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Monthly news summaries
January 2026
- Study suggests that 7/10 Alzheimer's cases arelinked to APOE3 and APOE4 gene varients
- Finger Prick blood test could enable earlier diagnosis
- Quick fire summary
February 2026
- Blood test may predict when Alzheimer's symptoms will begin
- Sound therapy shows promise in ageing primates
- Study shows tau accumulates more rapidly in women
March/April 2026
- Artificial intelligence and advanced computing are transforming Alzheimer’s research.
- New drugs donanemab and lecanemab, designed to block harmful beta-amyloid proteins, continue to show partial success.
Other useful resources
Dementia research landscape
Based on a diagram originally drawn by Professor Nick Fox, UCLH
Useful explanatory video from Osmosis from Elsevier about
Risk factors for dementia, The Lancet,2024. Useful infographic of 14 modifiable risk factors
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