The Alzheimer’s Society and the Bupa Foundation have awarded £1.5 million to support nine projects researching the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia.

The Projects include:

• Should we screen for dementia?
  Lead Investigator: Professor Carol Brayne, Institution: Cambridge University
• Investigating the brain’s protective cells
  Lead Investigator: Professor David Small, Institution: The Menzies Institute, Australia & University College London
• How does tau cause nerve cells to die?
  Lead Investigator: Dr Amrit Mudher, Institution: Southampton University
• Untangling the link between amyloid and tau in Alzheimer’s disease
  Lead Investigator: Dr Richard Killick, Institution: King’s College London
• Why do nerve cells stop communicating in dementia with Lewy bodies?
  Lead Investigator: Professor Paul Francis, Institution: King’s College London
• Developing a cell library resource for dementia research
  Lead Investigator: Professor Martin Rossor, Institution: University College London
• Improving hospital treatment for people with dementia
  Lead Investigator: Dr Elizabeth Sampson, Institution: University College London
• Why do older people develop dementia after surgery?
  Lead Investigator: Dr Daqing Ma, Institution: Imperial College London

» More information on the Alzheimer’s Society website