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A cheque presentation will take place at 2.00pm on Monday 30 November, at the Clinical Research Centre, based at the University of Dundee Medical School, at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.

George Mathieson, a Trustee of the Aberbrothock Skea Trust, will present the cheque to Dr Calum Sutherland, who is leading the research at the University of Dundee.

Dr Sutherland explained: “We are investigating the biochemistry of specific proteins found to be involved in Alzheimer’s disease. These proteins also play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes and we want to find out exactly how the two conditions are connected.

“Understanding the links between Alzheimer’s and diabetes will help us identify people at risk and give us new ideas about how to slow the progression of both diseases.”

Trustee of the Aberbrothock Skea Trust, George Mathieson, commented: “We are pleased to be able to support the work of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust by making this contribution to the innovative research Dr Sutherland and his team are carrying out here in Scotland. We hope this will lead to new developments in the treatment and eventual cure of dementia.”

Dr Marie Janson, Director of Development for the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, said: “We are very grateful to the Aberbrothock Skea Trust for this generous donation and its much valued support of our work. The project Dr Sutherland is undertaking offers new hope to those people living with the daily reality of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia and the devastating effects it has on their lives.

“Over 56,000 people in Scotland have dementia, a number forecast to rise as the population ages, and we desperately need to fund research in order to beat this dreadful condition.”