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Today the pharmaceutical company, Biogen presented further analysis from two phase III trials of the potential new Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab. Results were presented at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference in San Diego. Dr Carol Routledge, Director of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK said: “Since Biogen announced unexpected positive results from two phase […]
Scientists have found that faults in the blood-brain barrier lead to increased immune activity in the brain of mice. The researchers published the findings in two scientific papers in Science Translational Medicine. Dr Sara Imarisio, Head of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “A barrier between the blood and brain is an important protection against […]
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes the Conservatives’ pledge to double investment in dementia research as a ‘step in the right direction’. Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK and costs the economy more than cancer and heart disease combined. Despite this, funding for dementia research lags far behind other health conditions. Currently, the […]
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology: Alzheimer Disease Pathology-Associated Polymorphism in a Complex Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Region Within the MUC6 Gene, Near the AP2A2 Gene Researchers in the US have identified a version of a gene associated with an increased level of the Alzheimer’s protein tau in the brains of people with the […]
Alzheimer’s Research UK and parkrun UK are celebrating their partnership passing the milestone of £1.5million raised for pioneering dementia research. Thousands of parkrunners are being thanked this week for their efforts in supporting the partnership, which was launched in 2015 when the UK’s leading dementia research charity became the official charity partner of parkrun UK. […]
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has welcomed the Labour Party’s manifesto pledge to improve access to future treatments for conditions like dementia. Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK and costs the economy more than cancer and heart disease combined. Despite this, funding for dementia research lags far […]
Norwich-based clinician and researcher, Prof Michael Hornberger, takes the spotlight in a hard-hitting new charity film, exploring the impact vascular dementia has on the brain. The film is part of Alzheimer’s Research UK and Ricoh’s joint campaign, Dementia Uncovered, which highlights the many physical diseases that cause dementia, as well as the scientists striving to […]
A Perthshire woman, who has dementia, is one of the stars of a powerful new charity awareness campaign highlighting the many physical diseases that cause the condition. Olive Munro, who was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2015, and her husband Ronnie tell their story in a film for the Dementia Uncovered campaign. Alzheimer’s Research UK […]
Cambridge-based clinician and researcher, Prof James Rowe, takes the spotlight in an inspiring new charity film exploring the impact dementia has on the brain and the power of research to overcome it. The film is part of Alzheimer’s Research UK and Ricoh’s joint campaign, Dementia Uncovered, which highlights the many physical diseases that cause dementia, […]
Southampton-based clinician and researcher, Dr Jay Amin, takes the spotlight in a new charity film exploring Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The film is part of Alzheimer’s Research UK and Ricoh’s joint campaign, Dementia Uncovered, which highlights the many physical diseases that cause dementia, as well as the scientists striving to bring about new dementia […]