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Prof Nathan Davies was funded by Alzheimer’s Society as a junior fellow early in his career. Now, as Co-Director of the Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Dementia Care, he's inspiring the next generation of dementia researchers.

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After real-world testing in an outpatient cognitive service, a new protocol shows how an accelerated procedure can cut scan time without compromising diagnostic utility.

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During his DRL Fellowship (2025–29), Professor Dave Cash hopes to make dementia clinical trials cheaper and faster. This would reduce the time to identify successful drugs, enabling patients to get access to effective drugs earlier.

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Supporting researchers to advance diagnosis, understand causes, develop new treatments and inform clinical practices to ensure the best care for people living with dementia.

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Alzheimer’s Society is bringing you highlights from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) Conference, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in late September.

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Funding

In July 2024, Alzheimer’s Society launched the Dementia Healthcare Inequalities Initiative. We sat down with Professor Jennie Popay, the Chair of our Healthcare Inequalities Advisory Board to hear more about the innovative research applications she hopes to see.

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