The narrative here is largely apocalyptic. There is no effective treatment, let alone the hope of a remedy or a programme of prevention. Dementia lurks apparently in wait for all in better age unopposed. The finish phases of dementia are a genuine horror, as are the late phases of all terminal illnesses.
The hope we ought to have for dementia, however, is the hope we have always had in the encounter of daily life threatening and incurable illness: that we may well live, and reside nicely, for as lengthy as achievable. In that vein, including dementia and the search for assistive and supportive digital technologies in the Longitude Prize is to be welcomed.
It is not a search for a remedy or even an successful treatment method. It does not address the problem of persistent under-funding in the area of dementia analysis – only an eigth the assets are invested annually by Government in dementia research in contrast with the funding accessible for cancer. To me this £10 million fund, should it be won, would be an act of defiance, a statement that we choose to reject the nihilism that goes with the accepted narrative of dementia.
LONGITUDE PRIZE 2014
The Longitude Prize gives a £10 million prize fund for an innovation that will fix one particular of the key difficulties of our time. And we can all support to decide which of six themes the prize should emphasis on. The six issues are:
• To assist men and women with dementia reside independently for longer
• To aid prevent the rise of resistance to antibiotics
• To help us to be capable to fly without having damaging the surroundings
• To assist guarantee everybody has nutritious, sustainable meals
• To assist restore movement to these with paralysis
• To aid ensure every person can have access to protected and clean water
You can vote for the challenge you think the Longitude Prize should pursue at bbc.co.uk/horizon. Voting closes at 7.10pm on June 25 2014. The winning challenge will be announced on June 25 and will grow to be the emphasis of the £10 million prize fund. The Longitude Committee will then finalise the criteria for how to win the prize, and from September tips can be submitted. The Longitude Prize will run for up to five years. http://www.longitudeprize.org/
Longitude Prize 2014: We need to reject the apocalyptic, nihilistic narrative around dementia
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