News Tag: News. Study finds diabetes medication may help alleviate Alzheimer's disease - Alzheimer's Society comments Research published today in PLOS One online suggests that diabetes drugs could reduce the markers of Alzheimer's disease. Read more
Information Tag: Information. Association of Medical Research Charities Alzheimer's Society is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities. Find out more. Read more
Information Tag: Information. Research Strategy Council The Research Strategy Council (RSC) comprises leading scientists, clinicians, and policymakers who work at the forefront of dementia research in the UK. Read more
Research Tag: Research. How do we fund research? Alzheimer's Society Research and Development directorate work closely with different groups and organisations who are dedicated to dementia research. Read more
News Tag: News. New research into links between herpes and dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment A research review published in Frontiers in Ageing Neuroscience claims that the herpes virus responsible for cold sores can also cause Alzheimer's disease, and that antiviral drugs can drastically reduce dementia risk for people with severe herpes infections. Read more
News Tag: News. Simple test may help predict long-term outcome after stroke - Alzheimer's Society comment A simple test taken within a week of a stroke may help predict how well people will have recovered up to three years later, according to a study published in the October 17 2018 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Queen Mary University of London: The NIDUS project Learn about the background of the NIDUS project, the team behind it, and its aim to understand how to help both family and professional carers to best care for a person with dementia at home. Read more
Research Tag: Research. University of Exeter: The IDEAL-2 project Learn about the background of the IDEAL-2 project, the team behind it, and its aims to understand how to help people to live well with dementia by taking into account the experiences of people with dementia and their carers over a long period of time. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Newcastle University: The Pri-Dem project Learn about the background of the Pri-Dem project, the team behind it, and its aim to develop and evaluate acceptable, feasible and sustainable models of care, which are centred on the person receiving the diagnosis. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Centres of Excellence: Revolutionising dementia care research The Centres of Excellence are a groundbreaking initiative developed by Alzheimer’s Society to address areas in dementia care that are in urgent need of more research. Read more
News Tag: News. Cases of dementia may arise from DNA 'spelling mistakes' - Alzheimer's Society comment Research from the University of Cambridge suggests our brain makes ‘spelling mistakes’ as it copies DNA and that this could potentially result in dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. People with irregular heartbeat at greater risk of dementia - Alzheimer's Society comment New research from the American Academy Of Neurology, published today (10 October) in Neurology, has suggested that people living with a type of irregular heartbeat, known as Atrial Fibrillation, are at a greater risk of developing vascular dementia or mixed dementia including vascular dementia. Read more