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    The future of brain health: Early detection, equity and systematic change 

    The brain is the foundation of how we live, work, and connect and as societies age, the burden of brain-health…

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    Bio-Hermes-002: A landmark study to revolutionise Alzheimer’s diagnosis 

    Bio-Hermes-002: A landmark study to revolutionise Alzheimer’s diagnosis  We’ve partnered with the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) to fund a trial of a…

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  • Doctor piercing patients finger with automatic lancet in clinic. Taking blood for close-up analysis, a clinical blood test. Finger prick.
    News releases

    Scientists test whether a finger prick blood test could be used to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms begin

    A major international research project is underway to test whether a finger prick-style blood test could be used to help…

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    The Brain House

    The Brain House Convening global leaders and innovators alongside the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, this dynamic event…

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  • A female nurse caregiver holds hands to encourage and comfort an elderly woman. For care and trust in nursing homes for people of retirement age Caregiver helping elderly woman provides medical advice

    Primer Fund: Fast-tracking early diagnosis in MND 

    Primer Fund: Fast-tracking early diagnosis in MND  The Primer Fund supports tools and tests in primary care that could help…

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    News releases

    Could heart medication or arthritis drugs be used to treat motor neuron disease?

    We have announced the launch of projects aimed at identifying repurposed drugs to treat motor neuron disease (MND), a devastating,…

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  • MND Drug Repurposing Programme: Enhancing the MND ecosystem’s approach to drug repurposing

    MND Drug Repurposing Programme: Enhancing the MND ecosystem’s approach to drug repurposing We’re funding high-quality preclinical studies and building a…

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    CognoMND: Improving access to cognitive screening in motor neuron disease 

    CognoMND: Improving access to cognitive screening in motor neuron disease  We’ve partnered with the University of Sheffield to fund CognoMND,…

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  • EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (EXPERTS-ALS)

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  • MinderCare – Translational research and digitally enabled care

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  • MinderCare: An NHS service helping people with dementia live independently for longer

    MinderCare: An NHS service helping people with dementia live independently for longer   We are funding and supporting MinderCare through…

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    Articles

    LifeArc joins new global initiative to accelerate drug discovery for ALS/MND treatments 

    LifeArc joins new global initiative to accelerate drug discovery for ALS/MND treatments  LifeArc has become a partner of the Longitude…

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