One of Bondi’s famous lifesavers will dive into Sydney Harbour this weekend for dementia awareness. Andrew ‘Reidy’ Reid, known for saving lives and playing pranks on Network Ten’s Bondi Rescue, will host the Sydney Harbour Splash event on Australia Day ...

Australians will be able to have their say on the government’s $185 million Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission with this week’s release of a draft roadmap. The medical research package aims to help older Australians maintain their health and quality of ...

Australian researchers are raising awareness of the role occupational therapists play in supporting people living with dementia at home following research that showed quality of life benefits. Associate Professor Sally Bennett from the University of Queensland said occupational therapists help people ...

Older adults will one day be able to talk into a smartphone to test for dementia, should work on a new speech app prove fruitful. Dr Beena Ahmed from UNSW’s School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications is leading work on ...

Wearable glucose monitors could help people with memory problems, such as those with dementia, better manage their diabetes new research shows. Having dementia doubles your risk of developing diabetes and while for people who do not have diabetes the risk ...

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) released the results of the world’s largest dementia study last week and revealed that most people think dementia is a normal part of ageing. The survey canvassed 70,000 people over 155 countries and highlighted a global ...

Dementia Australia launched its Action Week on Monday and wants the nation to focus on the discrimination of people with dementia. ‘Dementia doesn’t discriminate, do you?’ is the official theme this year, CEO Maree McCabe told a crowd at the ...

I’m a TV producer and director and somehow, I always knew I would make a film about my dad, the charismatic Western Australian artist Leon Pericles. But I never anticipated that the real star of the film would be my ...