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Your Local Park Might Lower Your Risk of Dementia

Your Local Park Might Lower Your Risk of Dementia

“Go for a little walk”, “pop outside for some fresh air”. Intuitively, we know that spending time outdoors is good for us. This is backed up by evidence that green space may be especially beneficial for brain health. Higher levels of tree canopy within a city (defined...

Redefining Behaviour and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

Redefining Behaviour and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

Dementia describes a collection of symptoms caused by disorders affecting the brain. In addition to the more familiar cognitive symptoms such as memory loss and language difficulties, dementia can also encompass non-cognitive symptoms such as agitation, anxiety,...

Fitting Medical Research into Advance Care Planning

Fitting Medical Research into Advance Care Planning

How many of you have spoken with your loved ones about what type of care you would like to receive if you became seriously ill or injured or unable to say what you want? Advance care planning involves arranging with friends and family about what care you would like to...

Good Neighbours Could Mitigate the Negative Impact of Living Alone

Quality of Life Measures Available for Use in Aged Care

How do we measure an individual persons’ quality of life? Two new consumer experience and quality of life assessment tools, designed to improve standards and transparency in aged care, are to be rolled out nationally this year. A team of researchers at Flinders...

Pneumonia after Covid-19 Ups the Risk of Dementia

Pneumonia after Covid-19 Ups the Risk of Dementia

There have been multiple reports of patients experiencing difficulties with their cognition after recovering from COVID-19[1]. Pneumonia has also previously been associated with the risk of a new diagnosis of dementia. However, a recent study has shown that adults who...