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Blood Test For Alzheimer’s Disease
Green Light for First Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease in the USA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first test to use a blood sample to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. [1] The earlier Alzheimer’s disease can be diagnosed, the...
Webinar | Launching the 2025 World Alzheimer Report | 18 September 2025
18 September 2025 | 1 pm London | 8 am New York Join Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) again for their annual launch of the World Alzheimer Report on 18 September 2025. This year is focusing on the essential, yet often overlooked, area of dementia...
Newsletter August 2025
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Volunteering Slows Down Our Rate of Ageing
Volunteering - for as little as one hour a week - is linked to slower biological aging, a new study from Washington University found1. Biological age measures how old our cells and tissues are, relative to our actual age in years. Using data from the...
Newsletter April 2025
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Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)
The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) is a national network comprised of nine state and territory organisations that have been successfully delivering advocacy, information, and education services to older people across Australia for close to 30 years. The OPAN...
Our Brains Age at Different Rates Depending on Where we Live
A recent publication in the journal of Nature Medicine, reports on a newly devised ‘brain clock’ that can determine whether a person’s brain is ageing faster than their actual, chronological age. The clock indicated that brains age faster in countries with greater...
My Dementia Companion
My Dementia Companion is a social enterprise that has created the world's first smart digital dementia tool to guide the person living with dementia, their carers and professionals through the dementia journey. The CARER tool guides family and friend carers through...
Newsletter December 2024
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