FT Appeal for Alzheimer’s research

Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease, affecting nearly 50m people across the world.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is at the forefront of the fight to find a breakthrough for better treatments. Through the FT’s Seasonal Appeal you can support their pioneering work.

A matching scheme for donations up to a total of £300,000 has been generously provided by Goldman Sachs.

(Pictured: Richard Fried, who has Alzheimer’s disease, and his wife, Mary Whitaker)

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What it’s really like living with dementia

Parents, children, patients, doctors, campaigners: the stories of those facing down Alzheimer’s

Stories from the front line of dementia

‘This disease is out of our control, so we have to learn to love the moments we do have’

My father, his dementia and our last year together

Guy Dinmore on the frustrations, emotional turmoil and moments of joy that formed their ‘longest goodbye’

Bill Gates: Share data to help fight Alzheimer’s

Combining information will help researchers find new treatments, the Microsoft founder says

How families in India fill the gaps in dementia care

Burden falls on loved ones in country where few patients receive diagnosis or treatment

Would you want to know if you had dementia?

Poll finds majority believe a diagnosis would be helpful even if no treatment is available

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‘My sister had dementia. Now I face the same fate’

Eight people discuss what it is like to live or care for someone with Alzheimer’s

Japan rethinks care as it confronts ‘pandemic of dementia’

Rapidly ageing population prompts move to make care part of community life

Cameron: I saw a world of darkness getting bigger and bigger

Former PM on why he joined the fight against Alzheimer’s and how the UK can help find a cure

What they don’t tell you about dementia

We’ve all heard of dementia — but how does it feel? Read stories about living with the disease

Scientists find new optimism in fight against Alzheimer’s

Routes are opening up potentially to prevent or reverse damage that leads to the disease

A letter from the editor

Our Seasonal Appeal stories will combine the best of the FT’s science and international reporting along with personal stories from FT writers

How Alzheimer’s emerged from the shadows

A new movement aims to break the silence over a little-understood disease

Video: building a game to beat Alzheimer's

How scientists and game designers are fighting the disease

What I would like to tell you about Alzheimer’s

Five FT writers share their personal stories of how dementia has affected their family

Alzheimer’s scientists shrug off high failure rate

There are just 4 drugs to treat symptoms of a disease that affects 44m people worldwide

Six things you need to know about dementia and Alzheimer’s

An explainer on the most common cause of dementia and whether there is a cure