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Elizabeth is Missing
2014 was one of the strangest years of my life. The publication of the book I had quietly worked on for five years changed my ambition, my career, my address and even my sense of self. I have been able...
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Championing ‘Join dementia research’
This is a cross-post with the National Institute for Health Research Susie Hewer from East Sussex was a full-time carer for her mother, Peggy, who lived with vascular dementia for many years. Since her...
View ArticleLiving with posterior cortical atrophy
This is a cross-post with The Huffington Post. Author Valerie Blumenthal was diagnosed with PCA, a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease, last year. Today she will join a panel at the Women of the World...
View ArticleWomen and Dementia: A Marginalised Majority
A report being released today by Alzheimer’s Research UK highlights the enormous toll of dementia on women in the UK. They face a triple whammy: dementia is now the leading cause of death among UK...
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How many people develop dementia in their 30s?
How many people develop dementia in their 30s? You might have read in the news today, the story of Chris Graham, told at the age of 35 that he was going to develop Alzheimer’s. Chris’ brother is in the...
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International Clinical Trials Day: The power of clinical research to find a cure
As International Clinical Trials Day conveniently falls in the middle of Dementia Awareness Week, it is the perfect opportunity to talk about how clinical trials are changing the future for dementia....
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Cracking dementia: the challenge of our generation
In the 1980s the world sat up and took notice of AIDS spreading through groups across the world – quickly identified by scientists as caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). What happened in...
View ArticleInspiring a fightback
There appears to be a conflict in the midst of how society currently views dementia. On the one hand, surveys tell us that we fear dementia more than any other condition and that we believe it to be...
View ArticleA wake-up call about dementia can win this battle
This week, Alzheimer’s Research UK launched its first ever month long national dementia awareness campaign featuring a prime-time advertisement on national TV and cinemas across the UK. They’ve...
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Would you spend your 70th birthday in a brain scanner?
That’s a question that’s been asked to members of the UK’s longest-running birth cohort study. OK, so technically they won’t necessarily need to be in the scanner on their birthday (perhaps too much to...
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Those hands that once held mine
As I was sitting holding Mum’s hand in the hospital, I thought of all she meant to me and the number of times she had held my hand. I pretty much knew this was the last time she would do so. Mum had...
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Dementia in the future: what’s in store for our children?
A new analysis has estimated that for every child born this year, one in three can be expected to develop dementia during their lifetime. The finding is revealed on World Alzheimer’s Day, a date that...
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Dementia with Lewy bodies: what can the heart tell us about the head?
You may have heard an interview last week with the late Robin Williams’ wife, discussing his health in the months before he took his own life. Robin Williams had been living with a form of dementia...
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Dementia Explained – providing dementia information to children
This week Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a brand new website, ‘Dementia Explained’, designed to help children better understand dementia. The site brings together a range of resources such as...
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Questions children ask about dementia and how to answer them
Dementia isn’t a condition that just affects an individual, its impact is felt through whole families and across generations. Dementia is a difficult condition to understand even for adults. Changing...
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Pogo sticks, trial results and ‘transmissible Alzheimer’s’ – top 10 headlines...
It’s been a busy 12 months for the Alzheimer’s Research UK press team, with dementia seemingly never far from the headlines. We work hard to make sure dementia research and our amazing fundraisers and...
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New Year’s Resolution: Get involved in dementia research
It’s that time of year again where we all start to think about what we can do to be better people. I’ve gone for the classics; I’m going to start at the gym, sort my diet out, and sign up to help beat...
View ArticleThe future of dementia is orange
Hopefully you’ve had the chance to take a look at our thought-provoking new campaign film #sharetheorange featuring ARUK supporter Christopher Eccleston. Why have we taken this unusual approach to...
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The Many Faces of Dementia – a free online course
Dr Tim Shakespeare, an Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Fellow at UCL (University College London) has led the creation of a new free online course called ‘The Many Faces of Dementia’ which will start...
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Behind the Headlines: A 20% drop in UK dementia incidence rates
In the headlines today, we’re seeing reports of a study showing some welcome changes in the numbers of people developing dementia over the last two decades. The news is based on the latest in a series...
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