Gwellian Page-Gibby discusses recent news from the University of Exeter who have been developing Artificial Intelligence able to predict which patients will develop dementia within 2 years.
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Univeristy of Exeter leads new research project in treatment of delirium
University of Exeter leads new research project in treatment of delirium A research programme led by the University of Exeter will investigate ways to help hospital patients recover from delirium. Delirium is a state of acute confusion, often involving hallucinations, that afflicts a quarter of older people admitted to hospital. The £2.5 million programme is […]
University of Exeter receives £10 million for new Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre
On the 18th of April, the University of Exeter announced that it had received its biggest ever single donation of £10 million from the Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation. The sum will be used for the new Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre, which will focus primarily on dementia research and diagnosis. The facility will be built […]
Documentary Review – Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory
With a vacant, expressionless look in his eyes and his head wilted to one side, Henry feels the headphones as they are gently positioned on his head. As the 1930s swing jazz music plays, a sudden energy awakens inside him. or this moment it is as though he is without Alzheimer’s and back in his […]