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Dementia information
People with and without dementia, as well as carers, have a vital role to play in helping scientists understand more about diseases that cause dementia, and to test new treatments, therapies and methods of diagnosis.
You can register to find out which research studies you may be suitable to take part in via Join Dementia Research.
You can also register your interest below and find out more about what might be involved in a research study.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK has funded over £100 million of research into the development of new treatments for dementia and is leading the search for a cure.
We are at a tipping point in dementia research where finding a treatment that can stop diseases like Alzheimer’s is closer than ever before.
Bringing together expertise from across the UK and joining forces with pharmaceutical industries is important to achieve this. Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Drug Discovery Alliance (DDA) unites institutes in Cambridge, Oxford and London (UCL) to bring together discoveries by researchers in universities and drug development by pharmaceutical companies.
You can find out more about the research we are funding in this area.
Cancer research has had a lot of funding over a long period of time and has achieved results, as shown by Frank's treatments after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. We want to see the same progress achieved in dementia research.
- Alison, whose husband Frank is living with Alzheimer's
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You can find out more about current diagnosis and treatments for each type of dementia on the following pages:
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Dementia information
Read more about treatments for dementia, including information on treating depression, anxiety and agitation and for information on antipsychotics.
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This information was updated in April 2026 and is due for review in April 2028. It was written by Alzheimer's Research UK's Information Services team with input from lay and expert reviewers. Please get in touch if you'd like a referenced copy.
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