CHICAGO: Researchers have launched a £2.8 million study to help people with early stages of dementia – in a bid to cut out broken bones and hospital stays.
The degenerative condition causes a loss of memory, judgement and balance, and up to 80 per cent of patients have falls every year as a result of their declining health.
But a team of researchers has been awarded a £2.8 million grant from the National Institute for Health Research to create and test new therapies to help tackle the problem.
And the scientists believe they can help set back the progression of the disease by a year or two.