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After last week’s Health-e-Byte about music as medicine, I received several questions about the specific benefits of listening to personally meaningful music for people with dementia. The best [...]

The overriding message from the Australian Dementia Research Forum (ADRF) is that more than half of all cases of dementia (especially Alzheimer’s) could be prevented — IF ONLY people knew what to [...]

When should we start thinking about dementia prevention? Can it even be prevented? How common is dementia? What are early signs of dementia we should watch for? What are some of the biggest myths [...]

When Ken heard that early retirement could increase the risk of dementia if he didn’t remain physically, mentally and socially stimulated, he did what any 64-year-old would do: he took up [...]

It’s well-established that aerobic exercise (running, jogging, cycling, swimming, brisk walking) and strength training (squats, lifting weights, pushing and pulling) are essential for good [...]