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MPs join Alzheimer’s Research UK to support dementia research and mark World Alzheimer’s Month
Representatives of Alzheimer’s Research UK recently met with MPs in...
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcome report highlighting urgent need for action to improve dementia diagnosis around the world
Alzheimer’s Research UK have welcomed the findings of Alzheimer’s Disease...
Leading charity gives funding boost for dementia research in Sheffield
Today, Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced support for pioneering dementia...
£100K funding boost as over half of Scots report knowing someone with dementia
Alzheimer’s Research UK has today announced £100,000 of new funding...
Race Against Dementia, founded by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, gives further £2m to accelerate the race against dementia
Race Against Dementia (RAD), a charity founded by Sir Jackie...
Drug study shows promise in mice for vascular dementia
Research investigating whether a drug already used to treat high...
Liver protein causes Alzheimer’s changes in mice
Researchers in Australia investigating a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease,...
Willingness to get involved in medical research at ‘all time high’
Almost 1 in 3 (29%) of adults say they are...
Link between eye conditions and dementia
Eye conditions like age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetes-related eye...
Transport noise associated with increased dementia risk
Researchers have suggested a link between noise made by transport...
Mentally stimulating jobs linked to lower dementia risk, study suggests
New research published today suggests that people with mentally stimulating...
Scott Mitchell appointed an Ambassador of Alzheimer’s Research UK
Scott Mitchell – husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor...
Diabetes drug may reduce dementia risk, new study suggests
Today (Wednesday 11 August) researchers in South Korea have suggested...
AI could help ‘diagnose dementia in a day’
Researchers at Cambridge University and Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge have...
Cognition in rugby union players decreases across season
Today (Friday 6 August) researchers in Wales have published findings...
Amyloid levels in blood predict memory and thinking changes later in life
Today (Wednesday 4 August) researchers in the US have published...
Air pollution linked with increased dementia risk in Seattle study
Today (Wednesday 4 August) researchers in the US have published...
Career length linked with increased dementia risk in ex-professional footballers
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have today (Monday 2...
Researchers identify key barriers to underrepresented people taking part in dementia clinical trials
Research presented today (Thursday 29 July) at the 2021 Alzheimer’s...
COVID-19 linked to worsening brain health and markers of Alzheimer’s disease
Research presented today (Thursday 29 July) at the 2021 Alzheimer’s...
Why I’m Going for Gold at the London Marathon
Supporting, support, supporter. Three words with three different meanings and impacts...
Why I’m running two marathons for dementia research this year – part two
You may remember me from a blog I wrote in...
Answering your questions about aducanumab
In June 2021, the United States Food and Drug Administration...
How can we help millions understand dementia in 5 minutes?
We live in an information age. Knowledge on almost any...
Global dementia cases are set to triple, but what does this mean, what are we doing and how can you help?
This week dementia researchers from around the world gathered together,...
Celebrating our dementia health information
Why should we be talking about dementia? There are almost...
Could an internet-based intervention help reduce dementia risk in the over 75s?
We’re funding a range of research projects to develop understanding...
A story behind each signature: campaigner Olive Munro delivers petition to the Prime Minister
Over 51,000 people signed our petition which was delivered...
Why I’m running two marathons for dementia research this year
Since 2015, I’ve worked in the Chief Investment Office at...
parkrun could be one of your brain healthy habits
Chrissie Wellington OBE, parkrun’s Global Lead for Health and Wellbeing,...
It’s time to make the brain the guest of honour
Actress Tanya Franks (EastEnders, Broadchurch, Pulling) shares her family’s experiences...
Reducing our risk of dementia: “It’s never too early to start and never too late”
In the run up to Dementia Action Week (17-23 May...
Can we predict how dementia will progress following a diagnosis?
The impact dementia research can have on improving people’s lives...
Six take homes from the Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference
The onset of spring means not only lighter and longer...
