Alzheimer's Research UK
dementia research charity
Alzheimer's Research UK (ARUK) is a dementia research charity in the United Kingdom, founded in 1992 as the Alzheimer's Research Trust.
Alzheimer’s Research UK funds scientific studies to find ways to treat, diagnose and prevent all forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia.
As of 2024, Alzheimer's Research UK has funded 1,275 research projects across the UK and internationally, and has committed more than £237 million to dementia research.
Alzheimer's Research UK is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities.
History
In 1998, the trust awarded its first major grant of £500,000 to a team led by distinguished scientist Dr Michel Goedert in Cambridge.
In March 2008, author Terry Pratchett, who had the disease, donated one million US dollars to the trust.
In February 2010, the Alzheimer's Research Trust released the Dementia 2010 report, revealing new evidence of the prevalence, economic cost and research funding for dementia and other major conditions.
In February 2011, Alzheimer's Research Trust was renamed Alzheimer's Research UK.
In 2014, the charity launched its Defeat Dementia campaign, which aimed to fast-track discoveries in dementia research and bring about potential new treatments sooner. This included the establishing of a Drug Discovery Alliance, a network of three dedicated Drug Discovery Institutes, all working to translate new findings from academic research into potential treatments as quickly as possible.
In 2016, Alzheimer's Research UK became a founding funder of the UK Dementia Research Institute, a £290 million joint investment with the Medical Research Council and Alzheimer's Society.
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