A shocking new report has exposed the dire health reality for almost half a million Aussies, as experts warn the figures are expected to double over the next three decades. The Australian ...

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That's David Sykes, Director of the Centre for Dementia Learning for Dementia Australia. A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says dementia now affects almost half a ...

Australia needs a focus on prevention and better primary care to deal with the increase in people living with dementia, ...

Could dementia become a controllable disease too? "Without doubt," says Kiernan, director of Neuroscience Research Australia and co-author of research published in The Lancet Regional Health ...

There is also evidence that we become wiser as we get older." According to Dementia Australia, it's when people encounter ...

Instead, healthcare professionals focus on symptom management and family support, including: In a 2023 research review of childhood dementia in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom ...

This information looks at common symptoms and signs of dementia, how it progresses and how to discuss your symptoms with your doctor. Each person experiences dementia in their own individual way.

Some evidence suggests melatonin may help improve sleep-wake cycles, sundowning symptoms, and cognitive performance in people with dementia, but more research is necessary. Melatonin is a hormone ...

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released it latest report Dementia in Australia on Friday, which stated as the rates of dementia increased the number of dementia medications ...

The government agency projects the number of people with dementia will more than double over the next 34 years. Australia needs a focus on prevention and better primary care to deal with the ...