Research Why is dementia different for women? Understanding the differences between men and women in their risk of dementia could help scientists develop better treatments. We discuss these differences, as well as why dementia researchers still have a long way to go to fully understand them. Understanding the differences between men and women in their risk of dementia could help scientists develop better treatments. We discuss these differences, as well as why dementia researchers still have a long way to go to fully understand them. ... 08 March 2024
News Tag: News. 'No cause for concern' after study links Alzheimer's transmission with hormone treatment from human donors Alzheimer's Society researchers say there is 'no cause for concern' after a study presented a possible link between Alzheimer's disease transmission and a hormone treatment from human donors that was used in the 1980s. Read more
News Tag: News. New research study suggests ex-rugby players twice as likely to develop dementia Alzheimer's Society responds to the results of new study that suggest ex-international rugby players are twice as likely to develop dementia. Read more
Research Dementia is one of the biggest killers in the UK Statistics report dementia the biggest killer in the UK, moving dementia to second for the first time since 2015. But deaths from dementia remain high compared with other major diseases. We explore why. Statistics report dementia the biggest killer in the UK, moving dementia to second for the first time since 2015. But deaths from dementia remain high compared with other major diseases. We explore why. ... 28 July 2021
Research Tag: Research. Researcher profile: Studying social isolation From the Summer 2016 edition of Care and cure magazine, hear from Isobel Evans, a first year of a three-year funded PhD studentship. She's based at the University of Exeter as part of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Doctoral Training Centre. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Busy brains may delay Alzheimer's in people with higher risk From the Summer 2016 edition of Care and cure magazine, research shows that, for people with the APOE4 gene, keeping your brain busy may delay some of the signs of Alzheimer's disease. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Researcher profile: Combining genetics and lifestyle From our Autumn 2016 issue of Care and Cure magazine, hear from Dr Claudia Metzler-Baddeley- an Alzheimer's Society and BRACE research fellow and a senior lecturer in psychology at Cardiff University. She is based at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC). Read more
Research Tag: Research. Risk gene at work in childhood From the Autumn 2016 edition of Care and cure magazine, The APOE4 gene may have effects on the brain even in early age. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Sussex Doctoral Training Centre In Sussex, our centre aims to expose and understand how apolipoprotein E affects us throughout our lifetime. Read more
Information Tag: Information. Annual Lecture – What can we do to prevent dementia? Catch up with Alzheimer's Society's first virtual Annual Lecture and find out everything we know about prevention, and the proactive steps we can all take to minimise our risk of dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. Rugby legends join large dementia prevention study, funded by Alzheimer’s Society One of Welsh rugby’s all-time greats, Shane Williams MBE, and former English rugby World Cup winner Ben Kay MBE will be among 50 former elite rugby players enrolling in a new phase of the UK and Ireland wide PREVENT study, called PREVENT:RFC. Read more
Research Tag: Research. Can we predict Alzheimer’s disease and its risk factors from the proteins found in the blood? Research project: Integrated multi-omics prediction of incident Alzheimer's disease and its risk factors. Read more