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Newcastle University's Institute for Ageing; focussing on global ageing research to help us understand how we can all live better for longer.
Newcastle University, UK
Joined March 2010
Meet Ashley Franklin presenter of our #dementiafriendly show “On The Wireless” available to listen for free @RadioReminisce head to our website for the full schedule📻
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Let's help our parents and grandparents in isolation. Please spread the word about our FREE exclusive radio for the golden generation; bringing smiles, stories, brain teasers and great music and memories! #radio #dementiafriendly #COVIDー19
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Newcastle University has two courses available which may help those supporting people living with dementia who are trying to cope amidst social isolation and a reduction in services @UniofNewcastle @Dementia_Hub.
futurelearn.com
Explore ways to give supportive dementia care with Newcastle University's online course for people suffering as well as their carers, families and health workers.
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We are supporting our staff through these unprecedented times and from Monday we are: 🚗 Suspending staff car parking charges 🍽️ Suspending staff charges in all of our canteens across the trust We'd like to thank our staff for their ongoing hard work. We couldn't be more proud
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Research in to DLB is incredibly important. I am glad to see @AlzResearchUK raising awareness about this very common type of dementia. I hope we can work on a new study in this area soon @KCL_OAP
Dementia with Lewy bodies is the 3rd most common cause of dementia. It’s caused by small round clumps of protein building up inside nerve cells. It can cause sleeping disturbances and visual hallucinations, as well as memory problems.
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Artist Dawinder Bansal has recreated her family's 1980s living room and corner shop, helping people living with dementia reminisce and share memories. Thank you for supporting people with dementia, Dawinder! 💙 @bbcemt
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Over 60 attendees now registered for the Lewy body UK conference, UCL, London. Places are filling up fast which is great to see!
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Older shoppers can save the high street. Great article ahead of our #FutureOfAgeing conference from @ExpressOGrady Time for business/retailers and government to act if we want to maximise the economic benefit of ageing. #LongevityDividend
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@MariePoole77 presenting fantastic work on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) to support carers and dementia care - brilliant work! @NCLAgeing
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Join us at the National Innovation Centre for Ageing Catalyst building on 27th November for a celebration of ageing research at Newcastle. Looking at the impact of research in this area on innovation, improvements in care, policy and the environment. https://t.co/cP8l1AMQZy
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@LouiseProfessor @Dementia_Hub @NCLMOOCS @NCLAgeing @JDementiaCare well done....we won Outstanding dementia care resource
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Moving the science of #aging forward - Mayo Clinic researcher @PassosLab and his team recently discovered skin cells linked to skin aging. https://t.co/9oRK84X4pd
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org
Mayo researchers report for the first time that melanocytes in skin drive aging of that organ. The information clarifies a mechanism that drives aging in human skin and may offer new ways to protect...
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#29AEC Newcastle university’s Alzheimer’s society funded Centre of Excellence in Dementia Care, @PriDemProject and our new global project Cognisance highlighted in @AlzheimerEurope conference 2019
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Delighted to welcome our guests for the 10th Annual Alliance for Healthy Aging conference. Fantastic programme. Looking forward to hearing about the cutting edge research over the next few days @MayoClinic @umcg
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Director of the @NCLAgeing Institute, Professor Dame Louise Robinson, recently spoke at a breakfast session facilitated by regional branch of @fgouldconnect on the challenges presented by our rapidly ageing populations and how these can be addressed. #Ageing @UniofNewcastle
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An almost-finished Catalyst building looking very lovely in the autumn sun this morning. Among other units, the building will be home to the National Innovation Centre for Ageing, which has a vision to create a world in which we all live better, for longer. @InnovAgeUK #ageing
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