People whose brain age is older than their actual chronological age by 10 years may have a 39% higher future risk of dementia ...
Social workers who work with the elderly have many riveting and moving stories to tell about people’s lived experiences and their joys and sorrows. However, as professionals, they are required to ...
Sitting for too long increases dementia risk, while getting regular exercise could protect brain health in the long-term, a ...
Doctors are only just getting to grips with LATE – a newly recognised form of cognitive decline behind up to one in five ...
The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the ...
People with high levels of vitamin D at a young age are less likely to accumulate tau protein in the brain after a decade and ...
It’s never too late to start. With dementia cases expected to increase over the next 25 years, new research has found a way to significantly lower the risk of the degenerative disease. All it takes is ...
Many people are signing up for health insurance to prepare for serious illnesses such as cancer or dementia. However, the ...
Our date of birth doesn't always match the age of our brain. How old our brain really is depends on our biological age, shaped by the wear and tear our cells experience over time. Genetics, ...
Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia and stigmas around the disease can delay diagnosis. But some in the community are at work to break taboos.