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On Sunday, March 17th, nine incredible individuals took on the Bath Half Marathon, all with one purpose: to raise funds for BRACE. The dedicated runners not only completed the race in under 3 hours and 15 minutes, but they also raised awareness for dementia and BRACE.  With less than 6 months to prepare and train,…

We are delighted to announce that Ali Vowles will be Master of Ceremonies at the BRACE Charity Gala in September. Ali has been an incredible host at BRACE conferences in the past, so we are thrilled to have her back on board. With more than 30 years experience working at the BBC, Ali has what…

We are saddened to hear of the death of Wendy Mitchell, dementia campaigner and bestselling author, at 68 years old. An incredible legacy has been left by Wendy, through her tireless campaign work, her daily blogs – Which me am I Today, and her books which explore the many ways that Alzheimer’s and dementia affects…

We did it! Thanks to your gift, we raised £10,000 to Turn the Tide on dementia! Excitingly, George has now begun the next phase of Fastball – testing it on patients in the Bristol Brain Centre. It remains to be seen if, and how, the test can be rolled out in the NHS, but this is a…

BRACE is kicking off  the new year with a generous £1500 donation from Barratt David Wilson Homes South West. The charity is currently supporting 40 clinical and laboratory research projects across the South West of England, and Wales. The funding has come at a much-needed time to support research. Chris Williams, CEO at BRACE Dementia…

We have some exciting news to share with you. The much loved and famous actress, Stephanie Beacham is supporting BRACE and dementia research, with the forthcoming film, Grey Matter, which she is starring in. We are thrilled with this new partnership with W4 Films and Stephanie. Watch the film in the cinema In the film…

Dr Wenhao Zhang, Associate Professor of Computer Vision and Machine Learning and Co-Director of the Centre for Machine Vision (CMV), is leading on an new pilot project, with BRACE funding, to investigate the link between eye movements and cognitive decline in atypical ageing. People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition linked with an increased chance…

Families from across Bristol and further afield joined dementia experts at Let’s Talk Dementia on Saturday 30th September, at Paintworks Event Space. We welcomed 200 attendees keen to learn more about dementia, the support on offer, and dementia research volunteering opportunities. The brain dome offered visitors the chance to discover more about the brain and…