Most of us know dementia—a broad term for several disorders involving declines in memory, language and thinking—can severely affect daily life. But dementia is now the leading cause of death for ...

Amid calls for greater brain health awareness, the CogDrisk toolprovides users with data they can store and measure against by repeating the test regularly. The evidence-backed cognitive health and ...

She is being cared for at home in Dapto south of Sydney by her husband Antonio, whom she met when they were teenagers in Spain more than 60 years ago, and her daughter Cecilia Leha. Ms Leha said her ...

The 56-year-old from Chipping Norton in Sydney’s southwest knows first-hand the obstacles faced, having cared for her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Even as one of eight siblings, ...

Victoria Garcia is in the advanced stages of dementia, and doesn’t speak much at all. She is being cared for at home in Dapto south of Sydney by her husband Antonio, whom she met when they were ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia has found no evidence that calcium monotherapy increases the long-term risk for dementia, ...

A 95-year-old woman is in critical condition after police in Australia shocked her with a stun gun as she approached them with a walking frame and a steak knife at her nursing home. Clare Nowland, who ...

The study found that Australians over 70 years of age who always listened to music had a 39% lower risk of having dementia ...