Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
News, blogs and stories from across the field of dementia, the work of Alzheimer’s Disease International and our members.
As we count down the remaining days until the launch of this global event in Kraków, Poland, ADI is proud to share a message from our CEO, Paola Barbarino, and highlight some of our key speakers joining us from 24-26 April 2024.
ADI is pleased to welcome both Her Majesty The Queen Sofía of Spain and Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan to ADI’s 36th International Conference
The US Food and Drug Administration has reviewed clinical trial data for Biogen’s drug aducanumab, which aims to treat cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer’s disease.
We have a new website, with updated design and content. The site works better on mobile devices and brings together our resources, member information and programmes so they are easy to find.
Fiona Walsh writes about designing around the different challenges a person with dementia may experience – and how these design decisions can have a significant impact on a person’s dignity and independence
On World Alzheimer’s Day, Hilary Doxford, a dementia advocate and member of the 3 Nations Dementia Working Group and World Dementia Council, shares her views and experiences – as well as those of her friends and fellow advocates – of living with dementia in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Dementia Innovation Readiness Index 2020: 30 Global Cities’ calls strongly for cities to fulfil their commitments under the WHO’s Global action plan on dementia to engage fully with their national dementia plans.
The Lancet launches new guidance which reveals that an extended set of 12 modifiable risk factors might prevent or delay up to 40 per cent of dementia cases globally.
Two new reports highlight the challenges faced by health systems in the United States and five European countries to ensure preparedness for potentially imminent Alzheimer’s biomarker and treatment breakthroughs.
A national dementia plan for China has been officially launched as a part of China’s Action Plan for Healthy China 2030.