The Lewy Body Society were delighted to attend the seventh Scottish Caring & Dementia Congress, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – April 29th. Trustee James McGarry manned our stand and enjoyed meeting many members of the caring community and also dementia patients visiting this excellent conference.
Good luck and a massive thank you to John Buckler who was able to secure his own place in the London Marathon 2015 and has chosen to run for The Lewy Body Society.
The Lewy Body Society has learned with great sadness of the death of Dorothy Mangurian of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA on 28 March 2015 after many years of battling dementia with Lewy bodies. Mrs Mangurian’s late husband, Harry, was a major benefactor of the Lewy Body Society and the Lewy Body Dementia Association in the […]
A Message from the Lewy Body Society’s Founder and Chair of the Trustees My dear friend, Jacqui Cannon, who is CEO of the Lewy Body Society, is not one to blow her own trumpet so I happily will. Jacqui is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. She is good and kind […]
This is a very good Guardian article summarising recent and current drug research activities and the challenge it faces. Artcle Link
A new scheme that makes it easier for people to take part in dementia research launches today. It is hoped the new scheme, which allows anyone who wants to take part in studies to register online or over the phone, will boost much-needed participation in research into the condition, which affects more than 850,000 people […]
The Prime Minister David Cameron has set out a new, long-term strategy for dementia and promised that initial dementia assessments will take place within six weeks. The article is entitled: ‘Dementia assessments within six weeks, Prime Minister David Cameron announces” Nursing In Practice website.
The Alzheimer’s Society has awarded funding to Newcastle University to establish a new Doctoral Training Centre to study the symptoms of a particularly distressing form of dementia. The award is one of eight such research centres opening across the UK, totaling a new investment of £5 million to support 55 PhD students and clinical research […]
Researchers in Nottingham to find out if the arts can help fight dementia The article is entitled: ‘Researchers in Nottingham to find out if the arts can help fight dementia” Nottingham Post website.
Well done to Beck Pouldling.who completed the Marazion 10k in 55 mins in memory of her grandfather Albert Peter Maskell.
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