Regular exercise can improve brain function by up to 15%: Study Promising new research around exercise in older people adds to the evidence base on the importance of social prescribing.
World-first study links social health with dementia The benefits of social wellbeing are an ‘often neglected’ intervention for people with neurocognitive disorders.
Hearing loss associated with increased dementia risk: Study But it’s not all bad news. Study co-author Professor Henry Brodaty speaks to newsGP about how GPs can help patients be proactive.
Australia does not ‘meet the human rights’ of people with dementia GPs are ideally placed to address the challenges of caring for people with dementia – but systemic change is necessary too.
Isolation led to loss of function for people with dementia: Report And those functions are unlikely to be restored.
Untreated hypertension linked to cognitive decline: Study Researchers say the findings are just as concerning for those being treated with antihypertensives with a systolic blood pressure below 120 mmHg.
Three new factors added to dementia risk timeline Excessive alcohol consumption, traumatic brain injury and air pollution have been added to existing risk factors.
New blood test shows promise for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis A simple test that detects proteins present in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients is coming to Australia.
Certain memory complaints may predict future dementia New research reaffirms the importance of practitioners listening to older patients’ self-experience of cognitive decline.
Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission roadmap open for consultation The public has a chance to have its say on the future research direction and funding decisions of the Mission.