We are sad to announce the passing of the wonderful and totally committed Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador and true Dementia Friends Champion, Dr Trevor Jarvis BEM. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go out to his wife and constant supporter, Ann, and his sons on the death of their loved one.

A former professional footballer living with dementia is determined to give the condition the boot. Dave Serella, who played for Nottingham Forest, Walsall and Blackpool, is backing the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk fundraising campaign to raise money for vital research.

New mortality statistics for England and Wales show that dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were the leading cause of death in 2017, for the third consecutive year, accounting for more than one in eight of all deaths (12.7%).

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver Autumn Budget, research reveals public unaware of dementia costs and we demand urgent social care investment.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called on the Government to put forward an overall strategy to integrate the health and social care system and alleviate the financial pressures on local authorities that are leaving them with ‘no realistic prospect of progress.’

A research review published in Frontiers in Ageing Neuroscience claims that the herpes virus responsible for cold sores can also cause Alzheimer's disease, and that antiviral drugs can drastically reduce dementia risk for people with severe herpes infections.