Royal recognition for university’s dementia work
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-Nov-2025 23:11 ET (26-Nov-2025 04:11 GMT/UTC)
Newcastle University's work transforming the understanding, diagnosis and care of people with Dementia with Lewy Bodies has won the UK’s highest national honor for universities. The prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Higher and Further Education are awarded by the monarch every two years in recognition of world-class excellence and achievement at academic institutions. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, affecting an estimated 130,000 people in the United Kingdom and researchers at Newcastle University have transformed global understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition.
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