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Lancet Commission report identifies two new modifiable dementia risk factors

The new risk factors identified are untreated vision loss and high low-density lipoprotein

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Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug unanimously endorsed by FDA panel of experts

The company is seeking approval of donanemab to treat patients with early stages of the disease

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LifeArc and King’s College London partner to accelerate treatment for motor neurone disease

The rare neurodegenerative disease affects one in every 300 people in the UK

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Sanofi presents promising results for investigational frexalimab in relapsing forms of MS

Approximately 85% of patients are initially diagnosed with relapsing forms of the neurological disease

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Study suggests hearing aids could prevent onset and progression of dementia

People with severe hearing loss had an increased risk of up to 20% of developing dementia

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LifeArc launches £5m motor neurone disease drug repurposing programme

Research teams will be eligible to receive up to £750,000 per project through the programme

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New UK research institute launched for motor neurone disease

The research institute will bring together MND labs, clinical centres and researchers

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New blood test could one day be used to diagnose Parkinson’s disease

The discovery could potentially lead to the development of a definitive diagnostic test

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LSTM and LifeArc announce partnership and research fund to tackle infectious diseases

The research responds to a need for new treatments and diagnostic technologies

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LifeArc launches rare disease programme with £100m investment

An initial £40m will go towards the creation of up to five rare disease research centres

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LifeArc partners with UK Dementia Research Institute

Dementia affects around 900,000 people in the UK and this is expected to rise to around 1.6 million by 2040

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LifeArc creates £10m COVID-19 research fund

Medical research charity joins efforts against coronavirus

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