dementia

dementia
Aged Care, Opinion
Maintaining social connections for our elders living with dementia
Faye Spiteri Sep 18, 2023

Could you imagine waking up one day and feeling completely disorientated? Faces are unfamiliar. Places where you once felt at ease, now suddenly feel foreign,

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music
Aged Care
Google funds $2m dementia music therapy app pilot
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 15, 2023

An app harnessing music, wearable tech and AI to provide personalised therapy for dementia patients has been awarded a $2 million grant by Google’s philanthropic

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vote
Healthcare
Empowering older adults with dementia to exercise their right to vote
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 7, 2023

As the date for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament referendum approaches on 14 October, Dementia Australia is urging people living with

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palliative
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Improving palliative care for Australians living with dementia
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 17, 2023

In an earnest move to elevate the quality of life for individuals, families and caregivers embarking on the journey with dementia, Palliative Care Australia (PCA)

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Capsaicin
Healthcare News, Medical Research
Capsaicin a potential MVP in preventing dementia
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 8, 2023

Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland are launching a pioneering human trial to explore the potential of capsaicin in preventing dementia – a disease

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strawberry
Healthcare News, Medical Research
Strawberry found to boost cognitive function in older adults
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 25, 2023

A recent randomised clinical revealed exciting findings regarding the potential cognitive benefits of daily strawberry consumption in older adults. Conducted at San Diego State University,

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sundowning
Healthcare
What is ‘sundowning’ and why does it happen to many people with dementia?
Steve Macfarlane Jul 13, 2023

The term “sundowning” is sometimes used to describe a tendency for people living with dementia to become more confused in the late afternoon and into

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informal
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Breaking through dementia barriers, improving support for informal carers
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 11, 2023

Flinders University has undertaken a pioneering research project in Australia to enhance the quality of life and support for informal carers of people living with

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dementia
Aged Care, Medical Science and Technology, Sponsored Story
Step into the world of dementia using technology
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 4, 2023

For more than a decade, Dementia Australia has used high-tech tools to demonstrate what the world is like for someone living with dementia. While these

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social
Medical Research
Innovative collaboration targets social cognitive impairments in older adults
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 27, 2023

An Australian-first collaboration involving leading researchers at Silverchain, UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) and The University of Queensland has been launched to

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menopause
Medical Research
Link between menopause transition and dementia revealed in new study
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 6, 2023

A new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia is further evidence that the menopause transition is a particularly important time for women and their doctors to

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older
Aged Care, Medical Research
Socialising can reduce the risk of dementia and death in older people
Ritchelle Drilon Apr 28, 2023

A study from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing found that spending time with loved ones can lower the risk of cognitive decline and

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