Dementia is the third leading cause of death in Australia. As the population ages, the number of people with dementia is expected to rise, as is the number of deaths from dementia.
Does your mum list all your siblings’ names before she gets to yours? Don’t worry, she doesn’t love them more.
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How often has your own mother forgotten your name? Does she ever cycle through the names of each of your siblings – and perhaps even the family pet – before getting to yours?
The Alzheimer’s Society is concerned that people with dementia aren’t getting diagnosed soon enough. But there are pros and cons to an early diagnosis.
Parkinson’s disease is the second-most-prevalent neurodegenerative condition in Australia, with an estimated 70,000 living with the disease. But what do we know about the causes and risk factors?
Expanding the definitions of disease can cause a cascade of overtesting and overtreatment.
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Once the stuff of tweeting birds and rolling cartoon eyes, bumps on the head are now linked to dementia. Will Smith’s latest movie tells how sports authorities tried to cover it up.
Blue-green algae blooms are increasing in size and frequency as global temperatures rise.
For the first time, researchers have shown that feeding vervet monkeys a toxin produced by blue-green algae resulted in protein deposits in the brain, consistent with those seen in human Alzheimer’s.
Anthocyanins, which provide the red, blue and purple pigments, may help protect against cognitive decline.
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