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David Cameron becomes our president
It was the end of the week that I resigned as Prime Minister. I was in my constituency, visiting a care home. A woman with dementia, who was surrounded by her loving family, grabbed my hand and stared...
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Behind the big dementia headlines of 2016: are we getting closer to a cure?
As we embark on a new year of dementia research, let’s take a look back to see how 2016 got us talking about dementia. In Alzheimer’s diseases, there are two hallmark proteins that build up in the...
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Football and dementia
Today’s headlines are highlighting a possible link between playing football and a form of dementia related to head injuries. The story is based on a very small study that points to the need for more...
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Exciting new phase in the UK Dementia Research Institute
In May 2016 we committed £50m to support the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), our biggest financial commitment to a single initiative in our 25-year history. After an international search, Prof...
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Why Harry Gardner’s Britain’s Got Talent message is so important
This blog is cross-post with The Huffington Post. On 6 May, 17-year old Harry Gardner pulled on the heart strings of the TV-watching British public when the shy teenager took his seat at a piano on the...
View ArticleCan you help us keep dementia research on the new government’s agenda?
In the run-up to the General Election, we explored how a new government could mean an uncertain future for work started under previous parliaments. But back then few people predicted the result would...
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In the News – Food, Frequencies, Pharma Funding
Untangling tau Last week we reported that Cambridge-based scientists provided new insights into a protein that plays a role in a number of progressive brain diseases. They found that in Alzheimer’s...
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Behind the headlines: Pfizer scales back investment but hope remains for a...
Recent news from the pharmaceutical industry that Pfizer is reducing its investment in dementia research has highlighted some of the barriers to research, and the increased need for shared...
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Alcohol and dementia risk – what we know so far
You may have seen reports in today’s papers about a link between long-term alcohol misuse and risk of dementia. This study published in the Lancet found: That alcohol misuse is linked to an increased...
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Launching the Dementia Revolution
Today, we’ve announced that we’re joining forces with Alzheimer’s Society for a special one-year campaign as Charity of the Year for the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon. On behalf of myself and the...
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Prime Minister supports revolutionary early diagnosis effort
In an announcement made today, Prime Minister Theresa May outlined a new focus on early diagnosis of disease under the Grand Challenge on Artificial Intelligence in the Industrial Strategy. The Prime...
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4 emerging non-drug approaches to tackle dementia
When we think about future treatments for dementia our minds may immediately think of new drugs. From vaccines to antibiotics, aspirin to statins, drugs have had a revolutionary impact on our health...
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In the news: Alzheimer’s drug trial set back
We’ve heard disappointing news that the pharmaceutical companies Biogen and Eisai have halted two trials of the experimental Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab. Early stage clinical trials of aducanumab had...
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Could the answers to dementia be hiding in your fruit bowl?
Imagine it’s a hot summer’s day and you are relaxing in the garden. Maybe you’re sipping on a glass of cool lemonade, savouring uncharacteristically good British weather. Everything is perfect, until...
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Behind the headlines: Football and dementia
Scientists have today announced results from the Football’s InfluencE on Lifelong Health and Dementia Risk (FIELD) study. This is the largest study to date looking back at the long-term health of...
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Behind the headlines: Is a new Alzheimer’s treatment in sight?
You may have seen exciting headlines about a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. But with so many stories about possible new dementia drugs making the news it can be difficult to know how...
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Can we really reduce the number of people living with dementia by 40%?
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...
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