Alzheimer's disease | Alzheimer's Society

Husband’s young-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis made me passionate about educating others

Tracey Seymour, whose husband was diagnosed in his mid-50s, wants to challenge the perception that dementia only affects older people.

Taking part in a ‘home Olympics’ made a man with dementia feel part of a team... and competitive again!

Tommy Dunne in Liverpool, aged 68 and living with Alzheimer’s, tells us about being part of the Home Games.

30 September 2021

Q&A: Gerard Doran, who lives with young-onset Alzheimer’s

Gerard Doran, a 62-year-old in County Armagh with young-onset Alzheimer’s, answers our questions.

30 September 2021

Since her dementia diagnosis, Mary is finding ways to be thankful for each new day

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis has meant a change of attitude and outlook for Mary Best, and she’s embracing new opportunities.

‘He will always be her husband, and my Grandad’: Tom’s dementia story

Tom’s grandad, John, has Alzheimer's. Despite the ups and downs of the past few years, Tom reflects on the special bond he shares with Grandad, drawing on the life John has built with his wife, Ellen, Tom’s Nana.

Easy Read dementia factsheets

Our Easy Read factsheets about dementia are written for people with learning disabilities.

Exploring the waste disposal system in brain cells and what it means for Alzheimer’s disease and Frontotemporal dementia

Research project: Investigating the relationship between autophagy and exosomal miRNA in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.

Understanding the effects of the diabetes type 2 drug Metformin on models of Alzheimer’s disease

Research project: Metformin in Alzheimer’s disease

The best of things: Still finding purpose when you’re living with dementia

After dementia forced him into early retirement, Pete Middleton has found fresh opportunities through Alzheimer’s Society.

Dementia and the pandemic: Keeping my brain working in lockdown

Jim Ibell, a Dementia Friends Champion in north Wales, is 77 and has Alzheimer’s. He shares how he’s kept busy during lockdown.

Meet the researcher: Charlie Arber

Meet Charlie Arber, Alzheimer’s Society Senior Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Neurology, London.

Q&A: Annie Chinfen

Annie Chinfen, a 91-year-old in Essex with Alzheimer’s disease, answers our questions.

Dementia a’r pandemig: Cadw fy ymennydd i weithio yn ystod y cyfnod clo

Mae Jim Ibell, Hyrwyddwr Ffrindiau Dementia yng ngogledd Cymru, yn 77 oed ac mae ganddo Alzheimer. Mae’n rhannu sut mae wedi cadw’n brysur yn ystod y cyfnod clo.