This week the Government revealed its Spending Review - we dive into what the settlement means for progress on dementia.

Researchers at the Drug Discovery Alliance (DDA) have developed several lead molecules that could help restore the function of the blood brain barrier. One of them has led to a patent application. The ...

Prof Sir John Hardy, Vice President of Alzheimer’s Research UK, outlines how the UK can continue to drive progress towards a ...

There’s been a leap in potential new medicines being tested in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s, according to a new annual ...

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 ...

If you’re interested in taking part in a research study, you might have lots of questions about what might be involved. Here we provide some information about what you might be asked to do if you ...

Not everyone will experience difficulties with all of these activities and a person’s symptoms can progress at different rates. You can find information about how dementia commonly affects activities ...

Research has found a link between drinking too much alcohol and an increased risk of dementia. People who regularly drink more than 21 units of alcohol a week are more likely to develop dementia ...

Obesity is a medical term used to describe carrying an excess amount of body fat which affects a person’s health. It is measured in a few different ways. One way is with Body Mass Index (BMI), where a ...

Research suggests that almost half of dementia cases worldwide could be prevented or delayed. If nobody was exposed to air pollution, there’d be three fewer cases of dementia for every 100 people who ...

It is normal to have questions about dementia and the diseases that cause it. Here we aim to address some of those questions and hope to challenge some common myths and misconceptions. Many people are ...