Our Dementia support line will be closed on Friday 7 and Monday 10 April for the Easter bank holiday. We will open as usual on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 April. If you need support during this time, please visit our online community at forum.alzheimers.org.uk

📢 Volunteers needed! 📢 By giving just two or three hours to collect at your local supermarket, station, or town centre, you can make a life-changing difference and help even more people living with dementia receive the support they need. Sign up at: bit.ly/3lLiOHi

Scientists at Cambridge University say an HIV drug shows potential to slow, or even prevent, the development of dementia. Richard Oakley told Daily Express this answers some key questions about dementia and offers hope with more research. bit.ly/3HkrMCW

Research we funded 30 years ago has led to breakthrough drugs for early stage Alzheimer's disease, like #donanemab, which was announced today. Richard Oakley explains how donanemab works and why it's so important. Learn more about donanemab here: bit.ly/3LQqBO3

Coronation benches inspired by schoolchildren’s hopes for the future take centre stage at the Tower of London Congratulations to Llanishen High School in Cardiff for your winning design. bit.ly/42iD42M

'We can’t continue to avoid the ‘d’ word – we need to face dementia head-on.' This #DAW2023, we want everyone to know support is out there if you’re worried about dementia symptoms. Use our symptoms checklist to seek support in getting a diagnosis: alzheimers.org.uk/checklist.

It’s Dementia Action Week 23. Ten’s of thousands of people are still living with undiagnosed dementia & without access to vital support. For help visit alzheimers.org.uk/memoryloss or call 0333 150 3456 Just by sharing this information could really help. 💙 #DAW2023 Alzheimer's Society

'Our research shows that one in three are waiting over a month to raise symptoms of dementia issues because of fear and confusion.' Find out more about our latest survey results, and why early diagnosis is so important in The The Guardian: #DAW2023 bit.ly/3O6pjQN

Dementia Action Week 2023 is here. Together, we are help and hope for everyone #LivingWithDementia. #DAW2023

It's Dementia Action Week! 💙 Today kicks off a week dedicated to highlighting the steps we can all take to create change for people living with dementia. Our teams are busy across the UK ensuring national and local political decision-makers make dementia a priority. #DAW2023

Read Sajid Javid's excellent piece on why dementia must be a priority below 👇 As he says, this is a moral, economic, and health necessity for Government, as the challenges in dementia are also those in wider health and care. #DAW2023

Watch the moment we told Alzheimer's Society & Alzheimer's Research UK they had won our BIGGEST EVER #DreamFund of £5 million. They will introduce a groundbreaking test to the NHS for earlier diagnosis, which will transform dementia care & provide hope to millions of people❤

Really good advice 👍

1 in 3 people born today will get dementia, that’s 1 in 3 who may forget their most treasured #Ashes2023 memory. Today, we want to know your unforgettable cricketing memories. Photos, videos, or written, post them using #CricketShouldBeUnforgettable and tagging Alzheimer's Society.

So wonderful to see our #SingingForTheBrain choir - and such amazing support at today's #Ashes. 💙 #CricketShouldBeUnforgettable.

Cricket professionals Marcus Trescothick and Alice Davidson-Richards talk about the dads who shaped their love of cricket and how they're now both living with dementia. Great #CricketShouldBeUnforgettable. Help end the devastation caused by dementia: alzheimers.org.uk/cricket

Retweet/like if you think we should start a petition to get Paula Vennells CBE removed? If there's enough interest I think we should, least we can do for those that have suffered #MrBatesVsThePostOffice

What a fantastic man -so bloody sad. Christ MND is a cruel disease