CANBERRA - Dementia was the leading cause of death in Australia in 2024, becoming the country's top killer disease for the first time on record, according to official data released on Friday. The data ...

Victoria Garcia is in the advanced stages of dementia, and doesn’t speak much at all. She is being cared for at home in Dapto south of Sydney by her husband Antonio, whom she met when they were ...

It is a condition that impacts one in five older Australians and is often considered a “transition” stage to dementia, but mild memory loss is now in the spotlight.

Dementia is a growing health problem, affecting more than 55 million people around the world. In Australia, an estimated 433,300 people are living with dementia. This figure is projected to rise to ...

Australian musician Emma Sheppard has spoken of her decision to undergo IVF so she could genetically test her embryos for ...

While lifesaving vaccines face a relentless onslaught from the Trump administration—with fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert ...

Dementia Australia is excited to announce respected ABC Canberra journalist and broadcaster Adrienne Francis as its newest Ambassador.Adrienne's ...

Clinicians, researchers, advocates and those living with or caring for someone with dementia met on Wednesday to discuss a national dementia navigation model. It comes after news.com.au revealed ...

Leading clinicians, researchers, advocates and those living with or caring for someone with dementia met on Wednesday to discuss a national dementia navigation model. It comes after Scientia Professor ...

Australia’s leading brain health experts warn anything less than full commitment to dementia navigators would be a “failure” as the nation’s death rates soar. Clinicians, researchers, advocates and ...