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Looking to the future for dementia with Lewy bodies
When the family of the late Robin Williams revealed that the actor had been living with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), it threw a spotlight on a disease that many people had not heard of before....
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Why we must be educating people in midlife about reducing their risk of dementia
This blog is a cross-post with the Association of Medical Research Charities. Too often we hear that dementia is just part and parcel of getting older, that nothing can be done to stop this cruel...
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Vascular dementia – where are the drugs?
With each heartbeat, blood vessels deliver around 15% of your blood up into your brain. This energy-hungry organ can only keep going thanks to the constant supply of nutrients and oxygen that are...
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My daughter Carla: dementia at 30
Rita Pepper’s daughter, Carla Bramall, is 40-years-old and in the late stages of dementia. The symptoms of the rare, inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease began when Carla was just 30. Carla’s father...
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Your data, your power: How you can help save lives
When shared in a safe and ethical way, Alzheimer’s Research UK strongly believes health data can save lives. That’s why we’re excited by the new videos produced by Understanding Patient Data that give...
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A challenge we must accept to change a future we can’t
At Alzheimer’s Research UK, we believe that research has the power to defeat dementia. We believe in it so strongly that part of the work we do focuses on preparing the way for treatments before...
View ArticleWhy the care sector must act now to defeat dementia
Seventy per cent of all people living in care homes today will have dementia. With the number of people living with this devastating condition expected to rise, it’s no wonder there are fears for how...
View ArticleThe 8 things we want the Challenge on Dementia to focus on
The Challenge on Dementia 2020 is a vital effort to bring together government, charities and other organisations to improve dementia care, build awareness, and strengthen dementia research. The...
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Prime Minister supports revolutionary early diagnosis effort
In an announcement made today, Prime Minister Theresa May outlined a new focus on early diagnosis of disease under the Grand Challenge on Artificial Intelligence in the Industrial Strategy. The Prime...
View ArticleWhy I’ve been sharing my health data for over 70 years
We’re living in an era of big data that is influencing all aspects of our lives, but maybe our health most of all. From paper records kept in drawers at GP surgeries to creating networks of digital...
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Pressing for Progress: Women in Dementia Research
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a global day celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. #adalovelaceday That includes the incredible female researchers helping to...
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Rare genetic discoveries driving breakthroughs for everyone affected by...
Dr Selina Wray, an Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded scientist from University College London, and researchers from the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) have shed new light on how genetic mutations...
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Would you spend your 70th birthday in a brain scanner?
Our Insight 46 study is a unique opportunity to study how factors throughout our life could influence our brain health aged 70. The UCL team today revealed new findings from the landmark study, that...
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