Dementia
Processed meats don’t just affect the heart. They could increase your risk of dementia
Experts suggest a link between cured meats and higher rates of dementia and worse cognition.
- Anahad O’Connor
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Dementia has taken many of my grandma’s memories. Today, we connect through play
There are many things I will never know about my grandma. But we can still delight together in the twists and turns of her mind.
- Lauren Ironmonger
Felt lost in 2024? Reminiscing can help start the new year with purpose
Whether you’re 60 or 16, conducting a life review can be a useful exercise in building purpose and meaning into your present and future.
- Lauren Ironmonger
Nine signs of dementia to watch out for in older relatives
For Elizabeth Leonard, time spent together as a family marked the beginning of a long road to accepting that there might be something wrong.
- Miranda McMinn
How we die in Australia
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death for Australians since the 1960s. It’s about to be overtaken.
- Shane Wright
‘It’s not inappropriate’: Why adults with dementia are often shamed for sex
Baby Boomers are set to dominate aged care in the next decade. As the generation of free love, their expectations around sex means providers need to change.
- Lauren Ironmonger
Sarah’s mum starved herself to death. It was the only legal way for her to go
Wendy Mitchell spent a decade educating people about living with dementia. Now her daughter wants to tell us about how she died, and why it didn’t have to be that way.
- Michael Bachelard
How too little (or too much) sleep affects your risk of dementia
Scientists are confident a link between sleep and dementia exists, but it’s complicated.
- Dana G. Smith
Human brain tissue made up of 0.5 per cent microplastics, study reveals
The shocked scientist behind the finding said soaring rates of plastics in the body may be the “dark matter” force driving dementia rates and falling fertility.
- Angus Dalton
Diagnosing dementia is complicated. An algorithm could change that
Scientists in the US and Australia are using artificial intelligence to keep up with an estimated 78 million dementia cases by 2030.
- Angus Thomson
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