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Lab Notes: How can we detect dementia earlier?

23 Jun 2022

Talks and Q&A with Dr Dennis Chan and Sarah Wilson on early detection and the EDoN initiative. The video is part of Alzheimer’s Research UK Lab Notes series of online…

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Incredible progress in 2021 thanks to you

21 Dec 2021

Thanks to you, EDoN has made incredible progress in 2021. We are excited to bring you the latest from this pioneering project.

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Dreem to provide headband for cutting-edge EDoN initiative

08 Nov 2021

Dreem, the Digital Health Company specialized in Sleep Medicine, to provide headband for cutting-edge EDoN initiative Dreem has joined Alzheimer’s UK’s global initiative, Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN), as…

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EDoN Welcomes Mike Oldham as Director and Lisa Farier as Head of Research Informatics

04 Nov 2021

Mike Oldham has joined Alzheimer’s Research UK as the new Director of EDoN, while Lisa Farier becomes the Head of Research Informatics. Prior to joining EDoN as the director in…

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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) joins EDoN initiative

27 Oct 2021

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) joins EDoN initiative The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has joined Alzheimer’s Research UK’s global initiative, Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN), as a consortium partner…

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Willingness to get involved in medical research at ‘all time high’

14 Sep 2021

Almost 1 in 3 (29%) of adults say they are more likely to consider getting involved in medical research because of the COVID-19 pandemic, new polling has revealed today.  …

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Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Investment Boosts Search for Digital Biomarkers for Early Alzheimer’s

26 Jul 2021

ADDF’s Diagnostic Accelerator funds UK-led EDoN initiative to transform early detection The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), a U.S.- based venture philanthropy, has announced up to $2 million of funding…

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First digital data collected in global Alzheimer’s wearable project

25 Mar 2021

The development of a wearable to detect early Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases years before symptoms show has taken a step closer to reality today, as UK charity Alzheimer’s Research…

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Could your smartwatch hold clues to early Alzheimer’s disease?

11 Mar 2021

More than a quarter of Brits say they own and use a wearable device – whether it’s counting our steps, helping us monitor how much water we’re drinking or telling…

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Alzheimer’s Research UK partners with global leaders including Bill Gates to revolutionise detection of neurodegenerative diseases

11 Nov 2020

Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has partnered with global leaders, including Bill Gates, to advance the charity’s Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative. The global…

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