What Dad’s dementia diagnosis taught me about love and life
My dad was my hero but when he was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2020, our roles began to reverse.
Dementia
The game changers coming in 2025 to treat Alzheimer’s
This is the year to be optimistic about dementia, with eight game changers that are starting to translate into the real world.
Mapped: Where Aussies have higher risk of developing dementia
Startling new electorate data has revealed where Australians will develop dementia, as experts plead for more support to address the often preventable illness. See if it’s near you.
How a change in your eye can detect dementia and diabetes
They may be the windows to the soul but it’s now been found eyes can provide crucial insight into the brain, which can potentially help detect diseases like dementia, multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
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Next steps for new Alzheimer’s breakthrough pill
A once-a-day wonder drug that could be the “holy grail” in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease is a step closer to becoming a reality after a huge win.
New pill provides breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment
The drug currently being trialled is just one step away from being hailed as the “holy grail” of treating memory loss and cognitive decline. Here’s how the new medication works.
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.
New test predicts Alzheimer’s years before it strikes
Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind test that can predict dementia nine years before a diagnosis.
Tea could significantly reduce the risk of dementia, study shows
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How cognition changes before dementia, Alzheimer’s hits
New research challenges the common perception that memory loss is the earliest indicator of dementia, and in particular Alzheimer’s.
‘Hidden disease’: Peter Alexander shares three-year agony
Pyjama king Peter Alexander reveals why a devastating and cruel disease that rocked his family must no longer be “hidden under the cover”. Listen to his story.
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