Audrey Bloodworth
Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Key Alzheimer’s Facts Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia. It accounts for around 60-70% of cases of dementia. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disorder which means that the symptoms develop gradually and become more severe over time. The first signs of Alzheimer’s disease are minor memory problems, but this develops to…
Rod Thompson
Michael Abbensetts
Les Green
Professor Steffen Scholpp – University of Exeter
Dr Laura Palmer – Manager of the South West Dementia Brain Bank (SWDBB)
Dr Laura Palmer – Manager of the South West Dementia Brain Bank (SWDBB) Laura took her BRACE-funded, part-time PhD at the University of Bristol between 2006 and 2014. Laura’s PhD work investigated the role of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). This important enzyme pathway and signalling system…
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…
Gift Aid Awareness Day
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…