Globally, stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and the World Stroke Organisation projects that incidents of stroke will continue to increase into the future. The link between stroke and dementia is well established, however new research out ...

The University of New South Wales (UNSW), in collaboration with Meals on Wheels NSW, has developed a brain-friendly cake to help seniors with cognitive decline. Food and health expert at UNSW Professor Johannes le Coutre, and senior principal research scientist ...

Many people will have heard about “intergenerational practice” via the TV. This is the purposeful bringing together of different generations, aiming to benefit all involved. It’s the idea central to ABC TV’s Old People’s Home for Teenagers and its predecessor, ...

The University of NSW (UNSW) has launched a new app to help people with Parkinson's Disease learn to walk better and for longer. Walking Tall was released last week by a team of UNSW biomedical engineers – led by Dr ...

New research revealed transgender and non-binary people were at a "significantly higher risk" of Alzheimer’s disease later in life. The study conducted by UNSW was pioneering as it was the first to investigate differences in dementia according to sex and ...

A new online tool used to determine a person’s risk of developing dementia in just 20 minutes has proven to be effective, according to Australian researchers. Experts from UNSW collaborated with Neuroscience Research Australia last year to develop the CogDrisk ...

Over the past ten years the range of care and support that can be easily accessed by elders who depend on care at home in this country has become increasingly narrow. Despite the rhetoric of increasing consumer choice and of expanding ...

People with dementia entering aged care experience higher increases in medication when changing GPs, a recent study has found. UNSW researchers analysed data from 2,250 people with dementia who had entered residential care from the Saxs Institute's 45 and Up ...

UNSW medical researchers are calling for restraint on the use of aggressive life-saving treatments for elderly patients, saying the focus should be placed on making them comfortable towards the end of their life. The study led by Adjunct Associate Professor ...