The three-time Oscar nominee has written a movie inspired by thoughts flying home from his mother’s funeral.
Physical activity,being socially active and sticking to the principles of a Mediterranean diet are just some of the ways you can delay both the risk and onset.
Today on Please Explain,Jewel Topsfield joins Bianca Hall to discuss the realities and misconceptions of living with dementia.
The 41-year-old said his condition led to alcohol abuse,suicidal thoughts and erratic behaviour.
Terry Butcher,the former England captain,has called for heading to be phased out of football to end the dementia crisis that is devastating so many former professionals.
A charity match in Britain shows there are options for the game in response to growing evidence of the devastating effects of heading on players’ brains.
Professor Gail Robinson will head the new clinic at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute to help detect dementia early and improve treatment for sufferers.
The number of people living with dementia - the biggest killer of women in Australia - will double by 2058,putting pressure on budgets and carers.
An 11-year Oxford study of 82,000 people over 60 found links between dementia and the inability to detect speech in a crowded setting.
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.
Every three seconds,someone in the world develops a form of dementia. So why is it so poorly understood?