I will be running the Cambridge Half Marathon 2019 for My Nan who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Although she is still in the early stages of the disease we are faced with the fact that her condition will deteriorate as there is no effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease at the moment. Raising money for Alzheimer's Research UK will help to change that fact.

I am currently studying Neuroscience at University and wrote my dissertation on the potential methods and mechanisms from which an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease may come from. Learning about Alzheimer's disease and the current research to find a cure through my course has given me great hope for the future and revealed how valuable charity's such as Alzheimer's Research UK are in funding key research work.

Here are some facts about Alzheimer's disease and what your donations can go towards:

-Over 850,000 people live with Dementia in the UK and that number is rapidly rising. 

-At £24 billion each year, dementia costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined!

- £50 could provide access to specialist equipment for studying cells

- £120 could support complex protein analysis

- £300 could pay for a genetic test to help identify risk genes

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