In 1974,there were just 338 deaths attributed to dementia. By 2023 that number had seen a near 5000 per cent increase.
Patients and doctors used to think there wasn’t much that could be done after an Alzheimer’s diagnoses. Things are changing.
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death for Australians since the 1960s. It’s about to be overtaken.
Scientists in the US and Australia are using artificial intelligence to keep up with an estimated 78 million dementia cases by 2030.
Experts say two drugs expected to arrive in Australia soon have helped slow cognitive decline in trials and may be a key to widespread prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr Nick Carr said Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws need to be brought into line with other states,which allow doctors to raise the issue.
When we were faced with our first Mother’s Day without Mom’s physical presence,we started a new tradition:my dad,brothers and I went to the cemetery to visit her.
Your risk of cancer,heart attack and Alzheimer’s could be revealed with a swab of saliva. But the burgeoning DNA technology has significant flaws.
Singer Mark Seymour can’t recall how long his mother,Paula,was living with dementia in the end. But he clearly remembers the point at which everything changed.
Many assume it’s time to break out Sudoku or crosswords,but socialising can be just as beneficial for your brain.
The drug is the first to convincingly show it can slow the memory and thinking decline that defines the disease. But the side effects and costs are significant.