Category: Dementia

Younger people caring for their parents with dementia

By Gilian Douglass
March 1, 2018
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Dementia

The number of people living with dementia in Australia is continuing to rise. It’s estimated that 425,000 Australians currently live with dementia – that’s 250 Australians developing dementia ev...

By Gilian Douglass
February 22, 2018
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Dementia

Did you know that there is a link between your intestinal bacteria and your chance of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease? New research from Lund University in Sweden has shown that your i...

By Gilian Douglass
February 2, 2018
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Dementia

Did you know? Almost half of 2,000 people surveyed by the BBC's Trust Me, I'm a Doctor program were keen to know 'How can I avoid dementia?' (49 per cent according to a ComRes poll conducted online A...

By Gilian Douglass
February 2, 2018
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Dementia

Scientists from Australia and Japan have developed the world’s first accurate blood test for Alzheimer’s Disease that can detect the presence of the disease up to 30 years prior to symptoms showin...

By Gilian Douglass
December 19, 2017
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Client Care

While the festive season is generally a very happy time to relax and reflect on the year which has past, it can often be fraught with emotion and family issues can be brought to the surface. For famil...

By Gilian Douglass
August 28, 2017
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Dementia

Well-loved Australian cook, Maggie Beer and Professor Ralph Martins, a leading Alzheimer's Disease Researcher, have teamed up to help Australia's elderly fight a debilitating disease - Alzheimer's Dis...

By Gilian Douglass
July 21, 2017
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Dementia

The ABC's recent 'Four Corners' program featured a story on three Australians who have been diagnosed with dementia. According to the 'Four Corners' program, "more than 400,000 Australians currently l...

By Gilian Douglass
May 3, 2017
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Dementia

It’s well documented that exercising your brain can help ward off dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, but it can also help once a diagnosis has been made. Researchers have looked into whether exercisi...

By Gilian Douglass
April 6, 2017
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Dementia

For a person living with dementia, the need for a good quality of life, full of activities and engagement does not diminish. There are many safe and rewarding activities which people living with demen...

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