£2.5 million to improve treatment of delirium in hospitals
Researchers from Newcastle University will be part of a new £2.5 million research programme in delirium.
Led by University of Exeter, the programme will find new ways to help people…
Newcastle is top of the list for research into dementia with Lewy bodies
According to a recently published Expertscape list, Newcastle University has ranked number one in terms of expertise in dementia with Lewy bodies.
The Expertscape list highlights the number of…
Dementia researcher awarded prestigious fellowship
A former Newcastle BRC trainee receives a highly coveted Clinician Scientist Fellowship with the Medical Research Council.
Dr Paul Donaghy began studying for his PhD at Newcastle University in…
CamEL Project – improving the diagnosis of early Lewy body disease
Principal Investigator: Dr Gemma Roberts
Full title: Improving the Interpretation of Cardiac Sympathetic Imaging with MIBG for More Accurate Diagnosis of Early Lewy Body Disease
Did you know that a heart…
Detecting Lewy body dementia using heart scans
Research supported by the Newcastle BRC gathers evidence on the accuracy of a heart scan for diagnosing Lewy body dementia at its earliest stages.
Funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK)…
“ESP+” – Extending and Improving ESP in the Diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease
Principal Investigator: Dr Lina Gliaudelytė
Image: Fibrils of alpha-synuclein produced using ESP
Each year in the UK there are around 20,000 new cases of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and 20,000…
Using EEG to understand and identify delirium in inpatients with Parkinson’s disease
Principal Investigator: Dr Rachael Lawson
Research has shown that people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are at increased risk of delirium. Delirium is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with altered levels…
Networks and genes: towards a better understanding of cholinergic dysfunction in Lewy body dementia
Principal Investigator: Dr Jude Harrison
Lewy body dementia (LBD), which includes Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), is characterised by significant damage to key brain networks,…
Developing novel tools to accurately identify dementia subtypes: application of wearable based gait analysis and machine learning approaches
Principal Investigator: Rana Zia Ur Rehman
Many different subtypes of dementia have similarities in clinical presentation, but a more accurate diagnosis is important to allow individuals to understand and manage…
Understanding how local area deprivation, health inequality and multimorbidity contribute to progression of dementia and cognitive impairment
Principal Investigator: Dr Calum Hamilton
The Study
As many as 40% of dementia cases may be preventable through addressing modifiable individual risk factors in earlier life. However, many of these factors…
Newcastle expert awarded £2.5m for dementia research
In a study funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Australian NHMRC, almost £2.5m has been awarded to fund a trial to assess the clinical…
Increasing our understanding of Lewy body dementia: a trainee’s story
