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

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.

With our 2024/25 grant round officially open for application, Professor Gill Livingston shares her thoughts on shifting Alzheimer’s Society’s research  focus towards more clinical, translational research, centred around greater research participation and researcher support.  

Recent news from a groundbreaking phase 2 trial showed that two drugs, typically used in heart diseases made people 20 per cent less likely to have problems with their thinking and memory after a stroke.