Understanding dementia risk is a complex task. There are lots of different factors that can contribute to a person’s risk and these can sometimes interact with each other in ways that are difficult to study and understand. But we know that if we can understand what increases the risk of developing dementia, governments and individuals can be better informed about how to reduce that risk. In 2017 the Lancet Standing Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care identified potential “modifiable” risk factors for dementia – meaning factors that may be in our power to change. The resea ..read more

This Father’s Day I’ll be lacing up my trainers for Dad and dementia research, and here’s why. Dad was an excellent dancer, he loved all kinds of ballroom dancing and cut a sharp figure on the dancefloor. So, having asked Mum to go dancing for their first date, the rest is history! He was also a talented footballer when he was younger, playing amateur football at a high level, scoring goals and winning in Scottish Amateur Cup Finals at Hampden Park. However, it was his running that became a family affair and ultimately one of his lasting legacies to us. First his youngest grandson Jamie ..read more

Dementia is thought to affect around 850,000 people in the UK. Most people associate the condition with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. But there are other diseases that can cause the symptoms of dementia – including frontotemporal dementia (FTD). FTD is a much rarer disease than Alzheimer’s, thought to account for around one in 20 cases of dementia. FTD usually occurs at a younger age than Alzheimer’s disease, typically affecting people in their 40s, 50s or 60s, and memory problems aren’t normally the initial symptom. This is because very specific areas of the brain a ..read more

I’m the events manager at Mattioli Woods and we’ve been supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK since 2019. Over the past year, I’ve been so impressed by the huge fundraising efforts I’ve seen take place across all 11 of our branches. But with social fundraising no longer an option, my new working from home environment meant that I had to find a different way to help, and that was to learn more about dementia. A few weeks ago, Alzheimer’s Research UK invited me to use this time to learn more about dementia. Keen to develop a better understanding of the condition that affects nearly one million peop ..read more

As we all adapt to a temporary, extraordinary new way of living, we wanted to update you on how we’re adapting at Alzheimer’s Research UK, and the potential impact of COVID-19 on dementia research. The coming weeks and months will not be easy. It won’t surprise you that the current situation is affecting our ability to carry out some of our work as normal. We have made use of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help protect the charity’s finances, but at the moment, we predict our income may drop by as much as 45% as a result of COVID-19. That, in turn, will mean sadly less mo ..read more

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