Dr Doug Brown, Director of Research and Development at Alzheimer’s Society, looks at the future of dementia research. When it comes to dementia, the numbers and statistics can be frightening. This devastating condition is expected to affect one million of us by 2021. It’s the only one of the top ten causes of death in […]
Teaching old drugs new tricks
Research published today (April 20) and partially funded by Alzheimer’s Society’s Drug Discovery programme has made important progress in the search for new treatments for dementia. The research was led by Professor Giovanna Mallucci at the University of Cambridge. Here we chat with Professor Mallucci about what her team has discovered. Alzheimer’s disease and other […]
How Martin is helping with research to prevent dementia
Martin Keats is a research participant in the PREVENT Dementia study which receives funding from Alzheimer’s Society. He was filmed for our series of videos that explain what it’s like to take part in research. The video below shows Martin having a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap. This procedure is used to […]
Is there a link between stress and dementia risk?
Many people wonder whether stress is linked to risk of dementia, and the news often reports a link between the two. This Stress Awareness Month, our Research team decided to examine the evidence behind stress and risk of dementia. What is stress? Stress occurs when the body has to respond to a situation that could […]
How PET scans of the brain reveal the microscopic signs of Alzheimer’s disease
Advances in brain scanning tools are making it possible to identify and track the signs of Alzheimer’s disease more precisely than ever before. Our new series of research videos shows what it’s like to have five different types of assessment, including some that use these new tools. This post shows how one of them – […]