Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing UNSW in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing UNSW

Locality: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: (02) 9382 3816

Address: School of Psychiatry, AGSM 2052 Randwick, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.cheba.unsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Approximately double the rate of cognitive decline." An alarming finding from CHeBA researchers published in The Gerontological Society of America shows blood pressure medications may increase cognitive decline in older individuals: bit.ly/BloodPressureTreatment UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

25.01.2022 Thank you to Professor Hanzhang Lu for kicking off the CHeBA Visiting Lecture Series webinars with a bang! A host of interesting discussion points came from his talk: Brain Vascular Function in Ageing and Cognitive Impairment. Watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/CHeBAVisitingLectureNov2020Record Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

24.01.2022 The largest ever comparison of survival analysis methods has been undertaken, building models which can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias with quite high accuracy. bit.ly/MachineLearningPredictsDementia UNSW UNSW Medicine Noticeboard Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration UNSW Computing @unswcomputing

24.01.2022 CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty will chair Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration’s two upcoming online symposia: Changed behaviours and psychological symptoms associated with dementia - Wednesday 4th November @ 10.00am-12.30pm Anxiety and depression in dementia research network - Wednesday 11th November @ 10.00am-12.30pm... More information: bit.ly/DCRCSymposia UNSW UNSW Medicine

23.01.2022 How can a passion for studying different cultures be applied to cognitive impairment and dementia research? It’s all part of Zara Page’s PhD focus and is explained in her intriguing #MeetOurResearcher highlight: www.bit.ly/ZaraPage UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

23.01.2022 Professor Hanzhang Lu of Johns Hopkins University presents 'Brain Vascular Function in Ageing and Cognitive Impairment'. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Register for our next event here: https://bit.ly/CHeBAVisitingLectureDecReg Get notified of future talks by signing up for our monthly newsletter - email [email protected] UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

23.01.2022 CHeBA is proud to be supporting the ‘Positive Mental Health, Positive Ageing’ free online event, presented by the Older Persons' Mental Health Service and Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Services. CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty will present Positive Ageing: Mental health of older people: bit.ly/CHeBAPositiveMentalHealthAgeing UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

22.01.2022 Improving the quality of life for older adults is unquestionably my ultimate hope. A background in exercise physiology and seeing her grandmother suffer an injury from a fall motivated Jess Turner to research cognitive function. An insightful #MeetOurResearcher profile: https://bit.ly/JessTurner UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

22.01.2022 "I hope our research helps to promote better cognitive ageing to reduce the burden of disease." Virginia Winter is working towards identifying modifiable cognitive decline risk factors and promoting valid lifestyle changes. Read about her work and what motivates her in this engaging #MeetOurResearcher highlight: bit.ly/VirginiaWinter UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

20.01.2022 6-7pm this evening! The Australian Mental Health Prize will be announced by the Governor-General following an opening speech by Jack Heath, CEO SANE Australia. Register for the live stream here: https://www.events.unsw.edu.au//livestream-australian-ment

20.01.2022 The CHeBA Visiting Lecture Series has returned! bit.ly/CHeBAVisitingLectureNov After a #COVID19 suspension CHeBA is proud to bring the popular presentations back as free webinars. We are honoured to have Professor Hanzhang Lu of Johns Hopkins Medicine re-open the series on 11 November. Registration is limited, reserve your spot now: bit.ly/CHeBAVisitingLectureNov UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration Johns Hopkins University

19.01.2022 Before becoming a Research Assistant at CHeBA, the multi-talented Ashley Stevens taught painting. She was taught by her father. In this picture she’s painting at a live event, raising money for domestic violence charity Full Stop Foundation. Read about her work and how hobbies like painting can benefit healthy brain ageing: bit.ly/AshleyStevens Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia UNSW UNSW Medicine Noticeboard Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

18.01.2022 ‘Anxiety and Depression in Dementia Research Network’ - a free online symposia from the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty, takes place tomorrow! bit.ly/DCRCSymposia UNSW UNSW Medicine

17.01.2022 A collaboration with Garvan Institute of Medical Research using CHeBA's Sydney Memory and Ageing Study has revealed individuals with type 2 diabetes who used metformin experienced slower cognitive decline with lower dementia rates than those who did not use the medication. Professor Perminder Sachdev, senior author and Co-Director of CHeBA, says: While an observational study does not provide conclusive ‘proof’ that metformin is protective against dementia, it does encourage us to study this and other anti-diabetic treatments for dementia prevention. UNSW Medicine

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15.01.2022 Tomorrow: Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Understanding the Disease Support for Patients and Carers. CHeBA’s Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty & Professor Lynn Chenoweth feature on an expert panel at this free webinar: bit.ly/WolperWellbeing UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

13.01.2022 Catch CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty live on ABC Radio National for Norman Swan’s Health Report tonight at 5:30pm (AEDT), discussing the major developments in dementia research over the last 20 years: https://bit.ly/ABCRadioHealthReport UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

12.01.2022 It’s important for our health to maintain relationships with friends and family outside of home. Latest CHeBA led research has shown why: bit.ly/CognitionAndConnection UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

12.01.2022 Reminder: The CHeBA Visiting Lectures Series' presentation of Professor Hanzhang Lu of Johns Hopkins University, begins today at 10am (AEDT). There's still time to register! bit.ly/CHeBAVisitingLectureNov Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

11.01.2022 Fundraising Inspiration! In 2019 Martin Gregory honoured his late father with three rounds in the Corporate Fighter boxing ring, while Dr Claire Burley completed the 24 hour OCR World Championships enduro, both raising funds and awareness to support #dementia research. Go to page 44 for more on their incredible stories: bit.ly/CHeBAAnnualReports UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

10.01.2022 Can we choose to improve our empathy skills, or are they locked into our DNA? Russell Chandler recently presented the latest research on this intriguing question in his CHeBA Stitch.net Lecture Series talk - Empathy & Genetics: Is there a link? For more CHeBA videos: www.youtube.com/channel/UCjcd8l3LtGfj8uYu4Tthtig

10.01.2022 From a mesmerising high school experience at a UNSW open day, Dr Tharusha Jayasena followed a path into research. She now works with data from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study to explore how diet can impact cognitive decline. For more, including some healthy eating tips, click here: bit.ly/DrTharushaJayasena #MeetOurResearcher UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

10.01.2022 Ashley Stevens loves working with data. She also has a deep interest in cognition. This combination drew her to a role in CHeBA’s Social Health And Reserve in the Dementia Project (SHARED), from which she hopes to help provide a clearer picture on what different social variables mean for cognitive decline. A fascinating #MeetOurResearcher profile: bit.ly/AshelyStevens UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

08.01.2022 Dr Sumi Gobhidrahan had always been interested in Neuroscience, but it was a family member's struggle with Alzheimer's disease that pulled her away from her background in zoology, towards healthy brain ageing research. Read more in this #MeetOurResearcher highlight: bit.ly/SumiGobhidharan UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

08.01.2022 Dementia: Rehabilitation Matters! The University of Sydney presents two webinars celebrating the release of the book Dementia Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Interventions and Clinical Recommendations. Click here for more information: bit.ly/DementiaRehabilitationMatters UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

08.01.2022 CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty will present at #Dementia Research and Risk Reduction - Together Looking Toward the Future at 6pm (AEST). Click here to register: bit.ly/QBRIWebinar UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration #QBRI

07.01.2022 CHeBA’s Dr Suraj Samtani, Dr Meredith Gresham and Dr Katya Numbers will speak at the Dementia Showcase. 1.30PM 2.30PM Wednesday 2nd December. Presented by Inservice for Older Persons Mental Health. bit.ly/DementiaShowcase NSW Health UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

04.01.2022 When #zoommeetings get SCARY! Of all the challenges 2020 and working from home has thrown at us, we didn’t see this one coming! Dr Katya Numbers got a scare LIVE during her presentation to the Stitch.net Community! Get notified of future talks by signing up for our monthly newsletter - email [email protected] UNSW UNSW Medicine Noticeboard Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

03.01.2022 "Seeing how my mother dealt with it with so much love and devotion keeps me motivated to create change." Not only do Dr Karolina Krysinska's research goals align with those of CHeBA, she is also a generous donor. bit.ly/DrKarolinaKrysinska UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences at UniMelb

02.01.2022 What has been learnt about #dementia in the past 20 years and how close are we to a cure? Listen to CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty's ABC Radio National discussion: bit.ly/HealthReportDementia UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

02.01.2022 GPs commonly report that they receive insufficient pre and post-qualification training in dementia". CHeBA researchers have collaborated with Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration, The Australian National University and La Trobe University researchers to publish an evaluation which addresses this issue: bit.ly/ImprovingGPAssessment UNSW UNSW Medicine

01.01.2022 This Wednesday! How does brain physiology alter as we age? How can this affect cognitive ability? Join expert in this field Professor Hanzhang Lu of Johns Hopkins University, who will discuss his latest findings at this free webinar: bit.ly/CHeBAVisitingLectureNov Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration

01.01.2022 "We hope to give everyone a pathway to follow, to feel supported and acquire help to cope with the diagnosis" ADNeT Memory Clinics Project Manager Dr Inga Mehrani is improving the post dementia diagnosis experience. Learn more about her work and what drives her in this intriguing #MeetOurResearcher interview: bit.ly/DrIngaMehrani UNSW UNSW Medicine Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration