Mild cognitive impairment
How you can help Alzheimer’s Research UK this Christmas: Six Supporter Stories
The festive season can be a wonderful time to share food, exchange presents and spend quality moments with your loved ones. But Christmas can have so much more meaning when we choose to give something back to a cause close to our hearts. We know that if nothing changes, 1 in 2 people will have…
Reflecting on a groundbreaking year
This week, we published our Annual Report for the 2022/23 financial year, and I couldn’t be more excited to reflect on such a momentous year for progress, both in dementia research and at Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Personality traits linked with memory and thinking problems, study suggests
A study looks at the link between personality types and cognitive decline, but doesn’t yet tell us the underlying reasons behind this link
Keeping your weight in check could protect your brain from damage
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have found that obesity is linked with poorer brain health in people with and without memory and thinking problems. The research is published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports. What did the researchers do? Researchers collected brain scans from 47 volunteers diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s disease, 68 with…
Doctors call for new ways of approaching early changes to memory and thinking
Alzheimer’s Research UK has spearheaded a new review, calling for a fresh focus on how problems with early memory and thinking should be recognised, diagnosed, and treated
Does your personality affect risk of memory problems?
Research from the US suggests that people with a more open personality are at reduced risk of developing mild memory and thinking problems while those with higher levels of neuroticism are at increased risk. The research was published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, today (Wednesday 3 June). What is Mild Cognitive Impairment? Mild…
Road testing detailed new brain scan techniques in people with memory problems
A doctor at Imperial College London will monitor early changes that develop in the brains of people with memory problems.