Together we have the power to defeat dementia

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Your gift today could help us develop treatments quicker.

The brain of a person with Alzheimer’s weighs around 140g less than a healthy brain; about the weight of an orange. This physical damage shows that dementia is caused by diseases that can – and will – be beaten through research.

Imagine a future where people are free from the fear, harm and heartbreak of dementia.

Your donation today can make that wish a reality.

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£10 could buy slides for scientists to study samples under the microscope, helping them focus on what causes dementia

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£30 powers an hour of cutting-edge microscopy to uncover the causes of dementia

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£50

£50 could assist scientists developing an Alzheimer’s blood test to help detect the disease in its earliest stages

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£100

£100 could help fund vital clinical trials, the final step to getting new treatments into the hands of people with dementia

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Take a closer look

These microscopic images are helping researchers translate discoveries from their labs into potential new treatments.

Without your kind support we would be unable to fund research which helps to understand brain cells function.

Thank you.

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For every £1 donated, 77p powers our research and helps people to understand and fight dementia.

How your donations are spent

For every £ spent on fundraising we raise £4 in donations

The difference your donations make

Thanks to donations, our scientists have been behind some of the biggest breakthroughs in dementia research. Their pioneering work is bringing us closer to a future without dementia.

We currently support 125 research projects across the UK and progress is being made continually. For example, Alzheimer's Research UK scientists discovered two new genes related to Alzheimer's: the first such breakthrough in 15 years. Over 16,000 people took part in the huge study. The findings were reported around the world and hailed by TIME magazine as one of the most important medical discoveries of the year.