Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Dr Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research and Innovation at the Alzheimer's Society, joins us this week to talk about one of the biggest killers in the UK...

One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. This autumn, join thousands of others and sign up for free to an Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk at memorywalk.org.uk

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References & Further Reading
nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease
nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease/treatment
nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease/causes
nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet
bbc.co.uk/news/health-66221116
alzheimers.org.uk/form/checklist-for-dementia-symptoms
alzheimers.org.uk/blog/what-is-donanemab-alzheimers-drug
alzheimers.org.uk/blog/lecanemab-new-drug-early-stage-alzheimers-disease
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174086
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557825
thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30367-6/fulltext