Dementia

Terri put her mother in aged care hoping she'd be well looked after. Instead, she was left battered and bruised.

Jana Nelson was in the prime of her life when she showed signs of early onset dementia and her world started crumbling...

And why she's only processing it now.

Jeanne Little made us laugh and cry, and blazed a trail as a working mum. Her daughter, Katie, chats with Sue Smethurst about Jeanne and her heartbreaking descent into dementia.

All the residents were elderly and frail, I thought my Nanna was safe.

As the Duchess of Sussex will show you, there's a whole lot more to it than saying "Om!"

Learn how you can take steps to age well and reduce your risk of dementia.

The rising number of Aussies living with this condition is alarming.

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark was 83.

While this is an incredible medical discovery, would you want to know years ahead of time that you may one day suffer from Alzheimer's disease?

David died “with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him for so long.”

The symptoms can be so subtle and non-immediate.

The announcement follows erratic behaviour and a slew of controversial comments made about his wife the Queen.

The study has found a link between moderate drinking and cognitive fitness in old age. We'll drink to that!

We’ll cheers to that!

Game-changing.

Fact: adding the right herbs and spices to your meals can help solve your health woes.

Knowledge is such a powerful ally.

Neuroscientist, Sarah McKay, reveals how socialising can improve brain power in the long run.

Sudden dizziness has been linked with a 40 per cent greater likelihood of developing dementia.

The curtain has closed on the singer’s last ever show.

The 66-year-old actor has confirmed his shock diagnosis.

Wondering how healthy you are? Karen Fittall discovers five tests you can do at home – no fancy equipment required.

They’re affecting more Australian women than we all realise.

The voice was recorded inside a teddy bear.

It’s the third leading cause of death in Australia – but how much do you know about this silent killer?

As the population ages, the incidence of dementia is rising at an alarming rate, but it’s not one single disease and some forms can be reversed, says Professor Kerryn Phelps.

Christine Bryden, 66, has had dementia for 20 years, yet she does not live in a nursing home, is still able to converse, follow the news and even dance.

Dealing with dementia in an elderly family member is hard enough, but imagine if both your children succumbed to the disease and you were forced to watch them slowly die.

Three cheers for champagne.

“Goodnight, my love”

When one family gave their dementia suffering grandmother a doll, her response was incredible.

“He was just trying to help.”

Women who show early signs of memory loss or a decline in mental agility move toward dementia at a faster rate than men, a new study has found.

Every year more than 35,000 Australians go missing. Dementia sufferers are one of the most likely groups of people to vanish from their normal lives.

Inspired by the late Hazel Hawke’s battle with Alzheimer’s, The Weekly’s Susan Horsburgh reveals the agony of her own father’s slow decline. When I was a kid, Dad was some kind of demigod to me. He’d come home from work, drop his briefcase and give me long cuddles in the kitchen — and instantly it […]

Cake doesn’t get a lot of good press these days, but a new study has suggested baking sweet treats could help dementia patients regain their memory. According to a review published in The Cochrane Library, cognitive stimulation therapies have a beneficial effect on memory and thinking in people with dementia. The review covered 15 randomised […]