Current Projects

Alzheimer's Society funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

Grant applications are reviewed by the QRD network and subjected to rigorous peer review. This ensures that Alzheimer's Society only supports cutting-edge research that could have the biggest impact on the lives of people with dementia.

This page lists all ongoing research projects funded by Alzheimer's Society.

Understanding the underlying causes of dementia

• Understanding and modifying degeneration of nerve cells

Lead Investigator: Dr Shelley Allen
Institution: Bristol University

• How does hyper-phosphorylated tau cause nerve cell degeneration?

Lead Investigator: Dr Amritpal Mudher
Institution: Southampton University

• The neurochemistry of dementia with Lewy Bodies

Lead Investigator: Dr Paul Francis
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry, KCL

• Understanding Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)

Lead Investigator: Professor Nick Fox
Institution: UCL

• Investigating the role of inflammation in Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Claudie Hooper
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry, KCL

• Decoding the genetics of Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Gillian Hamilton
Institution: University of Edinburgh

• Understanding the genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Paul Hopkins
Institution: Kings College London

• Is there a link between head injury and dementia?
  

Lead Investigator: Dr Jill Fowler
Institution: University of Edinburgh

Improving diagnosis of dementia

• Bringing vascular dementia to the forefront of research
  

Lead Investigator: Dr Patrick Kehoe
Institution: University of Bristol

• Using blood proteins to diagnose Alzheimer's

Lead Investigator: Professor Paul Morgan
Institution: Cardiff University

• Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's by blood proteins

Lead Investigator: Dr Elisabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska
Institution: Newcastle University

• Detection of iron in the brain: towards a new diagnostic tool

Lead Investigator: Dr Joanna Collingwood
Institution: Keele University

• Developing a diagnostic tool for different types of dementia

Lead Investigator: Professor Sergio Della Sala
Institution: University of Edinburgh

• Could a blood test identify who is susceptible to Alzheimer's disease?

Lead Investigator: Dr Gayle Middleton
Institution: University of St Andrews

Searching for a cure

• A novel approach to protecting nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Professor Chris Peers
Institution: University of Leeds

• Investigating Dimebon, a promising new drug for Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Vladimir Buchman
Institution: University of Cardiff

• Understanding the genetic link between dementia and Down's Syndrome

Lead Investigator: Dr Emma Jones
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry, KCL

• Stimulating brain stem cells to repair damaged nerve cells
  

Lead Investigator: Professor Clive Ballard
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry, KCL

• Analysis of the antibiotic minocycline as a treatment for dementia

Lead Investigator: Dr Diane Hanger & Dr Wendy Noble
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry, KCL

• Evaluating a new antibody therapy to prevent Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Mark Good & Dr Emma Kidd
Institution: Cardiff University

• Testing the effects of insulin-like drugs on Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Christian Holscher
Institution: University of Ulster

• A new drug to improve memory?

Lead Investigator: Professor Karl Peter Giese
Institution: Kings College London

• Could stem cells reverse damage caused by stroke?

Lead Investigator: Dr Kaylene Young
Institution: University College London

• How do stem cells become brain cells?

Lead Investigator: Dr Virginie Sottile
Institution: University of Nottingham

• Developing a new antibody to prevent Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Emma Kidd
Institution: Cardiff University

• Investigating formation of amyloid plaques

Lead Investigator: Dr Declan McLoughlin
Institution: King's College London

Clinical trials of new treatments

• Brains for Dementia Research: The brain banking initiative

Lead Investigator: Professor Paul Francis
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London

• Brain Test Britain: Does brain training really work?
  

Lead Investigator: Professor Clive Ballard
Institution: King's College London, BBC & Alzheimer's Society

• Treatments to lower blood pressure and cholesterol: a pilot study for treatment after stroke

Lead Investigator: Professor Philip Bath
Institution: Nottingham University

• A trial of drugs to prevent stroke in people with dementia

Lead Investigator: Professor Charles McCollum
Institution: University of Manchester

• The DOMINO-AD clinical trial: improving treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Lead Investigator: Professor Robert Howard
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry, London

Towards better care for people with dementia

• Dying in hospital: Care of people with dementia and their carers.

Lead Investigator: Dr Davina Porock
Institution: University of Nottingham

• Overcoming obstacles to the diagnosis of dementia in the signing Deaf community

Lead Investigator: Professor Alys Young
Institution: University of Manchester

• Raising awareness about the impact of dementia on the family

Lead Investigator: Professor Sarah Harper
Institution: Oxford University

• Better training in dementia for health professionals

Lead Investigator: Dr Sarah Voss
Institution: Swindon Mental Health Trust

• What happens to people with dementia identified in general hospital?

Lead Investigator: Dr Bart Sheehan
Institution: Warwick University

• Raising awareness about the dangers of delirium

Lead Investigator: Dr Valerie Page
Institution: Watford General Hospital