Research suggests serious problems with the way Aboriginal women, particularly those with mental and cognitive disabilities, are “managed” by the criminal justice system.
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Australia’s high rates of imprisonment and re-imprisonment of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities is not only shameful, it is entirely predictable and preventable.
People with dementia judge the passage of time differently, and can access remote memories from many decades ago while being unable to remember events of the past few hours.
As summer vacations approach, it’s worth recalling the value of disconnecting and perils of multitasking in our digitally distracted lifestyles.
Evidence that vitamin B can reduce the levels of an amino acid that is a risk factor for dementia have been sidelined by one flawed study.
US scientists recently announced they had developed a blood test that could predict your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease, with 90% accuracy, up to three years in advance of other known symptoms…
Jason Shepherd, assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at the University of Utah answered questions posed by the public on Reddit. The Conversation has curated the highlights. Cognitive disorders…
OVER-DIAGNOSIS EPIDEMIC – David Le Couteur discusses recent changes in the definition of dementia and their ramifications. The pattern of over-diagnosis is the same for many diseases: we screen healthy…
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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Professor Emerita of Criminology, UNSW
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PhD Candidate in Social Work and Criminology, UNSW
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Research Fellow, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
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Professor of Neurology, St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Adelaide University
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Johnston Professor of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool
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AXA Professor of Epidemiology of Ageing, Newcastle University
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Reader, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet
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Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW ; Neuroscience Research Australia