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Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Plymouth, have received a grant funding of £2million over the next five years from the National Institute for health Research (NIHR) to investigate new ways of developing clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

In the largest study of its kind, Pittsburgh Compound B, an imaging agent that could facilitate the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, has been used to identify amyloid deposition in the brains of clinically older adults. The findings, published in this month's issue of the Archives of Neurology, could not only shed more light on how the illness progresses, but also open the door to the possibility of prevention strategies, said senior investigator William E. Klunk, M.D., Ph.

Linguistic techniques could be useful for assessing communications problems in people with dementia. Examining a person's diary could give valuable insight into how a person's communication skills have changed over time and help with diagnosis. Harold Wilson's speeches may be part of political history, but they could form an important part of our current battle against dementia.

Alzheimer's Society has welcomed draft regulations for direct payments today as the Department of health consultation closes. The draft regulations extend direct payments to people who lack capacity and remove the blanket exclusion that currently applies to people who are subject to various provisions of mental health legislation. Extending direct payments will help to give more people with dementia choice and control over their lives.

When we think of Alzheimer's disease, the word "thankful" doesn't often come to mind. Alzheimer's is emotionally painful for everyone involved, and caregiving sometimes feels like a thankless job. But...