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New paper highlights how musical interactions can support relationships for people living with dementia

Researchers from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ have reassessed the goals of music interactions for people with dementia.
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New research reveals link between air pollution and water quality and people having multiple long term chronic conditions

Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute has identified a new link between air pollution and water quality with multimorbidity.
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Art and academia: Healthy Lifespan Institute members present research at the Festival of the Mind

This year, Professor Ilaria Bellantuono and Dr Lee Pretlove shared their research discoveries with the general public at ºù«Ӱҵ’s Festival of the Mind.
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Early career researchers present findings to public in lecture series

Ameli Vidanearachchi and Haoyang Liu presented their research findings as part of the ºù«Ӱҵ u3a showroom lecture series.
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Heart disease causes early brain dysfunction and can treble key Alzheimer’s protein

Heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer’s protein in the brain, say scientists.