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Windows on dementia
Alzheimers NZ
41 episodes
1 month ago
People living with dementia are citizens whose lives matter. They have the same rights, needs and desires as everyone else, but are ignored far too often. It’s time their voices were heard. So join us and let's talk dementia.
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Mental Health
Society & Culture,
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People living with dementia are citizens whose lives matter. They have the same rights, needs and desires as everyone else, but are ignored far too often. It’s time their voices were heard. So join us and let's talk dementia.
Show more...
Mental Health
Society & Culture,
Health & Fitness
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Breakthroughs and biomarkers
Windows on dementia
55 minutes
11 months ago
Breakthroughs and biomarkers

It seems there’s news about breakthroughs for dementia mate wareware every week!

Professor Lynette Tippett and Dr Etu Ma’u – of the University of Auckland – join Chief Executive Catherine Hall to kōrero (talk) about what’s new.

Lynette is Director of the Dementia Prevention Research Clinics where they are researchingfactors and biomarkers that influence progression of memory difficulties and that promote brain health in New Zealanders, and Etu is also a consultant old age psychiatrist with Health NZ Waikato. 

The first part of this podcast covers some of the latest news about diagnosis, biomarkers and testing. The second part explores risk reduction.

Resources

  • The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention
  • Dementia Prevention Research Clinics
  • Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan

This podcast was recorded on 29 November 2024.

Windows on dementia
People living with dementia are citizens whose lives matter. They have the same rights, needs and desires as everyone else, but are ignored far too often. It’s time their voices were heard. So join us and let's talk dementia.