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EWGPWD meets face to face for the first time in over two years

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The European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD) was launched by Alzheimer Europe and its member associations in 2012. The group is composed entirely of people with dementia, who are nominated by their national Alzheimer associations. They work to ensure that the activities, projects and meetings of Alzheimer Europe duly reflect the priorities and […]

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JPND-funded projects meet at the 2022 mid-term Symposium

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On 28 April, The European Joint Programming Initiative on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) held its mid-term symposium 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Leading researchers from 30 JPND supported projects gathered for a one-day international scientific meeting to liaise, network and facilitate knowledge exchange and best practices in the field of neurodegenerative disease research. Presented project topics

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Registrations are open for the 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference #32AEC

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Alzheimer Europe is delighted to invite you to the 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference (#32AEC), organised in collaboration with Societatea Română Alzheimer. The in-person conference itself in Bucharest, Romania will take place from 17 to 19 October 2022. This will be a hybrid event, with some carefully selected sessions broadcast for the online audience. The event

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Members of the EU-FINGERS and LETHE Advisory Boards participate in an informative event

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On 6 April, members of the EU-FINGERS and LETHE Advisory Boards participated in a joint informative event on the topic of nutrition and exercise. The event was co-hosted by Alzheimer Europe (AE) and Karolinska Institutet (KI). A first speech was provided by Charlotta Thunborg, from KI, who talked about physical activity, exercise training and strength

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FINGER-NL has started: a study on the effects of lifestyle interventions on cognition

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January 27th marks the official start of FINGER-NL, a two year long intervention study researching the effect of a combination of life style interventions on the cognitive abilities of elderly people. In the FINGER-NL study, which is part of the overarching national MOCIA project, five Dutch research institutes join forces to one multi domain lifestyle

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EU-FINGERS showcased at 31st Alzheimer Europe Conference

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The 31st Alzheimer Europe Conference (#31AEC), “Resilience in dementia: Moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic”, was held online from 29 November to 1 December 2021. Over 600 participants, from 38 countries, attended the conference, which boasted almost 300 speakers sharing their research, projects and experiences in an atmosphere of collaboration and solidarity (160 oral presentations, 137

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EU-FINGERS held the 2021 General Assembly e-meeting

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On 18 November, the EU-FINGERS Consortium held the 2021 General Assembly (GA) e-meeting, in which all partners of the consortium actively participated. During the e-meeting chaired by Professor Miia Kivipelto, EU-FINGERS partners presented their research progresses, exchange ideas and discussed ways forward. The discussion included findings from the WW-FINGERS SARS-Cov-2 survey, items of scientific dissemination,

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Prof. Miia Kivipelto is awarded the 2021 Melvin R. Goodes Prize

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The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) has named Professor Miia Kivipelto, Scientific Coordinator of EU-FINGERS, as the recipient of the 2021 Melvin R. Goodes Prize. Introducing the award, Nancy Goodes said, “We are delighted to present this year’s Goodes Prize to Professor Kivipelto, whose monumental work with the FINGER trial has transformed how we view lifestyle interventions

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EU-FINGERS Advisory Board meets in February and March

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EU-FINGERS Consortium, funded by JPND, kicked off in 2020 with the aim of advancing preventive strategies for risk reduction and prevention of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s dementia. An important outcome of this consortium will be the “Multimodal Precision Prevention Toolbox”. This Toolbox will include different tools enabling the next generation of clinical trials, to identify precision prevention

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