Risk factors are things that change our likelihood of developing a disease. Factors that may increase our risk of developing vascular dementia include age, genetics, lifestyle, and other health ...

Actor Brian Cox and supporter Jordan Adams share their experiences of dementia Brian and Jordan have come together to have a ...

Opticians could play a key role in identifying people at risk of dementia by spotting distinctive patterns in the back of the ...

As a researcher, please be relentless. Be motivated. Understand that what you’re doing is not just a job, it’s going to ...

The success of future disease modifying treatments that aim to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease rely heavily on the ability to diagnose patients in the earlier stages of disease, before the ...

These pages give an overview of what genes are and how they are involved in the different diseases that cause dementia. You will also find information about genetic testing for dementia. Genes ...

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. The word dementia is used to describe a group ...

Dementia with Lewy bodies is the third most common disease that causes dementia. Both risk genes and faulty genes can be involved in dementia with Lewy bodies. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is ...

If you already have a place in this event but would like to support Alzheimer’s Research UK, we’d love to have you on the team! There’s no minimum sponsorship target and we can provide help and ...