Continuing our series of science commentaries Barbora Silarova and Rachel Collins from the Universities of Exeter, UK and UNSW, Australia, consider whether lessons can be learned from other non-communicable diseases… Dementia represents one of the biggest challenges for health Read more…
In the second of our series of science commentaries Dr Ruth Peters discusses the methodology, directions and findings used in two recent reviews on dementia prevention. Two recent reviews have approached the question of dementia prevention using very different methodologies Read more…
IRNDP is a multinational network bringing together researchers who are working to reduce the risk of dementia across the world. The mentoring and career development of early career researchers (ECRs) is an important part of building capacity in dementia prevention Read more…
In the guest editorial of the latest issue of International Psychogeriatrics, leading academics who established the International Network on Dementia Prevention argue the case for the urgent need to boost dementia risk reduction research in low- middle-income countries by using Read more…
KUALA LUMPUR 2 August 2017 — At the first ever IRNDP Asia/Pacific networking meeting, Professor Kaarin Anstey and Dr Ruth Peters discussed ways in which IRNDP could be relevant in Malaysia with colleagues from the Health Faculty of the National Read more…
“With the help and support from some outstanding people in the dementia prevention field, we launched the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention at a very successful event in London on 17th July,” said Professor Kaarin Anstey, Chair of the Read more…
In the first of a series of science commentaries from leading experts in the field of dementia research, Emeritus Professor A David Smith argues that the typical observational study approach in dementia prevention to identify modifiable risk factors should include Read more…
“After many months of preparation and discussion a small group of researchers from Australia, the UK, the United States and Malaysia have formed the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP),” writes Professor Kaarin J Anstey, in her first blog Read more…
While working on her first research grant, Professor Nicola Lautenschlager was struck by how little specific advice could be given to people with MCI to delay the progression of their symptoms, and she wanted to do something about it. It Read more…
There is an old adage that ‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’, and this is what drives Dr Hiroko Dodge’s research philosophy in dementia and cognitive health. Hiroko jointly directs Biostatistics and Data Core at two Read more…