AAP - 23-02-2023

Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of illness, injury and death among Australians aged 65 and over. Last year, the neurological

AAP - 16-09-2022

More than half of Indigenous dementia cases in far north Queensland could be prevented after scientists identified a series of risk factors linked to the condition.

AAP - 10-09-2022

An empathetic approach must be at the centre of care for Indigenous Australians living with dementia, former Olympian and federal senator Nova Peris has told a major conference

HealthTimes - 08-09-2022

Dementia Action Week (19-25 September) seeks to encourage all Australians to increase their understanding of dementia and learn how they can make a difference to the life

HealthTimes - 18-05-2022

University of Otago researchers have discovered molecules in the blood that could assist with early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.  The research,

HealthTimes - 24-01-2022

When we think of dementia, we often fear a loss of control. But the reassuring news is up to 40% of dementias can be prevented or delayed if we change our health habits.

Charlotte Mitchell - 03-11-2021

For Jayne Littledike, working as a Clinical Nurse Consultant for Dementia Australia’s Nightingale Program has been her most professionally and personally fulfilling

AAP - 20-09-2021

A postgraduate science student says she's been discriminated against because she has a diagnosis of dementia. When Juanita Hughes was diagnosed

AAP - 28-07-2021

Australian National University researchers have developed a method of linking a person's deteriorating brain health and the likelihood of getting Alzheimer's.

AAP - 19-07-2021

A joint Australian and US study has found fluctuating blood pressure is an indicator of cognitive decline and dementia in older people. Fluctuations