Not everyone with dementia will experience difficulties with all the types of daily living activities listed below and a person’s symptoms can progress at different rates. People with mild dementia ...

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 ...

Dementia Explained has been developed by Alzheimer’s Research UK to help children and teenagers understand dementia, how it affects someone and how this could impact their lives.

With the first treatments that can tackle the underlying causes of dementia on the horizon, there are many changes that need to be made to ensure the NHS is ready to adopt and deliver them to people ...

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

Most of us know that drinking too much alcohol can harm our health — but did you know it could also increase your risk of ...

Alzheimer’s Research UK is supporting the UK launch of the Taking Care film. The documentary captures Hollywood stars Seth ...

Dementia is not a disease in itself. Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when brain cells stop working properly. There are different types of dementia, caused by ...

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Some people may find adopting some of the suggestions on this page easier than others. But even making a couple of changes can go a long way to improve your health, and it’s likely you’ll be reducing ...

Most cases of dementia are caused by a mixture of risk factors. A risk factor is something that affects our chances of developing a condition like dementia. For most of us our risk of dementia is made ...