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Alzheimer's Society has won KPMG's national charity partnership, securing its largest ever corporate relationship by staff vote. The two-year partnership could raise £750,000 for the charity and offer thousands of hours of volunteering.

The report found that the Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) system was far from 'fair' and called for wide-sweeping change. This report confirms that the Fair Access to Care Services system is broken and crumbling. Despite government policy moving towards prevention and supporting people with low level needs, local authorities are being forced to leave hundreds of thousands of people without help.

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals S.A. (GSK) and AFFiRiS GmbH announced today the execution of a collaboration agreement granting GSK exclusive rights to AFFiRiS's Alzheimer's disease vaccine programmes, aimed at treating Alzheimer's by targeting beta-amyloid.

The past 25 years have seen an explosion of scientific investigations into the basic neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Unfortunately, the gap between bench and bedside remains as vast as ever. Recent progress, however, has resulted in the development of novel, and in some cases, unconventional approaches for effective treatment. New therapies are currently undergoing preclinical investigation or are in clinical trial phase.

Podcast Summary: Within populist culture, Alzheimer's disease has been described as a death that leaves the body behind, death in slow motion, or becoming a mere shadow of one's self. However, people living with Alzheimer's disease who have access to the right resources can continue to work out a way of living with the disease.

Environmental factors are key drivers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, according to the authors of a new report, Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging, released today. Importantly, the report demonstrates that the risks for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's can be dramatically reduced.

USA Today on Thursday profiled Rev. James Brown, a North Carolina pastor who partnered with researchers from Duke Medical Center's

Without eyes or ears, plants must rely on the interaction of molecules to determine appropriate mating partners and avoid inbreeding. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers have identified pollen proteins that may contribute to the signaling processes that determine if a plant accepts or rejects individual pollen grains for reproduction.

Scientists have identified a previously undetected trigger point on a naturally occurring "death protein" that helps the body get rid of unwanted or diseased cells. They say it may be possible to exploit the newly found trigger as a target for designer drugs that would treat cancer by forcing malignant cells to commit suicide.

Research that has provided a deeper understanding into the center of planets could also provide the way forward in the world's quest for cleaner energy. Scientists have gained a deeper insight into the hot, dense matter found at the center of planets and as a result, has provided further understanding into controlled thermonuclear fusion.