Dementia

More dementia research funded at QBI

Published on: 7 August 2017

QBI's Dr Rodrigo Medeiros has shared in $7.5 million of NHMRC priority funding for dementia that's been awarded to UQ.

Rachel Corbett shares her personal experience with dementia

Podcast: The personal toll of dementia

In this special edition of a A Grey Matter we talk with Rachel Corbett, who shares her personal experience with dementia and its harrowing effect on her family.

QBI dementia public forum a success

The annual QBI Public Dementia Forum included inspirational talks from people with dementia, researchers and community groups.

Cognitive decline in health and disease

What is the difference between normal cognitive decline and disorders of ageing? We explain.

Jurgen Gotz: dementia

Meet Professor Jürgen Götz, head of the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research

Dementia research at UQ

Dementia research at the University of Queensland ranges from understanding the basis of the disease, through to treatments and developing better care options.

What causes dementia?

Dementia is caused by neurodegeneration – the damage and death of the brain’s neurons.

Dementia signs and symptoms

Dementia symptoms usually develop gradually. Often the earliest signs are recognised in hindsight because they’re mistaken for signs of normal ageing.