{"id":32,"date":"2024-03-22T11:48:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:27:59","slug":"dementia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fund.southampton.ac.uk\/innovation\/diseases\/dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tackling dementia<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Dementia is a ticking time bomb. Up to 20 years before any symptoms appear, it begins to attack the brain, causing irreversible damage. You can help us to stop dementia in its tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every three seconds, someone develops dementia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dementia is a cruel disease. One that strips our loved ones of their independence and steals precious memories.  It\u2019s often described as a \u2018living grief\u2019. Sadly, there is no known cure and treatments are limited in who they work for and how long the effects last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decades of clinical trials have so far yielded few results. Despite over 55 million people suffering worldwide, dementia research lags years behind cancer. There is an urgent need for leading universities and research institutes, like Southampton, to respond. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Together, we can make a difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the University of Southampton, we want to improve people\u2019s chances of beating dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our discovery of the brain\u2019s self-cleaning system called Intramural Periarterial Drainage (IPAD) has led us to better understand the causes of dementia and explore ways to diagnose the condition much sooner. If dementia could be diagnosed before it manifests, then treatment, interventions and lifestyle changes could be put in place to prevent it or delay it considerably. Earlier diagnosis will also lead to more understanding about how the disease takes hold, helping us to uncover new treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can support us to give people their years of quality life, back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Together, we can uncover\u00a0how senescent microglia fuel Frontotemporal Dementia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can help us use data to unravel the mysteries of dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Help upgrade our equipment, for faster and more accurate insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are all very aware of how important it is to detect cancer at an early stage, and there are so many ways of testing and screening. We desperately need to be able to detect dementia earlier for the exact same reasons \u2013 treatment is so very much more effective if you catch the disease early.\u201d<\/p>\nProfessor Roxana Carare<\/strong>
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We are all very aware of how important it is to detect cancer at an early stage, and there are so many ways of testing and screening. We desperately need to be able to detect dementia earlier for the exact same reasons \u2013 treatment is so very much more effective if you catch the disease early.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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