The Dementia Community Champions play a key role in our mission to promote a better understanding of dementia and brain ...

Not everyone will experience difficulties with all of these activities and a person’s symptoms can progress at different rates. You can find information about how dementia commonly affects activities ...

Marian and Geoff have taken part in clinical trials to test new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. With new dementia ...

If you’re interested in taking part in a research study, you might have lots of questions about what might be involved. Here we provide some information about what you might be asked to do if you ...

New research studying records of over 300,000 people suggests a link between herpes simplex virus-1 infection and Alzheimer's ...

Find out the 10 most important facts and statistics about dementia and dementia research. Click on each fact for more information. 1. Dementia is not a disease itself. Expand The word ‘dementia’ is a ...

Vascular dementia occurs when blood vessels that deliver blood to the brain become damaged. Our blood contains oxygen and nutrients that help the brain cells to work properly. When blood vessels are ...

Too many people think dementia is just a part of ageing, but the truth is it’s caused by physical diseases. The damage caused by Alzheimer’s can lead to a brain weighing around 140g less than a ...

Hundreds of walkers came together in Leeds to kick-off this year’s Walk For A Cure series. The walk at Harewood House saw ...

Although often thought of as a condition that only affects older people, it is estimated that around 70,800 people with dementia in the UK are under 65. This is called young onset dementia, and you ...

Donanemab – one of the first drugs to slow down early-stage Alzheimer’s disease – will not be available on the NHS in ...

Most of us forget things every day, like people’s names or where we put our keys, but this is not necessarily a sign of dementia. In dementia, memory loss is more serious than forgetting things every ...