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Charity Saturday for Dementia Research!
Ghyston, a South West bespoke software solutions company, kindly gave their time and expertise to raise vital funds for charity, on a very hot and sunny Saturday in July. The dedicated team volunteered their skills to deliver project work for clients, in lieu of payment, with their fees being donated to dementia research. More than…
I Would Walk 870 mile for Dementia Research!
This week marks Dementia Action Week, 17th May – 23rd May. BRACE is incredibly lucky to have supporters all over the UK and even the world taking action in their own way to support dementia research. Two lovely ladies, Eirlys and Linda, from Ceredigion West Wales are taking part in a virtual 870 mile, Wales coastal…
BRACE awards funding for an important Alzheimer’s disease pilot study at the University of Exeter
The grant from BRACE to the Living Systems Institute group at Exeter is part of the charity’s acclaimed pilot scheme which pursues new and promising lines of research. This award will fund important research into cell communication and its degeneration relating to Alzheimer’s disease under the direction of Dr Steffen Scholpp, Associate Professor Cell and…
Tiverton Golf Cub raise over £3000 for Dementia Research!
A huge thank you to David Buxton and the Tiverton Golf Club for raising £3000 for dementia research in 2020 – despite the lockdowns caused by the pandemic. David was the Club’s captain and he kindly nominated BRACE Dementia Research to be his charity of the year. The new Captain, Paul Boax for 2021 has…
Help protect dementia research ‘at risk’
BRACE is proud to be an Association of Medical Research Charity member – AMRC are working hard to protect vital medical research in the UK. At a time when medical research is most needed, charities like BRACE, are facing unprecedented falls in income due to COVID-19. Funding from Government is urgently needed to support charities to continue…
South West CMG Raise Vital Funds to Support a BRACE Specialist Dementia Nurse
The Crematorium & Memorial Group (CMG), part of Dignity Plc, who operate crematoria in Weston-Super-Mare, Exeter & Croscombe, has donated £6000 to help secure funding to support the work of a Specialist Dementia Research Nurse at the Bristol Brain Centre. The dementia clinic is the only neurology clinic in the region and supports patients from…
New BRACE Trustee
We are delighted to announce that Dr John Pounsford MD FRCP has joined the Trustees of BRACE. John recently retired as a consultant geriatrician at Southmead Hospital. He has a special interest in lung disease in the elderly. He had an interest in medical management and was Clinical Director of Medicine at North Bristol for…
BRACE Founder Turns 100 Today!
BRACE’s founder, Dr Brandon Lush, was born today on 31st July, 1920 and he is now officially 100 years old! We would like to wish Brandon a very happy birthday today, with today, of all days being that extra bit special. BRACE was found by Dr Brandon and Professor Gordon Wilcox on 24th September 1987,…