Since we were founded in 1992, the scientists we fund have made significant breakthroughs in dementia research. But there’s still more to do. We will keep going until everyone is free from the fear of ...

Dementia is the UK’s leading cause of death and the work to revolutionise the way we treat it is at a crossroads. The UK approval of the first two Alzheimer’s drugs in 20 years offered hope – but ...

The brains of some individuals have the capacity to maintain cognition and function with ageing and risk factors, or in the presence disease pathology (resilience). This suggests that there may be ...

Charlie Quirke, son of actress Pauline Quirke MBE, has set out on his five-day fundraising walk for dementia research. Follow ...

Age is the biggest risk factor for the development of DLB, this means that the older we are the more likely it becomes. We know that conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes ...

Did you know that just as we can look after other parts of our physical health, we can take steps to keep our brains healthy and help reduce the risk of dementia later in life? Many factors that shape ...

Growing evidence suggests that a healthy, balanced diet may reduce our risk of dementia. This is because what we eat affects our overall health and can contribute to the development of conditions like ...

New analysis from Alzheimer’s Research UK has revealed that dementia remained the UK’s leading cause of death in 2024, ...

Race Against Dementia Fellowships are designed to power outstanding early career scientists in their pursuit of innovative solutions to the big questions in dementia research. Race Against Dementia ...

Alzheimer’s Research UK offers a range of dementia information in different formats. You can find a list of titles, as well as download and order links, below. All ...

Thanks to your support, 2024/2025 was – once more – very successful. Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, we invested almost £31 million into dementia research - our highest amount ever. This ...