Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges we face. It’s one of the leading causes of death in the UK. But every day, our scientists make new discoveries that build our understanding of this devastating condition. They find new risk genes, explore new means of diagnosis, and investigate new drug compounds that could one day become life-changing treatments.
Almost 1 million
people in the UK
are living with
dementia.
25% of hospital
beds in the UK are
occupied by people
with dementia.
1 in 3 people born
this year will develop
dementia unless
we can find new
treatments.
91% more
researchers have
started working
on dementia
since 2009.
Thank you so much for thinking of including a gift in your Will to support research into dementia and make breakthroughs possible. We’ve teamed up with Farewill, the UK’s most popular Will writing service, so you can write your Will for free online or over the phone.
There’s no obligation to leave a gift in your Will to Alzheimer’s Research UK if you take up this offer. However, if you do want to leave the ultimate gift to the future, we would be incredibly grateful.
If you have any questions, get in touch
with our friendly Gifts in Wills team at
giftsinwills@alzheimersresearchuk.org
or 01223 896 606.
We’d be very happy to help you.
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Our scientists are making breakthroughs possible across four key areas for action.
We’re working on understanding the diseases that cause dementia. There’s so much about how the brain operates that we still don’t know. The more we understand how the diseases that cause dementia progress, the more effectively we can treat them.
We’re learning how to diagnose people earlier and more accurately. Earlier diagnosis helps people with dementia access the right help and support. In the future, earlier diagnosis will be invaluable in getting treatments to patients when they can have the greatest effect.
We’re finding out more about how people can reduce their risk of getting dementia. As many as four in ten cases of dementia may be preventable by avoiding risks such as smoking.
And perhaps most importantly, we’re exploring thousands of promising drug compounds to find future treatments for dementia – or even, one day, a cure.
Alzheimer’s Research UK provides funding directly to scientists, responding quickly to new developments in the field.
We also support big initiatives. We target gaps in our knowledge and barriers to progress, to tackle dementia in the most effective way from every angle.
For instance, we spotted the need for scientists in the lab to develop new drug compounds at an early stage. So we set up institutes to take new findings from academic research and turn them into potential new treatments as quickly as possible.
One in three of these life-changing research projects are only possible because of gifts in Wills.
If the research made possible by these gifts is successful, then in the future, our children and grandchildren will be able to retain their memories for longer. They’ll keep their knowledge of family and friends. They’ll be able to hold on to what makes them, them – because dementia won’t be able to take it away.
A gift in your Will can end the heartbreak of dementia for generations to come. Thank you for your kind support.
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Sue Strachan was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2014. In this video, she shares her reasons for supporting dementia research with a gift in her Will to Alzheimer’s Research UK.