TV star: My mum had dementia. This scares me to think about
Home and Away actor Jessica Redmayne’s beautiful mum, Tina, died with early onset dementia nine years after her diagnosis. She now faces this worry of her own.
Dementia
The small clues this new tool looks at to diagnose dementia
A new tool that detects dementia looks at these clues in medical records to diagnose the disease earlier so people can start treatment.
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.
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New pill provides breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment
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The four things you can do now to delay dementia
People who took part in a world-first program that involved making changes in these four key areas experienced major benefits expected to delay dementia’s onset.
This tool can predict if and when you’ll get early Alzheimer’s disease
A new online tool has been able to predict what age older adults will get Alzheimer’s. And it may give people the chance to plan their dementia care while they are still able to.
Taking this one vitamin could help prevent dementia in women, study finds
A promising discovery
Shock stat exposes Aussie dementia reality
A shocking new report has exposed the dire health reality for almost half a million Aussies, as experts warn the figures are expected to double over the next three decades.
Tea could significantly reduce the risk of dementia, study shows
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