You’ve helped raise £350,000 for dementia research

From cycling challenges, bake sales and donations, to a magic show, musical recording and legacy gifts, your support for last year’s Life Cycle 5 is helping Nottingham researchers become the first in the world to use cutting-edge MRI scanning technology in the fight against dementia.

Professor Peter Morris, Director of the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre said: “Our new dynamic nuclear polarisation system is thousands of times more sensitive than conventional MRI scanners, which means that we can now detect the tiny chemical changes that happen in the brain before the real structural damage caused by dementia starts. This research has tremendous potential and I believe it can pave the way towards earlier diagnosis and tailored treatments for patients.”

Would you like to get on your bike for Life Cycle 6?

You’ll see there are lots of other ways to get involved and raise funds towards this year’s appeal – breast cancer research.