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Monash University researchers have developed an online trial called BetterBrains that is designed to boost your brain and defy dementia. I’m a participant myself and highly recommend the [...]

May is Thyroid Awareness Month in Australia and here’s why you need to know about it. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the front of your throat under your larynx or Adam’s [...]

Any time we hear news about dementia, it’s rarely good.  There are currently 450 000 people in Australia living with dementia and this number is increasing by 250 people every day. But this does [...]

Tim and Brigitte Duclos chat to their favourite Doc about how to detect the difference between dementia and normal ageing.

There are currently two types of medications available for dementia. The first are known as cholinesterase inhibitors ( eg Rivastigmine or Exelon) and they’re used to treat people with mild to [...]