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For the millions of people affected by dementia and Parkinson’s, better treatments can’t come soon enough. Current options ...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today issued final decisions on lecanemab and donanemab, ...
Prof Sir John Hardy, Vice President of Alzheimer’s Research UK, outlines how the UK can continue to drive progress towards a ...
Alzheimer’s Research UK supporter and Oldham Athletic owner, Frank Rothwell, has been awarded an OBE for his charitable ...
This week the Government revealed its Spending Review - we dive into what the settlement means for progress on dementia.
If you already have a place in this event but would like to support Alzheimer’s Research UK, we’d love to have you on the team! There’s no minimum sponsorship target and we can provide help and ...
Our brains control everything we think, feel, remember and do. There are diseases that stop a person’s brain from working properly. When a person has one of these diseases, they may have problems with ...
Dementia is not a disease in itself. Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when brain cells stop working properly. There are different types of dementia, caused by ...
Find out the 10 most important facts and statistics about dementia and dementia research. Click on each fact for more information. 1. Dementia is not a disease itself. Expand The word ‘dementia’ is a ...
With expertise in research, fundraising, policy and more, our staff are dedicated to making breakthroughs possible. Hilary Evans-Newton is the Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Hilary joined ...
Frontotemporal dementia also called FTD, is a rarer type of dementia caused by a build up of proteins, tau, FUS and TDP-43, in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Dementia is caused by ...