When Patrick Dare was called into his first-ever HR review at the age of 54, he finally had to be honest with himself. “I’d had a high-level career in IT sales for the last 35 years, and I’d never had ...
The prevalence of dementia is falling according to landmark SA research. However, the number of people suffering from the disorder is still on the rise due to an ageing population, and it remains on ...
Clinicians, researchers, advocates and those living with or caring for someone with dementia met on Wednesday to discuss a national dementia navigation model. It comes after news.com.au revealed ...
CANBERRA - Dementia was the leading cause of death in Australia in 2024, becoming the country's top killer disease for the first time on record, according to official data released on Friday. The data ...
Most of us know dementia – a broad term for several disorders involving declines in memory, language and thinking – can severely affect daily life. But dementia is now the leading cause of death for ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a million Australians are projected to develop dementia in the next four decades, with the number of early onset cases ...
A long-term Australian study found that calcium supplements do not raise dementia risk in older women, countering previous fears. The research followed more than 1,400 participants for nearly 15 years ...
Libby Coates was in her early 40s when her family started noticing subtle changes, mainly a shift in her personality. But it would take about eight years for Ms Coates to be diagnosed as having a form ...
Australia’s leading brain health experts warn anything less than full commitment to dementia navigators would be a “failure” as the nation’s death rates soar. Clinicians, researchers, advocates and ...