UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA)
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Sydney, Australia
Joined August 2012
#Dementia currently costs the Australian economy between $16 and $18 billion per year. NeuRA, @brainfoundoz, and @CHeBA_UNSW are among those raising the alarm over rising dementia rates and the broader impact of #neurological conditions. @Healthcarechan
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healthcarechannel.co
During Brain Awareness Week 2025, leading research bodies and advocacy groups are calling for urgent action on one of the country’s fastest-growing public health challenges: dementia. Neuroscience...
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🦷 New research in @TheLancet links the oral microbiome to cognitive decline, with CHeBA’s Co-Director Prof Henry Brodaty providing expert comment. Certain bacteria are linked to better #cognition, while others could signal early #dementia risk. 🔗 https://t.co/PUyD2KE9SY
smh.com.au
New research suggests that our oral microbiome might predict cognitive decline before symptoms start.
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🧠 This week is Brain Awareness Week. With 2 in 5 Australians facing a #braindisorder, proactive steps toward better #brainhealth are essential. CHeBA and @brainfoundoz are offering free expert-led webinars on brain health, risk factors & prevention. 🔗 https://t.co/EcfBHqgY27
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🔦 EMCR Spotlight: Dr Danit Saks This month, CHeBA’s Dr Danit Saks is featured in @UNSWMedicine’s EMCR Spotlight for her pioneering research into #CADASIL - a rare genetic small vessel disease linked to stroke and vascular cognitive impairment. 🔗 https://t.co/q40uWpBC7b
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🧠 How can social connections protect your brain? As part of Brain Awareness Week 2025, hosted by the @brainfoundoz, CHeBA’s Dr @samtani_suraj, will explore latest research on #dementia risk factors & practical tips to improve your #brainhealth. 🔗 https://t.co/EcfBHqgY27
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🎧 Professor Henry Brodaty was interviewed by @abcsydney Radio National's Kathleen O'Connor, discussing how CHeBA's #MaintainYourBrain trial can delay #dementia and why the results may underestimate the benefits. 🔗 https://t.co/L5r5CFOS1J
abc.net.au
Australian researchers have become the first in the world to prove that regular brain training, eating the right foods and exercising can improve your brain function... and delay dementia... by as...
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We're pleased to share that CHeBA’s Dr Matt Lennon has received The Royce Simmons Foundation Project Grant by @DementiaAus Research Foundation to investigate genetic & clinical mapping for future treatments of vascular cognitive impairment & dementia. 👏🔗 https://t.co/ySs0mgPO58
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🚨 We're #hiring! Join CHeBA’s research team 🧠 Passionate about #dementia research? Join the Memory and Ageing Study 2 (MAS2) team in Sydney. Check out these exciting opportunities: 📋 Research Assistant (Administration) 🔍 Research Officer 🔗
unsw.edu.au
Join the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW Sydney and be part of a world-leading research community dedicated to advancing knowledge in brain health, ageing, and dementia prevention....
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🔦 Researcher Spotlight: Tiffany Chau 🧠 Research Officer Tiffany Chau played a key role in the coordination of #MaintainYourBrain trial - the world’s largest online lifestyle intervention study led by CHeBA. 🔗 Learn more here: https://t.co/vLoHLkr2Sr
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🔬 Meet Our Researcher is back🧑🔬 We’re excited to relaunch #MeetOurResearcher, spotlighting the brilliant minds driving #dementia prevention and healthy brain ageing research at CHeBA. First up: Associate Professor @SReppermund. 🔗 https://t.co/tlzzXNkARS
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🔑 Prevention is key The evidence is clear - lifestyle changes can improve #cognition and offer new hope for prevention of #dementia. 🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/vLoHLkqv2T
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For the first time, CHeBA researchers have explored the perceptions and attitudes of community members aged 65 to 101, revealing insights into what they see as the key elements of super-ageing - with #positiveattitude rating highly. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/5ZvMtNP7IZ
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As we age, aches and pains are expected - but what about #memoryloss? 💭CHeBA Co-Director Prof Henry Brodaty joined @philclark6 on @abcsydney’s Nightlife to discuss research showing that brain training, a healthy diet & exercise can boost brain function. 🔗 https://t.co/tcM2Bm45PI
abc.net.au
Local researchers have become the first in the world to prove that regular brain training, eating the right foods and exercising can improve your brain function and, more importantly, delay dementia...
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STUDY: FIRST TIME STROKE SURVIVORS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL IMMEDIATE AND ACCELERATED LONG TERM-COGNITIVE DECLINE New evidence points to vascular risk factors exerting impact on cognitive function years before stroke onset SEGMENT Filmed in Sydney | January 2025 New evidence from the
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🎙 CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty spoke with @SBSNews on how lifestyle changes could delay the onset of #dementia. "We know that 45 percent of the risk of dementia is caused by environmental factors, things that we can do something about." 🔗 https://t.co/aIjKtAh52U
sbs.com.au
Making lifestyle changes in four key areas could delay the onset of dementia. That's according to the results of a world-first Australian trial, the largest internet-based trial in this space. With...
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Online lifestyle trial shows improved cognition in older adults https://t.co/USOKevnQzm by @CHeBA_UNSW
#Alzheimers #dementia #health #wellness
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A call to action for #dementia prevention 📢 CHeBA Advisory Committee Chair, Ita Buttrose AC OBE, highlights that even a one-year delay in the onset of dementia could reduce cases by 10%—that’s 40,000 fewer Australians living with dementia each year. 🔗 https://t.co/vLoHLkr2Sr
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In case you missed it 📺 CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty joined James Glenday & @bridgeyb on @abcnews to discuss the #MaintainYourBrain trial. Professor Brodaty tells News Breakfast the trial "could be the slip, slop, slap of brain health."🧠💪 🔗 https://t.co/pO0DsvJY3j
abc.net.au
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
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Podcast alert🎙 CHeBA's Prof Henry Brodaty joins @normanswan and Dr Preeya Alexander on @abcsydney's Health Report to discuss the #MaintainYourBrain trial—its focus on personalised coaching, key results and potential to delay the onset of #dementia. 🔗 https://t.co/j9OWEsWb8e
abc.net.au
We know there are lifestyle changes people can make to reduce their risk of developing dementia as they age. A landmark trial has compared personalised coaching on this to stock standard public...
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Can lifestyle changes slow cognitive decline and delay #dementia? Our research shows we can improve #cognition over three years. Unlike past trials targeting one risk factor, #MaintainYourBrain addressed multiple lifestyle changes for greater success. 🔗 https://t.co/vLoHLkqv2T
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