Dementia
Episode 3 - Mind matters
How do our brains change as we get older? Noelle finds out, with the help of a neuroscientist, a centenarian, and a Poet Laureate. Video, Audio
Dementia vaccine may be just years away
A vaccine which would prevent and even reverse the early stages of Alzheimer's and dementia should be ready for human testing within the next two to three years. We talk to Maurice Curtis from the… Audio
Dementia vaccine may be just years away
A vaccine to prevent and even reverse the early stages of Alzheimer's and dementia could be tested on humans within three years.
Henry Brodaty: ageing and dementia
Kim Hill talks to Professor Henry Brodaty, Professor of Psychogeriatrics at the University of New South Wales, founding director of the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre and co-director of CHeBA… Audio
Dementia game
Sea Hero Quest is a navigation game played on mobile phones and computers that's contributing to dementia research and has already racked up over a million downloads. Professor Michael Hornberger of… Audio
New approach to fighting Alzheimer's?
A new study suggests that the protein amyloid beta's bad reputation could be ill deserved. Although it's seen as the prime cause of the neurological knots and tangles found in the brains of… Audio
The dementia facility disguised as a village
Many people with severe dementia spend their last months and years in a hospital environment which bears little connection to the lives they used to lead. But at a specially designed village near… Audio, Gallery
Preventing dementia
Dementia researchers are looking for people with mild cognitive impairment for a longitudinal study to explore how Alzheimer's Disease develops from early stages of memory loss. Audio
Preventing dementia
Dementia researchers are looking for people with mild cognitive impairment for a longitudinal study to explore how Alzheimer's Disease develops from early stages of memory loss.
AudioSearch for early signals of dementia with Parkinson's disease
Brain imaging scientist Tracy Melzer is using MRI scans to look for changes in the brain that could predict if a person with Parkinson's Disease will develop dementia. Audio
Search for early signals of dementia with Parkinson's disease
Brain imaging scientist Tracy Melzer is using MRI scans to look for changes in the brain that could predict if a person with Parkinson's Disease will develop dementia.
AudioDementia 'huge challenge' for New Zealand
Professor Graham Stokes says the number of people in this country with dementia will more than treble in the next three decades. He spoke to RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown. Audio
Communities key to dementia care - expert
Community support will become increasingly important as the number of dementia sufferers trebles in the next three decades, a global dementia expert says. Audio
Could Alzheimers disease be preventable?
Alzheimers Disease and other forms of dementia may not be an inevitable part of ageing but preventable with some simple lifestyle changes, according to Oxford University emeritus professor David… Audio
Could Alzheimers disease be preventable?
Alzheimers Disease and other forms of dementia may not be an inevitable part of ageing but preventable with some simple lifestyle changes, according to Oxford University emeritus professor David…
AudioVirtual Dementia Tour
P. K. Beville has been working with dementia patients for more than 30 years and is trying to transform the way they are cared for and treated with her virtual dementia tour. So far it's been… Audio
Unlocking memories in people with dementia
A new programme is helping unlock memories in people with dementia and give them more social connection. There are currently just over 53,500 people with dementia in New Zealand. Annabel Grant from… Audio
Chances of dementia
Geriatric specialist Dr Martin Connolly joins the Panel to discuss if it's possible to predict the instances of those suffering from dementia in the future. Audio
Stuart Young and Cindy Diver - Verbatim Theatre
Verbatim Theatre interviews people about their experience, then actors plug in little headsets and act out these interviews. Dunedin's Talking House Collective used the strategy in Hush: a play about… Audio
Dementia cases expected to triple
A global study predicts numbers of people with dementia will nearly triple by 2050, prompting calls for NZ to develop a care plan.
