Our research projects
Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2014
An update on preparations for this year’s Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference in Oxford, to be held on the 25-26 March 2014.
Drug Discovery Institute launches
Alzheimer’s Research UK launches a new initiative to bridge the gap between new knowledge about the causes of dementia and the discovery of new treatments.
Going Dutch – how joint funding is helping to tackle the big questions in dementia
As part of our pioneering dementia research, we have co-funded research in Scotland to study the molecular mechanisms that cause deterioration of connections between nerve cells, in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
Long words and lab coats?
Surely I would need a PhD to get in, I’m not a scientist. Will I even know what they’re talking about? What if they ask me a question? The nerves set in.
Tau be or not Tau be
Tau proteins are proteins that stabilise microtubules, which basically means they hold together the structure of a cell.
Down’s syndrome and dementia: what’s the link?
It often comes as a surprise to people that there’s a link between Down’s syndrome and dementia. But more than 60% of people with Down’s syndrome will develop Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia – before the age of 60. With our help, scientists are unravelling why.
When Alzheimer’s steals your sight
The visual symptoms aren’t caused by damage to the eyes, instead people with PCA have damage to areas at the back of the brain called the parietal and occipital lobes.
Alzheimer’s disease and the cocktail party effect
Alzheimer’s disease is mostly thought of as a memory problem. But as many who deal with the disease know, this isn’t the only problem people experience.
