Study Updates

One year ago, ON-FIRE launched with a clear mission: to accelerate Frontotemporal dementia research and treatments by understanding the role of inflammation and its genetic and environmental drivers, and creating a network for frontotemporal dementia research and trials across the whole UK. After months of preparation, recruitment began in Cambridge in December 2023, and has […]

We’re excited to share that our team’s work on early dementia detection was recently featured in a BBC News article. The piece highlights the nationwide rollout of our blood test trial and includes comments from our own Dr. Maura Malpetti about the potential impact of this approach for early intervention in frontotemporal dementia. The article also

The Open Network for Frontotemporal dementia Inflammation Research (ON-FIRE) has begun actively recruiting participants, with the first five patients enrolled at the central site in Cambridge before the end of 2024.