Henry Brodaty

Many reasons that weren’t explored may account for the findings that women who drank coffee decreased their risk of dementia. Tim Wright/Unsplash

October 14, 2016

Research Check: can drinking coffee reduce your dementia risk?

Henry Brodaty, UNSW and Clare Collins, University of Newcastle

A study was reported to show caffeine protects older women from dementia. But looking closer at the research, we can’t truly claim coffee was the reason some of the women had a lower risk of dementia.

A perverse funding incentive creates or maintains the dependency of older people living in nursing homes. Mike Hales/Flickr

September 21, 2015

Aged‑care funding creates dependency and lowers well‑being of residents

Lee-Fay Low, University of Sydney and Henry Brodaty, UNSW

A perverse funding incentive creates or maintains the dependency of older people livin

People who stay mentally stimulated and physically active can delay onset of cognitive decline. Daniel Erkstam/Flickr

November 26, 2014

Older people may be better learners than we think

Nicki Russell, The Conversation and Reema Rattan, The Conversation

Older people may be able to learn more from visual information than their younger counterparts, according to a study published today in the journal Current Biology. “The take-home message the study authors…

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Research Check: can drinking coffee reduce your dementia risk?

Aged‑care funding creates dependency and lowers well‑being of residents

Older people may be better learners than we think

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