Join Dementia Research updates

Exciting breakthroughs in dementia research are making it easier to diagnose the condition earlier and more accurately. The sooner a person is diagnosed, the better their chances of getting the right support and treatment. One study, led by Stephen Ball at the University of Manchester, is looking at how the brain understands words and concepts. […]

Today marks 10 years since Join Dementia Research began helping people take part in vital dementia research across the UK. The service was set up on 24 February 2015 by Professor Martin Rossor and Adam Smith of the University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology.  Join Dementia Research enables people to register their interest in […]

As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the breakthroughs in dementia research and the achievements and milestones of the Join Dementia Research service.  More volunteers sign up to Join Dementia Research than previous year More than 80,000 volunteers have now signed up to Join Dementia Research since its inception in […]

Last November, we invited Join Dementia Research volunteers to have their say and tell us about their experiences of the service by completing our annual survey. Feedback from our volunteers helps us to understand what we are doing well and enables us to identify areas for improvement. Engagement The annual survey was sent out to […]

To mark World Alzheimer’s Month, we’ve created a new animation to explain the Join Dementia Research service to the public and encourage even more people to sign up.  The 2-minute long video covers how to sign up, what happens after signing up, how the service works and the types of studies you can take part […]

We are now in the pre-election period, prior to the upcoming general election on 4 July. As a Government-funded organisation, we are subject to Government guidelines and restrictions on communications and engagement activity over this period. Due to this, there will be a reduction in public communications, such as: Social media content  News stories  Newsletters […]

As Join Dementia Research celebrates 9 years of matching volunteers to dementia studies, it is timely to reflect on the progress dementia research has made both with our help and more broadly in recent years. It is encouraging to know that at any one time, there are around 150 dementia research studies underway in the […]

World Alzheimer’s Month took place in September. This year’s theme was ‘Never too early, never too late’, which focused on raising awareness of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and potentially preventing the onset of dementia. Throughout the month, Join Dementia Research celebrated patients, members of the public, healthcare professionals and researchers involved in research. Here […]

We are aware that a small number of people have received a phishing email, claiming to be from Join Dementia Research and encouraging people to click on a link within the email. We would like to reassure people that these are spoof emails – and have not originated from Join Dementia Research. There has been […]

Today marks 8 years since Join Dementia Research was launched to match volunteers with suitable dementia studies. Through Join Dementia Research, people can see what dementia research is taking place, both in their local area and across the UK. Here are just a few of the highlights we are celebrating from the past year: Join […]