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A new kind of wi-fi network set up in Launceston is attracting software and app developers to test "Internet of Things" products, including a program that will help families intervene more quickly if a person with dementia becomes lost.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, information-technology, internet-technology, computers-and-technology, diseases-and-disorders, health, environmental-technology, launceston-7250, tas
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A Hawke government minister who used his political connections to lobby for a cure for Alzheimer's disease dies at age 82.
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Adelaide Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson will not resign in the wake of an Alzheimer's diagnosis, brought to light at a court hearing relating to abuse he allegedly covered up.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, catholic, courts-and-trials, alzheimers-and-dementia, police, newcastle-2300, adelaide-5000
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Drinking up to four cups of coffee a day is more likely to benefit than harm your health, experts say, after a review brings together more than 200 studies on the health impacts of the beverage.
Topics: health, medical-research, diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, heart-disease, alzheimers-and-dementia, liver-and-kidneys, australia
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Coroner's records show thousands of nursing home residents could have died early as a result of falls, choking, assaults and medication errors.
Topics: aged-care, alzheimers-and-dementia, diseases-and-disorders, death, medical-research, sa
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Changing how we construct buildings could revolutionise the world for dementia sufferers. A new sound installation points the way.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, diseases-and-disorders, aged-care, health, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Three adult sons who siphoned more than $1.6 million from their elderly parents are refused guardianship over their estate.
Topics: community-and-society, older-people, health, alzheimers-and-dementia, diseases-and-disorders, wa
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Celebrity cook Maggie Beer has teamed up with a professor in neurobiology to release a new cookbook full of recipes they say can help prevent Alzheimer's.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, health, food-and-cooking, australia
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Edie Mayhew was diagnosed with younger onset dementia in 2010. She's been paired with a white labrador called Melvin as part of a new Australian-first study into how dogs can assist people with the disease.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, diseases-and-disorders, health, australia
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Jill Jolliffe has dedicated much of her life to reporting on East Timor. But now she's facing a different kind of challenge — Alzheimer's disease.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, journalism, unrest-conflict-and-war, melbourne-3000, east-timor
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Wildlife officers will set traps for a crocodile thought to have taken 79-year-old Anne Cameron in the far north Queensland town of Port Douglas.
Topics: crocodile, environmental-management, alzheimers-and-dementia, port-douglas-4871, cairns-4870
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The silent disco phenomenon has taken clubs and festivals by storm but it is having surprising benefits for those with dementia, giving them a sense of calm and happiness that is often hard to achieve.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, health, human-interest, dance, music, nsw
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A dementia sufferer accused of attempting to murder his wife will be kept in jail indefinitely, despite being ruled unfit to ever stand trial — with a Perth judge saying he may attack his family again if released.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, alzheimers-and-dementia, girrawheen-6064, perth-6000, wa
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A doctor specialising in geriatrics urges people to look at their lifestyle choices.
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Dr Viabhav Tyagi is a geriatrician on the Coffs Coast, he gave us tips on how to prevent dementia.
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Hospitals in North Queensland find an inventive way to help patients with swallowing difficulties receive adequate nutrition.
Topics: food-and-cooking, alzheimers-and-dementia, health, diet-and-nutrition, mackay-4740, chermside-4032, townsville-4810, cairns-4870
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