Dementia research
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Taking the time to watch the video will help many people to better understand the nature of diseases like Alzheimer’s, but by sharing it, the impact grows, and more and more people will get this important message.
It’s time to change the conversation
To accelerate progress towards life-changing treatments, we must also change the conversation about dementia.
What would you want from a dementia treatment?
With our survey, developed with academics from the University of Edinburgh, we aim to gather opinions from as many people as possible. This will help us to pick out trends in opinion, and learn whether different groups of people tend to value different things.
Would you spend your 70th birthday in a brain scanner?
Our Insight 46 study is a unique opportunity to study how factors throughout our life could influence our brain health aged 70.
6 areas dementia experts say research should focus on next
There’s more work to be done to speed up breakthroughs for people with dementia.
When will there be a blood test for Alzheimer’s?
A blood test, however, would be a simple, cost-effective, relatively non-invasive way to give key insights about brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease.
The fathers of the brain
Around Father’s Day, many people across the country will be thanking their fathers for the support, love and very likely financial assistance they have given them throughout their lives. The relationship a father, or any individual, has with a child they care for is dynamic and complex. When we are young, fathers can help to support us in learning new skills, teach us how to eat and very often clean our mess up when we have made it. I have recently become a father and know how much time and energy these activities can take!
How can a mobile game help detect Alzheimer’s risk?
But what is Sea Hero Quest? And how can this game spot those at risk of Alzheimer’s?
Rare genetic discoveries driving breakthroughs for everyone affected by Alzheimer’s
Through your support, you have helped to support Dr Wray throughout her career, allowing her to build her expertise, grow her team and emerge as one of the top young scientists working in an exciting area of dementia research.
What can mad cow disease tell us about dementia?
Dr Jason Sang revealed fascinating insights on how we can learn from the science behind diseases like Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) in humans, or BSE in cattle (also known as mad cow disease), to make progress in tackling the diseases that cause dementia.
