Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has welcomed an announcement that dementia research projects across the UK will receive £45m from the…

This month marks the start of World Alzheimer’s Month, the global campaign to raise awareness of dementia and tackle stigma worldwide. World Alzheimer’s Day is…

Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling for access to EU funding programmes to be made a priority in Brexit negotiations, as a poll of dementia scientists…

Researchers from the UK and Mexico have revealed the presence of strongly magnetic magnetite nanoparticles in the human brain, with some previous research linking these…

The findings, published today in the journal Current Biology, shed light on the processes driving communication breakdown in the brain and identify a protein called…

A group of friends have teamed up to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK in memory of Southampton footballer Kevin Moore. Among the group is…

A new £6.9m study funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) has been announced today that will…

Alzheimer’s Society responds to Simon ‘Mac’ McDermott’s heart-warming and inspiring videos of him and his dad, the ‘Songaminute’ Man. Singing in their very own carpool…

New research claims that calcium supplements may be associated with an increased risk of dementia in older women who have had a stroke or other…

Brave campaigner and novelist Valerie Blumenthal has been made a Champion of Alzheimer’s Research UK, for raising the profile of a rare form of dementia which…

Research published today in Science Advances has identified a specific pattern of gene activity in areas of the brain that are most vulnerable to the…

Researchers at the University of Manchester have shown that a common anti-inflammatory drug may be able to rescue memory problems in mice with features of…

Acupuncture in Medicine: Acupuncture for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials A review of existing evidence suggests that acupuncture may be…

Few doubt the scale of the challenge posed by dementia, yet there is no cure and so accelerating research into prevention and care is crucial….

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) welcomes the announcement of Phase 3 clinical trial results that show a limited effect on key measures of Alzheimer’s Disease of…