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The Researcher in Focus for April 2023 is Nicola Ward, who is a PhD researcher in the nutrition research group at Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast. Here she tells us more about her research.
BIOMARKAPD is a multi-national research project comprising 51 sites in 21 countries, including Ireland. This JPND (joint programme on neurodegenerative diseases) funded collaborative research project aims to develop optimally informative biomarkers for AD and PD and the harmonisation of their use. The Irish strand of BIOMARKPD aims to; standardise biomarker measurement and interpretation nationally; develop and make available a CSF test for ND biomarkers in AD and PD; Establish and sustain a registry of ND; and bring clarity to biomarker interpretation to support diagnosis.
NILVAD is a European multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled phase III trial of nilvadipine in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. It represents 17 partners from 11 different countries and 23 different clinical trial sites. This 5 year double-blind placebo controlled study will test the efficacy and safety of nilvadipine in 500 subjects with mild to moderate AD over a treatment period of 18 months
Researcher profile - Prof Eamon O'Shea on calculating the cost of dementia care
HRB newsletter article
June 28th 2016
http://www.hrb.ie/publications/hrb-ezine-newsletter/single-newsletter-s…
Funded by the Atlantic Philantropies and supported by the Department of Health, Creating Excellence in Dementia Care: A Research Reivew for Ireland’s National Dementia Stratergy presents key findings emerging from a research review conducted to inform the development of Ireland’s future National Dementia Strategy.
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is running a national campaign calling on Government to invest in home and community care supports for people living with dementia.
The campaign has garnered huge support with 18,000 people already signing the campaign petition.