Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading charity specialising in finding preventions, treatments and a cure for dementia

Dementia is a global medical challenge More than one in three of us will know a relative or close friend with dementia

10X more spent on cancer research than dementia research

Alzheimer’s is largely a disease of old age..... Early-onset Dementia UK Report, 2007

Source: US Alzheimer’s Association Possible signs of Alzheimer'sTypical age-related changes Poor judgment and decision making Making a bad decision once in a while Inability to manage a budgetMissing a monthly payment Losing track of the date or the season Forgetting which day it is and remembering later Difficulty having a conversationSometimes forgetting which word to use Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them Losing things from time to time...but it is not a ‘normal’ part of ageing

Causes of Alzheimer’s tau amyloid

Risk factors Genes Environment Age

Research into early detection of dementia

Finding treatments for the diseases that cause dementia