Kitty Murray

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Fundraising for Alzheimer's Research UK
£702
raised of £1,000 target
by 33 supporters
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Event: Simplyhealth Great North Run 2019, on 8 September 2019
Participants: Tines, Marge and the rest of the team.
We stand for everyone affected by dementia to find a cure

Story

Alzheimer’s Society is transforming the landscape of dementia forever.Until the day we find a cure, we will create a society where those affected by dementia are supported and accepted, able to live in their community without fear or prejudice.

The reality of research into dementia.......At£24 billion each year, dementia costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined, but over two thirds of the care for dementia patients is paidfor by themselves or their family.

Dementia research currently gets 13 times less funding than cancer so it needs all the support it can get.

Most of us know someone living with dementia – today there’s over 850,000 people diagnosed in the UK, but this is predicted to reach 2 million by 2051.

What your donation will go towards Alzheimer’s Research UK receive no government funding for their research and are completely dependent on supporters to fund their research programme:

· £20 raised pays for 1 hour of pioneering dementia research

· £100 raised could provide the tools for scientists to map 10,000 genes in minute detail, identifying targets for the development of new treatments

· £500 raised will cover the cost of a sensitive brain scan for a patient involved in a research study, tracking the effectiveness of new drug treatments, improving diagnosis and better understanding how diseases like Alzheimer’s wreak their havoc in the brain

· £1000 raised will pay for reagents, unique chemicals that are crucial for successfully growing cells in a laboratory ready for disease study

· £2500 raised will allow researchers to buy synthetically made a Alzheimer’s protein in the lab.

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About the charity

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity. We’re striving for a cure, by revolutionising the way we treat, diagnose and prevent dementia.

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£702.00
+ £154.25 Gift Aid
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