Sleeper cells: Brain breakthrough could stop diseases in their tracks
Landmark findings into the way dormant brain stem cells operate could create alternative methods to tackle brain cancer and degenerative diseases.
Dementia
Four ways of developing dementia found
Researchers have identified four ways of developing dementia which could change how doctors detect and treat the disease.
Too much weight here raises dementia risk
New research has warned that men carrying too much weight in this area are at higher risk of dementia. But a few extra “lean” kilos later in life may be associated with better cognition.
I was only married to my husband for 3 years before he got dementia
Vicki Barry had only been married for three years before her husband Mike was diagnosed with dementia. She cared for him for the next 14 years before this very difficult decision.
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TV star: My mum had dementia. This scares me to think about
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The small clues this new tool looks at to diagnose dementia
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Drug that stops dementia to be trialled in Australia next month
A world-leading drug that can delay or even stop the onset of Alzheimer’s disease will be trialled in Australia next month.
This aspect of the brain may improve in Alzheimer’s patients
For the first time, one part of brain function in Alzheimer’s patients has actually been shown to improve even though they lose their ability to socialise.
Why treating this common hearing issue may delay dementia
This common problem with hearing is blamed for a third of dementia cases in older people, a study suggests.
‘What was that again?’: Subtle signs I had dementia at 57
Tracing back my earlier symptoms, I felt anxious making phone calls and going to the shops – normal things I have done on a daily basis for years.
This readily available vaccine may cut your dementia risk by 20 per cent
A vaccine that is free to anyone aged 65 plus, or costs $650 for younger people, may cut dementia risk by a fifth — even though it’s for a completely different condition.
‘Already critical’: Next steps needed to fight dementia crisis
This is what needs to happen to tackle the “dementia crisis” that’s occurring in Australia.
I thought my brain fog was due to stress – but it was dementia
Jim Rogers thought his brain fog and absent-mindedness was due to stress or a side effect of cholesterol medication. Then he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at just 55.
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