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London doctor survey warning over NHS dementia demand
15 March 2011
Government reforms of the NHS will not tackle the growing demand from dementia sufferers, a study analysing London services has shown.
The study from the think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found one in three GPs were unable to diagnose the illness.
The Department of Health said it was undertaking an audit of dementia.
But IPPR associate director Rick Muir said: “It is far from clear that changes will rise to the challenge.”
The number of people with dementia is expected to soar as the population ages, with more than a million people diagnosed in England by 2021, according to the study.
Understanding carers in the UK
Understanding carers
Everything you need to know if you know carers, work with carers or deal with carers in your daily life.
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Brain disorder ‘messaging clue’
14 March 2011 Last updated at 00:09
Brain disorder ‘messaging clue’
Scientists say they have discovered a “maintenance” protein that helps keep nerve fibres that transmit messages in the brain operating smoothly.
The University of Edinburgh team says the finding could improve understanding of disorders such as epilepsy, dementia, MS and stroke.
In such neurodegenerative disorders, electrical impulses from the brain are disrupted.
