The anticholinergic class of drugs, commonly prescribed to older people, may be linked to an increased risk of dementia when used often and in a strong formulation.
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Coronavirus COVID-19: tips for home care providers
Information for providers of in-home care regarding coronavirus COVID-19 and supporting people living with dementia.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): tips for carers, families and friends of people with dementia
Tips and advice on COVID-19 for carers, families and friends of people living with dementia.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): tips for people living with dementia
Tips for carers, families and friends of people living with dementia and ideas for ways to pass the time in self-isolation.
Pseudodementia reversible but easy to miss
Severe depression and psychosis can cause cognitive impairment similar to what’s seen in dementia, but the effects are reversible with the right treatment.
Food for the mood
Improving diet may be one step in reducing symptoms for people with depression.
Can you prevent dementia?
Research shows that modifying your lifestyle can reduce the effect of cognitive decline in older adults.
Being physically inactive can be a death sentence
Physical inactivity is a global pandemic increasing the risks of an early death yet a recent study shows that daily physical activity can reverse these statistics.
Video: Avoiding dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
More than 400,000 Australians live with dementia. There is no effective treatment, but there are things you can do to help prevent or delay it.
Does brain training work?
Research now shows that it’s not all bad news for those who have been tirelessly working out their neural transmitters with brain training programs.