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Lifestyle-related dementia risks are complex, with factors like sleep, exercise, diet and social contact interacting with things like cognitive reserve, neuroplasticity and inflammation in the body.
The loss of the simple act of hugging has taken a big emotional toll for many people during the pandemic.
What matters to women as they grow older, as the city’s population changes and urban development continues apace? You don’t know unless you ask them – and they have so much to contribute.
While social media can serve to amplify social divisions, it can also be a tool for resolving conflict between groups.
Although we can’t change our age or genetic profile, there are fortunately several lifestyle changes we can make that will reduce our dementia risk.
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Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Sydney
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University of Sydney
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Associate Professor and Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
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Affiliate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
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Associate Professor and Schlegel-UW Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
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Lecturer in Community Health, Torrens University Australia