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Outrunning dementia with physical activity

Health Times - 09-03-2021

Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according

 
Improving social health for people living with dementia

Health Times - 11-02-2021

Researchers at UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) have pinpointed mechanisms to reduce loneliness and improve social participation and belonging for

 
Researchers say dementia heightens COVID-19 death risk

AAP - 08-01-2021

Dementia sufferers are more likely to catch COVID-19 and die from it as many live in high-risk transmission settings, Australian researchers say.

 
Research confirms link between sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease

Health Times - 29-09-2020

New research has confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in both conditions.

 
Immediate coordinated action needed to save lives of people living with dementia

Health Times - 25-08-2020

Dementia Australia today called for immediate action to prevent neglect or worse - premature death – and ensure appropriate support and care of people living with dementia

 
Australia's researchers have found an Alzheimer's therapy treatment

AAP - 30-07-2020

Australian researchers have discovered a treatment that could reverse the effects of memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease. Australian

 
Extra care and vigilance needed in aged care to protect people living with dementia

Health Times - 27-07-2020

Dementia peak body acknowledges the devastating impact that COVID-19 is having on older Australians, particularly on people living with dementia who are some of the most vulnerable

 
Rural areas need more personalised dementia care

Health Times - 11-06-2020

Despite calls from the Federal government’s Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, increased personalised care for people with dementia in aged care homes located

 
Obesity linked to part of the brain damaged by Alzheimer's

Health Times - 20-05-2020

Researchers have found a link between obesity and shrinkage in an area of the brain responsible for memory and learning – the hippocampus.  The hippocampus

 
Blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease for Australian patients

Health Times - 18-05-2020

A new, simple blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease is coming to Australia through the Australian Dementia Network, which is supported by the University of Melbourne.

 

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