Sleep and dementia researcher, Dr Caroline Faucher, from HMRI’s Brain Neuromodulation Research Program has identified the impact that napping could have on the memory of those at who could be at high risk of dementia. In a recent study, she looked at people who have the APOE4 gene, a gene that gives you a high risk […]
Category: Brain Neuromodulation
Lecanemab: the drug giving hope to people at risk of dementia
It’s estimated that there are more than 400,000 Australians currently living with dementia and around 150,000 people develop dementia in Australia each year.Without a medical breakthrough, the number of people with dementia is expected to double by 2058, according to Dementia Australia. In order to address this impending health epidemic, Professor Michael Breakspear, psychiatrist and […]
Evidence of brain changes in those at risk of bipolar disorder captured with MRI scans
A study that showed changes in the brain in those at risk of developing bipolar disorder raises new hope about early intervention.
Hunter people to benefit from local research into dementia tests and treatments.
Two exciting new research studies that will look to identify those most at risk of developing dementia and then attempt to delay or stop its development are underway in the Hunter New England region.
