelievably difficult experience of losing her beloved husband to dementia.
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Ian Morton
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Check out this positive news story: a new campaign backed by the England netball team has been launched to raise funds and awareness for dementia research.
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Nancy Platts
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‘My Grandma Has Dementia’ is a new children’s book to help adults explain the impact of dementia on family members.
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Simon Francis
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Dementia wellbeing specialists, campaigners living with dementia and university academics have come together to share support for those caring for people with dementia over the winter lockdown.
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Sarah Colombini
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Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) presented the prestigious Gold Design Award to Redwood Glades, Cecil Gardens and Harrison Park in Hull for their dementia-friendly design. The DSDC is an international centre of knowledge and expertise to improve the lives of people with dementia.
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Simon Francis
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Older people are benefiting from a new grant scheme set up to support ideas that reduce loneliness and improve access to nutritious food.
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Heather Rogers
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Unity Trust Bank and Charity Bank provide loans of £8.5m for 30-room dementia care home in Bingley
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Ian Morton
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Teams of researchers in the UK are being funded by the UK government to work more closely with their international counterparts to help tackle of the world’s biggest challenges. The challenges include plastic pollution, dementia and antibiotic resistance.
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