An innovative sensor that measures changes in the properties of light – and which is the size of a postage stamp – could help improve how Alzheimer’s disease is detected in the future.

In 2025, the number of women who died from dementia in England and Wales was the second highest ever recorded.

Nearly one million people in the UK are living with dementia, but its impact stretches far beyond those diagnosed, with millions of families silently carrying the strain. New research from Alzheimer’s ...

Charities, clinicians, academics and Royal Colleges are asking for a bold national ambition for the Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty. Following the appointment of the new Secretary of ...

New findings published today by Alzheimer’s Society reveal that dementia patients routinely face prolonged delays to diagnosis, followed by gaps and stark inequalities in treatment and support - ...

Baristas can receive more training to make great coffee than care workers receive to provide dementia care – a new report exposes alarming gaps in dementia training. Huge injustices in dementia ...

Alzheimer's Society welcomes the decision and says the Government must be ambitious about preparing for new treatments. Michelle Dyson CB, Chief Executive Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, said: 'We ...

CrossSense will help people with early-stage dementia with daily activities, such as making a cup of tea and interacting with loved ones. The Longitude Prize on Dementia has awarded the £1 million ...

Almost a third of people aged 65 and over who are fit to be discharged but are kept in hospital for at least three weeks longer than necessary are believed to have dementia. New data about delayed ...

University College London has published a study, part funded by Alzheimer’s Society’s Heather Corrie Impact Fund, which shows it’s possible to cut the time for diagnostic MRI scans for dementia to one ...

Movement expert Dr Ríona McArdle and former carer, Lyn Rogers, explain why dementia can make moving around more difficult, and share ideas for supporting you to keep moving well. Dr Ríona McArdle and ...

One in five people affected by dementia have received no health care, social care or financial support, our new in-depth report has found. One in five people affected by dementia have received no ...