Metro Bank will be funding a research project that will identify a new drug target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Moderate to severe mid-life (30-65) anxiety may be linked to dementia in later life, suggests a study of the available published evidence, part-funded by Alzheimer’s Society, in the online journal BMJ Open.

Researchers at the University of Utah have analysed the effect hearing familiar music has on the brain of people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Certain antidepressants and bladder medications are linked to increased risk of dementia, according to new University of East Anglia research funded by Alzheimer’s Society and published today in the British Medical Journal.

Hackney-born actor Ray Winstone is challenging runners inspired by last weekend's Virgin Money London Marathon to secure their place in next year’s event to help raise over £3.5m for groundbreaking dementia research.