Lack of sleep lifts dementia risk and these tactics don’t work
New studies show what doesn't work in the quest for a good night's sleep as scientists link poor sleep with dementia.
Podcast: Noni Hazlehurst speaks about her new movie
Noni Hazlehurst chats with one of her biggest fans, John Deeks, about life and her new movie, June Again.
Medical focus must extend to pre-clinical dementia
"What can I do to not get this?" - the question being asked by those at greatest risk of dementia.
Normal tension glaucoma linked to cognitive impairment
Researchers link eye condition glaucoma and cognitive impairment, the state that often occurs before dementia, while gene therapy study offers hope on treatment.
Drugs ‘wildly over-prescribed’ for dementia, study finds
Up to 48 per cent of the 100,000 aged care residents living with dementia in Australia are being given antipsychotic drugs, and half of those are believed to be inappropriate prescriptions.
Just 25 grams a day almost doubles dementia risk: study
Processed meats under attack as researchers say they lift risk of dementia by 44 per cent.
How to … sharpen your memory at any age
It's never too late to improve and sharpen your memory. It's easier than you think.
How you may be doubling your risk of dementia
The older we get the rarer those nights of deep, restorative sleep, but the evidence is overwhelming that good sleep is essential to good health.…
Obesity weighs on Alzheimer’s
A new study of people living with Alzheimer's has found being overweight puts more pressure on brain health, possibly leading to accelerated damage.
Slowing the decline into dementia
An Australian randomised trial of a 'cocktail' of non-drug interventions has improved the cognition of middle-aged people considered at risk of dementia.
Is this Alzheimer’s risk in your neighbourhood?
Study links long-term exposure to noise to an increased risk for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
Anxiety linked to fast Alzheimer’s onset
Anxiety has been linked to an increased rate of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease, according a new US study.
