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The Inspire Fund supports projects that engage underserved communities with the topic of brain health and reducing the risk of dementia. These projects are collaborative, with researchers, communities ...

Lecanemab and donanemab effects lasting over three years, new treatments, trials of home injections and blood tests for ...

Mary, an Alzheimer’s Research UK supporter, discovered a deep connection with gardening after her husband Richard was ...

Find out the 10 most important facts and statistics about dementia and dementia research. Click on each fact for more information.

Our history starts back in 1993 and has seen Alzheimer’s Research UK become the UK’s leading dementia research charity.

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 ...

Face-to-face fundraising brings in vital funds that support life-changing research into diagnosing, treating and preventing dementia. Thousands of people have decided to support us this way and it ...

The Brain Tour, inside dementia is an app designed for iOS and Android phones, that uses augmented reality to transport users inside the brain. Whether you're curious to explore a healthy brain or ...

We must protect the future of dementia research. The government made an election pledge to double funding for dementia research to over £160 million a year. Together, we can make sure they keep their ...

Join us at the ICC Birmingham and online for the Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2025 to hear the latest findings in dementia research.

The Office for National Statistics has revealed ‘dementia and Alzheimer’s disease’ were the leading cause of death in 2022.