Groundbreaking research presents new hope in catching early signs of Alzheimer's by gauging a specific biomarker in the blood that increases the odds of developing the disease by a third. The Macquarie University and CSIRO study revealed that people with ...
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Hearing loss raises chance of dementia three-fold: podcast
Out of every thousand people aged over 65, it's estimated that 83 Australians are living with dementia. To boost support and clear the persisting misconceptions around the disease, the annual Dementia Action Week kicks off today with a campaign called: ...
More »‘I’m fairly motivated’: Life after a dementia diagnosis
Diagnosed with dementia at 55, Phil Hazell is now a passionate advocate for spreading awareness of the disease. Each year, over 4.6 million people worldwide are diagnosed with a form of dementia. While Phil's father also had dementia, though a different type, ...
More »Understaffing is leading to residents missing out on recreation
A landmark study reveals leisure in aged care homes has become a last priority as an understaffed workforce struggles to meet residents' basic physical needs. In surveying three aged care homes, researchers found that unbalanced staff-to-resident ratios resulted in residents ...
More »Household chores could lower risk of dementia, study finds
Regularly doing household chores and having daily visits from friends and family could help to reduce one's risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers analysed health data from over 500,000 people participating in the UK Biobank, a long-term ...
More »Breakthrough study finds deep sleep can stave off Alzheimer’s
New research confirms our daily sleep habits, age and lifestyle determines our risk of Alzheimer's in the future. The Australian-first study used acoustic stimulation technology to enhance slow wave sleep in older people to boost the clearance of toxins in ...
More »‘Rebooting’ the brain to cure memory loss: podcast
A recent study may have found the underlying reason behind memory loss in dementia. Researchers from the University of Melbourne say that it could be due to a signalling problem in the brain rather than the loss of the actual ...
More »Take a holiday to keep dementia at bay
Can going on a holiday treat dementia? A team of researchers from Edith Cowan University believe 'travel therapy' could be the future of treatment for people living with dementia. To integrate this into our healthcare system, lead researcher Dr Jun ...
More »Landmark study finds way to predict and hopefully prevent dementia in later life
A world-first study has found that poor physical fitness and obesity in childhood may predict declined cognitive functioning and dementia in later life. The 30-year research from Monash University followed over 1200 people from childhood up to 2019 to track their cognitive ...
More »Quality dementia care must be prioritised in the 47th parliament: opinion
With an imminent federal election, all candidates must pledge that providing quality dementia care will be placed at the top of the agenda for the ongoing systemic aged care reforms in the 47th parliament. Dementia Australia has reinforced these messages ...
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