Getting grandma into gaming could keep her mentally sharp,study finds

Getting grandma into gaming could keep her mentally sharp,study finds

Research suggests adding a mental component to exercise for older people by getting them playing active video games has a positive cognitive benefit.

  • byStuart Layt

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Sleep six hours or less? Why your risk of dementia may be higher

Sleep six hours or less? Why your risk of dementia may be higher

Poor sleep is linked to cognitive decline,with the risk of dementia deemed up to 30 per cent higher in those who lack sleep in midlife – and it comes down to at least four important physiological processes.

  • bySophie Aubrey
‘She knows my voice,so I’ll just keep going’:AFLW star’s heartbreak over mother’s dementia

‘She knows my voice,so I’ll just keep going’:AFLW star’s heartbreak over mother’s dementia

Nicola Stevens was a teenager when she found out her mum had early onset dementia.

  • bySarah Burt
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
Popular culture can help remove the stigma of dementia
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Popular culture can help remove the stigma of dementia

Unlike many films about dementia,The Father offers a nuanced and compelling insight into the lived experience of dementia that could make a significant contribution to improving our understanding.

  • byRose Capp
People with dementia are twice as likely to get COVID,US study finds

People with dementia are twice as likely to get COVID,US study finds

The study found that black people with dementia were nearly three times as likely as white people with dementia to become infected with the virus.

  • byPam Belluck
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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
When Jeff couldn't cut his steak,he knew something was wrong

When Jeff couldn't cut his steak,he knew something was wrong

Aged 55,Jeff Thurlow was shocked to receive a diagnosis of early onset dementia. He is one of a growing number of people with the condition.

  • byMia Castagnone
Carry On star Barbara Windsor dies aged 83

Carry On star Barbara Windsor dies aged 83

The actor shot to prominence appearing in many of the innuendo-laden"Carry On"movies of the 1960s and 70s. She later starred in the long-running"EastEnders"TV series.

Speaking to a robot could flag early warning signs of dementia

Speaking to a robot could flag early warning signs of dementia

Queensland researchers have developed an AI which can detect early signs of dementia in speech,with hopes it can be used as an early warning tool for mental decline.

  • byStuart Layt
Swimming in winter could help protect ageing brains from dementia

Swimming in winter could help protect ageing brains from dementia

A Cambridge study of an English winter swim squad found they had high levels of a"cold-shock"protein that could protect against brain-cell death.

  • byJack Hardy