# Dementia Research

**Source**: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives/dementia-research
**Parent**: https://www.mq.edu.au/study/admissions-and-entry/apply/international/international-academic-requirements

## Turning today’s discoveries into tomorrow’s therapies

The Dementia Research Centre enables cutting edge discovery research with a focus on translating findings into treatments for patients.

The Dementia Research Centre (DRC) brings together international and national leaders in translational dementia research to strengthen the University’s investment into neuroscience research.

### About dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. In Australia, dementia has become the second leading cause of death.

Currently, more than 425,000 Australians are living with dementia. Worldwide, almost 50 million people live with dementia, with 130 million predicted by 2050. The direct costs for health and residential care exceed $12 billion per year, with indirect costs, such as lost earnings and career time, amounting to many times this figure.

While major advances in medical research have reduced deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes over the past decades, deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have risen, reflecting the lack of effective treatments and the increased prevalence of the disease.

The main barrier in the development of novel therapies lies in the limited understanding of the molecular mechanisms that lead to dementia. Therefore, it is paramount to intensify discovery research into the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease with a focus on translation of breakthrough discoveries into desperately awaited therapies.

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