Dementia rates among older Australians accessing home or long-term care services are declining according to a large-scale evaluation undertaken by the SAHMRI-based Registry of Older South Australians. Using the largest sample of people accessing aged care services in...
We know exercise is good for our brain, but how? It is well known that regular exercise protects against cognitive decline. The evidence underpins the World Health Organization recommendation that adults aged 65 years and over participate in a minimum 150 minutes of...
A study published last week by researchers from UNSW and ANU, found that eating a MIND diet, a Mediterranean- based diet with a few purposeful brain health tweaks backed by science, reduced the risk of dementia.What did the study do? The investigation followed 1220...