How a simple T-shirt message widened Maureen’s world

How a simple T-shirt message widened Maureen’s world

Living with dementia,Maureen went largely unnoticed in her wheelchair on Manly seafront until her husband created a touching message T-shirt that changed everything.

  • byTim Barlass

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The seven conditions found in former footy players’ brains

The seven conditions found in former footy players’ brains

An Australia-first study tracked six former rugby players during life and after death. All had at least one degenerative brain condition.

  • byAngus Thomson andBillie Eder
How a ‘vacuum cleaner’ drug could unlock the secret to treating MND
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How a ‘vacuum cleaner’ drug could unlock the secret to treating MND

Scientists across the globe have tried and failed to translate treatments for motor neurone disease from mice to humans. A Sydney team is aiming to be the first.

  • byAngus Thomson
Spoilt for choice:Spotlight on northern beaches’ 14 most loved rock pools

Spoilt for choice:Spotlight on northern beaches’ 14 most loved rock pools

A tour of the northern beaches’ rock pools and a film extolling their virtues is shining a light on these special public places,hoping to bring more Sydneysiders to play freely and safely in their seawater.

  • byHelen Pitt
This man has helped 60 people die. Now he wants the law changed to make it easier

This man has helped 60 people die. Now he wants the law changed to make it easier

Victoria’s was the first voluntary assisted dying law in Australia,so compromises were made to get it through parliament. Six years later,it’s the most restrictive legislation in the world.

  • byMichael Bachelard
The conversation musician Mark Seymour wants Australians to have

The conversation musician Mark Seymour wants Australians to have

Singer Mark Seymour can’t recall how long his mother,Paula,was living with dementia in the end. But he clearly remembers the point at which everything changed.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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A cup of strawberries a day could help keep depression and dementia away

A cup of strawberries a day could help keep depression and dementia away

The consumption of about eight strawberries a day improved mood,reduced issues relating to memory and decreased depressive symptoms,according to a new study.

  • byMichael Murphy
Bruce Willis’ wife says it’s ‘hard to know’ how aware he is of his condition now

Bruce Willis’ wife says it’s ‘hard to know’ how aware he is of his condition now

Emma Heming Willis has provided an update on the Die Hard star’s condition and described his dementia diagnosis as both a blessing and a curse.

  • byMartin Boulton
Charlotte is just two,but has dementia. Few know her condition exists

Charlotte is just two,but has dementia. Few know her condition exists

Charlotte Colley was diagnosed with Cockayne syndrome,one of more than 150 rare genetic disorders scientists have identified as causing dementia in children.

  • byAngus Thomson
Cats and dogs get dementia. Here’s how to spot the signs

Cats and dogs get dementia. Here’s how to spot the signs

Dementia in pets is “highly underreported”,according to animal experts.

  • byMarlene Cimons
Time to bring the dementia conversation out of the shadows

Time to bring the dementia conversation out of the shadows

A move where those afflicted by dementia don’t languish in care homes when they can safely remain within the community is to be welcomed.

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