This year, International Nurses Day coincided with Mother’s Day. Nicky Hondros, a palliative care nurse shared her and her mum’s heartfelt story and provided a little glimpse into what it’s like caring for someone living with dementia.
New research shows that menopause has the potential to raise a woman’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, due to loss of estrogen. Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, predominantly affects people 65 and older. Although well-known, the condition has remained a mystery, the primary cause or causes are mostly unknown. New findings, published in...
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When first being diagnosed with dementia, many people – as well as their loved ones – talk about the initial shock and fear they feel. Fear that their whole life is going to change around them, and that they will be isolated in this condition. That is why the theme of today’s Alzheimer’s Australia’s event...
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