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Terminal lucidity: why do loved ones with dementia sometimes ‘come back’ before death?
Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio Yen Ying Lim, Monash University and Diny Thomson, Monash University Dementia is often described as “the…
May 13, 2024
The middle-aged brain changes a lot – and it’s key to understanding dementia
Sebastian Dohm-Hansen Allard, University College Cork and Yvonne Nolan, University College Cork Our brains change more rapidly at…
April 3, 2024
Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete
Stephen Townsend, The University of Queensland; Alan Pearce, La Trobe University, and Rebecca Olive, RMIT University Researchers at…
July 18, 2023
New Study Finds Link Between Mediterranean Diet and Lower Risk of Dementia
A new study has found that eating a Mediterranean-style diet can help reduce the risk of dementia by…
April 26, 2023
How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Bruce Willis, changes the brain – research is untangling its genetic causes
Some of the same genetic mutations can lead to FTD, ALS or symptoms of both. antoniokhr/iStock via Getty…
March 10, 2023
Dogs can get dementia – but lots of walks may lower the risk
Pexels, CC BY Susan Hazel, University of Adelaide and Tracey Taylor, University of Adelaide Dogs get dementia too.…
October 19, 2022
Nightmares are a good predictor of future dementia – new study
Ollyy/Shutterstock Abidemi Otaiku, University of Birmingham We spend a third of our lives asleep. And a quarter of…
October 2, 2022