Alzheimer's and Dementia

Genes, environment and lifestyle are some of the risk factors for serious diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. This is why scientists believe COVID-19 infection should be added to the list, writes Catherine Taylor.

Police are searching a Tasmanian hiking track and bushland for a missing man, a week after opening a criminal investigation and six years since he went missing.

A Newcastle trial into a groundbreaking drug is testing whether it can not only slow the brain disease, but prevent it.

Respite cottages give carers a break from looking after the person they care for but advocates say there's not enough, leaving many of Australia's 2.5 million unpaid carers at breaking point.

Russell Martin, who lives with dementia, jokes that he's learned a trick or two from Mother and Son's eccentric matriarch Maggie, but does the show reflect the reality of living with the condition?

The central Victorian community of Heathcote has become a hub of dementia innovation, driven by passionate volunteers and the local hospital.

Tour some of the main areas in a 'care villa' designed especially for people with dementia.

Researchers have discovered a molecular switch in the brain that triggers memory loss, and in a study on mice, have been able to reverse the process.

Emma Heming Willis says dementia "is a family disease" that has ripple effects for the person diagnosed and their loved ones.

Voluntary assisted dying is legal in almost every state in Australia, but in Queensland the terms are broader.

Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil are promoted for a number of health benefits including boosting heart health, protecting our brain from dementia, and easing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. But does eating fish provide the same benefit as supplements?

Bruce Weber is transforming his regional community centre in South Australia to be more welcoming for locals also living with dementia.

A South Australian man helps make a regional community centre more dementia-friendly — in a bid to fight isolation faced by many living with the condition.

Eight farmers in the Benalla region are growing gum trees for biotech company Gretals as it researches using pinocembrin as a treatment for neurodegenerative diseases.

A world-first study is underway in Sydney – one of many research projects looking at ways older people can improve their brain function.

CEO of Dementia Australia Maree McCabe has encouraged communities to be more inclusive for people with dementia, as Dementia Action Week kicks off.

VR technology is being used to improve the care of Australians with dementia as it allows carers to understand the world of people with cognitive decline. 

A virtual reality tool called the Educational Dementia Immersive Experience — or EDIE — is helping aged care staff gain greater empathy and insight into what it's like for people living with dementia.

When Victor Shaw discovered that scammers had stolen his dad's life savings, he held out little hope of a positive outcome. But then a letter arrived from ANZ that left him stunned.

A family fights for answers after their 75-year-old mother suffers distressing injuries as a patient at the Townsville University Hospital.

Corrie Luk wishes voluntary assisted dying had been an option during the last stage of his wife Kerry's spiral into dementia. Tragic memories of her death spur him on in the fight to amend the state's euthanasia laws.

Loved ones of those with the condition say a lack of understanding makes it hard to get them help.

Chilli might turn up the heat on the food you eat but turn down the risk of dementia, researchers at one Queensland university say.

Wally Lewis says he's diagnosed with dementia. Maree McCabe from Dementia Australia says it's important that more people speak out.

The family of Joan Hobbs have called for better staffing after the 89-year-old woman was attacked by a fellow dementia patient with a walking frame.