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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Professor Perminder Sanchdev

Perminder Sachdev awarded the 2022 Ryman Prize

08 Dec 2022

The UNSW researcher is recognised for his research into healthy brain ageing and prevention and early diagnosis of dementia.

How social connection keeps your brain young: study

27 Oct 2022

Keeping up with friends into old age could help prevent dementia.

Alzheimer's drug results are promising - but let's not get carried away

14 Oct 2022

Clinical trial results for lecanemab are a significant step rather than a ‘historic breakthrough’, say UNSW experts in Alzheimer’s disease.

A call for consistent language on voluntary assisted dying laws

06 Oct 2022

A universal language for VAD in Australia would provide clarity and avoid legal issues, says an ethics and biolegality expert at UNSW Law & Justice.

How new technology can improve buildings for people with dementia

24 Aug 2022

A new way of assessing aged care facilities using advanced computing will make them more fit for purpose for people living with dementia.

Half a million Australians live with dementia. That figure is expected to triple by 2050

05 May 2022

What can you do to help put the brakes on this cruel and debilitating disease?

an elderly aboriginal man in ceremonial body paint

A new way to keep First Nations people with dementia connected to Country, community, family and culture

30 Nov 2021

For First Nations peoples living with Dementia, loss of speech can bring loss of connection to family and culture. A new initiative has found a culturally friendly way to assist with communication.

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More than $11m awarded to UNSW medical research projects

01 Jul 2021

Researchers from UNSW Sydney will receive federal government funding for seven new medical research projects.

The effects of the pandemic on people living with dementia

10 Jun 2021

Dr Katya Numbers from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique risks to people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Smartphone app to screen for early signs of dementia

22 Nov 2019

Dementia screening could be as easy as using a smartphone app that listens to elderly people speak.

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