the UK. Join us and put your questions to our scientists at these online discussion events. These events, previously known as Lab Notes, are open to everyone. No previous knowledge of dementia or ...

FREE entry for Maverick 50km Ultra Marathons, when you fundraise £250. If you already have a place in this event but would like to support Alzheimer’s Research UK, we’d love to have you on the team!

All applications for funds are reviewed by the Organising Committee, with conflicts of interest appropriately managed. New opportunities for 2025 Pump Priming awards, Equipment and Travel Awards will ...

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Two new medications, called lecanemab and donanemab, have shown success in clinical trials in slowing down Alzheimer’s disease. These are known as disease-modifying treatments and have been licensed ...

Welcome to the Thames Valley Network Centre. The Network Centre unites dementia researchers across the Universities of Oxford, Reading and Oxford Brookes. Here you can find out more about Network ...

There are two main types of Alzheimer’s. Late onset Alzheimer’s starts after age 65, and young onset Alzheimer’s affects people before age 65. Different genes can be involved in the development of the ...

Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia. Most cases of vascular dementia are not caused by directly inherited faulty genes. Vascular dementia is caused by reduced blood flow to ...

For the majority of people, genes are only one of many factors that may increase their risk of getting dementia. Other factors that affect our dementia risk include our age, lifestyle and environment.