Dementia

As Christmas approaches and families get together, Dementia New Zealand is running its Remember December campaign to encourage Kiwis to learn the signs of dementia. “We often get a lot of people contacting us in the new year, as people have picked up the signs and symptoms that a loved …

Everyone has those moments now and then: forgetting which day of the week it is or where you put your car keys. It happens to us all. Forgetfulness is a fact of a life. But when a loved one begins to struggle to recall what they just had for breakfast …

For most of us, when we think about people living with dementia we think about the older members of our community. And while most people with dementia only begin to develop symptoms after they reach the age of 65, for some people the signs begin much earlier. Younger onset dementia …

When you’re the carer for someone who has dementia, it can sometimes feel like your whole world revolves around them. When you’re also related to or married to the person you’re caring for, this is perhaps even more true. Naturally, you want them to have the best life possible, especially …

Good news for gamers of all ages: Research has shown that certain types of games are good for your brain! Canadian researchers have found playing 3D-platform games involving logic and puzzles can build the hippocampus, the part of the brain which controls memory. A couple of previous studies had shown …

“What I Speak is What I Create” “Abracadabra” is a very old word and there is some debate about where it came from. A widely accepted view is it is from the ancient Aramaic language and means “What I speak is what I create”. I’ll let the debate go on …

As public awareness of dementia grows, more people are keen to find out what they can do to reduce their risk of developing dementia.  According to a growing body of evidence there are practical steps we CAN take NOW to reduce our risk, no matter what age we are.  Alzheimers …

We all have that one song that takes us back to a significant time in our lives. For some it might be the song they sung to their children when they were young, others it might be the song that reminds them of when they first met their partner, or …

It is no secret that we are passionate about our sport – but is our passion for contact sports putting us at risk? Concussion is the most common head injury in sport. It occurs when a player receives an impact to the head or body that causes the brain to …

People who have a positive view of old age are 44 per cent less likely to develop dementia – even if you carry a gene that put you at a higher risk for it. New research released this week shows that older adults who have acquired positive beliefs about old age from …