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EU-FINGERS in the 44th edition of the Dementia in Europe magazine

Our partner Alzheimer Europe has recently published the 44th edition of its Dementia in Europe magazine, which contains many important updates on European and national policy developments in the dementia field. The magazine features an article on the recent collaborative event for #PublicInvolvement in European brain health research, held in Luxembourg. The meeting involved six […]

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EU-FINGERS at #ADPD2024

Update / Cindy Birck

The AD/PD™ Conference is where the brightest minds gather to explore the latest research, clinical trials, and treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The event has grown to be one of the leading events in the field of neurodegenerative disorders and was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 5-9 March 2024. Several EU-FINGERS partners had the

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Publication of the GOIZ ZAINDU study

Update / Cindy Birck

We are pleased to announce that one of the EU-FINGERS randomised clinical trial, GOIZ ZAINDU, has recently been published in the journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. GOIZ ZAINDU (“caring early” in Basque) is a pilot study to adapt the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) methodology to the Basque population

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Series of interviews with EU-FINGERS members

Event, Update / Cindy Birck

In November 2023, six European research projects joined together in a series of consultations focusing on Public Involvement in dementia and brain health research, organised by Alzheimer Europe. Members of these Advisory Boards are people at a higher risk of, or living with, dementia, carers and supporters of people with dementia and other lay people

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Members of the EU-FINGERS Advisory Board participate in a face-to-face consultation

Event, Update / Cindy Birck

From 14 to 16 November, an impactful face-to-face event for Public Involvement was organised by Alzheimer Europe in Luxembourg. The collaborative event brought together the members of six EU-funded projects, all of which are working on different aspects of brain health and dementia research, to collaborate in a series of multi-project consultations. The first consultation

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Luxembourg hosts unprecedented collaborative event for PI in EU brain health research

Event, Update / Cindy Birck

Next week in Luxembourg, at the first event of its kind, six European research projects will join together in a series of consultations focusing on Public Involvement in dementia and brain health research, organised by Alzheimer Europe. At this unprecedented event, taking place from 14 to 16 November, 44 members of the Advisory Boards of

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EU-FINGERS features prominently at #33AEC

Event, Update / Cindy Birck

The 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference (#33AEC) “New opportunities in dementia care, policy and research” was formally opened on 16 October in Helsinki, Finland. The conference was held as a hybrid event, with delegates and presenters able to join either on site or online, thus making it as accessible, inclusive and interactive as possible. A record

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EU-FINGERS project supplement published with new Dementia in Europe magazine at #33AEC

Update / Cindy Birck

A new publication about the EU-FINGERS project has been launched as a supplement to the 43rd edition of Alzheimer Europe‘s policy magazine, “Dementia in Europe”. Both publications coincided with the first day of the 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference (33AEC), in Helsinki and all delegates received a copy of the magazine and EU-FINGERS supplement in their

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New paper out on communication in memory clinic settings

Update / Cindy Birck

There is now compelling evidence that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) takes hold in the brain decades before dementia symptoms appear, providing a window of opportunity for preventative efforts to stop the disease before the onset of dementia. Today’s research increasingly involves the whole continuum, including the earlier stages of the disease. This is accompanied by increasing

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EU-FINGERS features prominently at #AAIC23

Update / Cindy Birck

The 2023 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) took place from 16th-20th July as a hybrid event (online and in Amsterdam, Netherlands). It is the world’s largest meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science. This year, the conference attracted over 11,000 attendees including researchers, clinicians and dementia professionals to share breaking research discoveries that will lead to

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