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

10Xmore 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's Typical age-related changes

Poor judgment and decision making

Making a bad decision once in a while

Inability to manage a budget Missing a monthly payment

Losing track of the date or the season

Forgetting which day it is and remembering later

Difficulty having a conversation Sometimes 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