World Alzheimer’s Day — 21 Sept 2025: Alzheimer’s is not just forgetfulness or a normal part of ageing. Early signs—memory loss affecting daily life, confusion about time or place, trouble finding words, or personality changes—should prompt a respectful conversation and a medical check-up; early diagnosis and support can improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their families. This year’s theme, “Ask About Dementia. Ask About Alzheimer’s,” urges everyone to speak up, challenge stigma, and build dementia-friendly communities.

You can help by learning the warning signs, offering practical or emotional support to carers, and sharing accurate information so myths don’t spread; donate or volunteer with local Alzheimer’s organisations to fund care and research. Share to raise awareness and support someone today.

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Three-Minute Take-Home Test May Identify Symptoms Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

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Today, on 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (Sept 7 — 7/9 for the 79 exons of the dystrophin gene), we stand with families affected by Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. These conditions are progressive genetic disorders that most often appear between ages 2–5, showing as delayed milestones, frequent falls, and weakening muscles. Raising awareness helps drive earlier screening, timely genetic testing, and faster referrals to specialist care teams—steps that improve quality of life and open access to treatments and clinical trials.

The 2025 theme, “𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲,” highlights how essential family support is to daily management and long-term outcomes. Effective care combines medical follow-up (neurology, cardiology, pulmonology), physiotherapy, nutrition, and mental-health support with practical assistance from caregivers and peer networks. When families are informed, connected, and supported, they can better coordinate care, prevent complications, and advocate for resources and inclusive policies.

You can help today: share this post, wear red or join #Challenge79, and encourage anyone noticing delayed motor milestones to ask their clinician for CK screening and genetic testing. Support local patient groups, donate to research, or volunteer time to connect families with services.

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𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵.

Globally, approximately 400,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year, and every family’s life is changed forever by that diagnosis. Many countries have seen major survival improvements, but outcomes remain uneven: survival rates differ widely between and within regions, and millions of children still lack timely access to specialised paediatric oncology care, clinical trials and child-appropriate treatments. Low- and middle-income countries carry the largest burden of mortality, while high-income countries struggle with gaps in access to the latest innovations and long-term follow-up for survivors.

To improve outcomes worldwide we need more and smarter investment in childhood-cancer research, faster development and fair global access to affordable, child-specific medicines, and stronger health systems that provide standardised multidisciplinary care, early diagnosis and survivorship services. Policymakers, funders, clinicians, researchers, patient groups and communities must collaborate to close disparities — you can help by supporting trusted childhood-cancer charities, advocating for equitable research funding and care policies, and sharing verified information and survivor stories with consent.

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Millions may be living with undiagnosed autism, especially girls, who are often diagnosed later than boys. 🧠👧👦 Early signs can appear as young as 2, but gender disparities persist in diagnosis. #Autism #Neurodiversity #Healthcare #GenderDisparity #EarlyDiagnosis

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𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 (𝗦𝗠𝗔) 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, dedicated to raising support and knowledge about this rare hereditary neurological disorder. SMA causes the gradual loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, difficulty with voluntary movements, swallowing, breathing, and scoliosis. It is a leading genetic cause of infant mortality but can also affect older children and adults in milder forms. Early diagnosis and a combination of treatments—including medication, physical therapy, and supportive care—can help improve quality of life. This month, let’s unite to educate, fund research, support families, and bring hope for a future cure.

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