Dementia

The focus on dementia and aged care in Sydney this week at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has reinforced Dementia Australia’s call for mandatory

Dementia Australia applauds both the governments’ and the opposition’s commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of all Australians as outlined in recent

Scant recognition of young onset dementia - a progressive decline in mental functioning that can affect people aged from their early 30s – is resulting in a disturbing

Dementia Australia is very concerned to learn of further reported instances of the misuse of anti-psychotics and restraints in residential aged care as shown by the ABC 7.30

Australian dementia sufferers

New international research from Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) reveals that dementia carers need more support and guidance to navigate end-of-life care for their loved

Good cholesterol could be the key to long term brain health and the prevention of dementia in women, new research has revealed. The findings

A future where those affected by dementia will be accepted, understood and supported to engage in their passions, including a love of travel, is becoming a reality with initiatives

University of Melbourne researchers will work with aged care home residents and their carers to undertake the world’s largest music therapy trial, with a focus

A majority of Australians say they don't know what to say to a person with dementia, a survey shows, despite 436,000 people living with it.

A new free experiential training package has been developed to increase understanding and empathy towards people living with dementia when they are admitted to hospital.

A new $38m dementia network is being set up to help improve access to care and research programs for thousands of Australians diagnosed with the brain disorder.

Middle-aged Australians need to treat their brain health like they do their superannuation to avoid the risk of dementia, says a leading expert.

People who suffer a traumatic brain injury are more likely to develop dementia later in life compared with those who don't, a study has found.

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Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe says there is a wrong perception that nothing can be done following a dementia diagnosis. An estimated

Australian researchers believe they may have found a possible mechanism to explain the association between poor sleep and Alzheimer's disease.

A UK study suggests arthritis drugs could significantly reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Drugs used

The use of song-writing to improve the relationships between people living with dementia and their families is just one of 17 new projects that will share in more than $1

Australian and Japanese scientists have developed a blood test they say can predict with 90 per cent accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease.