‘It doesn’t mean I’m stupid’:Dementia rates set to double

‘It doesn’t mean I’m stupid’:Dementia rates set to double

The number of people living with dementia - the biggest killer of women in Australia - will double by 2058,putting pressure on budgets and carers.

  • byJulie Power

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COVID-19 could lead to cognitive decline,new research suggests

COVID-19 could lead to cognitive decline,new research suggests

One study showed that losing the ability to smell,which has been commonly reported among COVID-19 patients,is correlated with cognitive troubles.

  • byAngela Haupt
The secrets of cognitive superagers

The secrets of cognitive superagers

Alzheimer’s disease is not an inevitable result of ageing. Even those who are genetically predisposed can markedly delay it or show no evidence of it before they die by doing the things we know are healthful.

  • byJane E. Brody
New Alzheimer’s drug unlikely to be approved in Australia soon,say experts

New Alzheimer’s drug unlikely to be approved in Australia soon,say experts

A controversial new drug that has offered hope to Alzheimer’s sufferers by slowing cognitive decline still needs to be cleared by local regulators before it can be rolled out in Australia.

  • byLucy Carroll andMary Ward
Bruce Willis has dementia. What is it,and what’s it like to live with?
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Bruce Willis has dementia. What is it,and what’s it like to live with?

Every three seconds,someone in the world develops a form of dementia. So why is it so poorly understood?

  • byJewel Topsfield
‘Historic moment’:US regulators approve landmark Alzheimer’s drug

‘Historic moment’:US regulators approve landmark Alzheimer’s drug

The US Food and Drug Administration’s controversial decision delighted advocacy groups but defied the wishes of many top experts in the field.

  • byMatthew Knott
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How Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci turned their real-life friendship into a love story

How Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci turned their real-life friendship into a love story

The pair drew on their 20-year history to play a bickering couple in Supernova,which grapples with the realities of early-onset dementia.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
Research finds ‘Trojan horse’ spreading Alzheimer’s-causing toxin

Research finds ‘Trojan horse’ spreading Alzheimer’s-causing toxin

Researchers are a step closer in understanding the complex tangle of Alzheimer’s disease,discovering how a toxic protein linked to the disorder spreads through the brain.

  • byStuart Layt
Singer Tony Bennett has been secretly battling Alzheimer’s for four years

Singer Tony Bennett has been secretly battling Alzheimer’s for four years

Tony Bennett has been quietly hiding his Alzheimer’s disease for four years.

  • byKate Feldman
Biogen shares soar as FDA reviewers support Alzheimer's drug

Biogen shares soar as FDA reviewers support Alzheimer's drug

Biogen shares soared as much as 47 per cent on Wall Street as FDA reviewers said the company's experimental Alzheimer's disease therapy appears effective.

  • byAnna Edney andRobert Langreth
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease

An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer's disease from those without it,boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose it.

  • byMarilynn Marchione