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Early detection of cognitive decline and dementia is a passionate occupation for Yoneda, and a primary focus in her PhD work at UVic.

鈥淐all to Mind鈥� is a new podcast series from UVic recorded by people living with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other forms of dementia. Hosted and led by Debra Sheets, a nursing professor and researcher with the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, the series features intimate audio diaries and conversations about the rewards and challenges of caregiving, the impacts of isolation and finding joy by living in the present, and staying in love when everything else is changing.

UVic neuroscientist Olav Krigolson is investigating a mobile test to rapidly flag cognitive impairment鈥攑otentially leading to diagnosis years earlier than current practice.

A UVic team is shedding light on why some brain cells go to the dark side and damage the brain鈥攁nd how we can prevent it.

Scholarship supporting digital health research helps uncover the positive benefits of lifestyle interventions for people living with dementia.

During BC Seniors鈥� Week, psychologist Stuart MacDonald is available to media to discuss the risks of social isolation on seniors, a demographic being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada鈥檚 National Dementia Strategy, the long-awaited blueprint for finding a cure and for reshaping policy, was released last week.

UVic's CanAssist has launched a new website aimed at improving independence and safety among BC seniors. Ability411.ca provides information and personalized answers to seniors' questions about technologies and equipment.

A unique exchange that connects UVic with Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Belgium is helping students develop solutions for people with diverse abilities.

Victoria teens joined seniors with dementia in a choir

"Voices in Motion" is an intergenerational community choir for persons with dementia, their family caregivers and high school students. It's also a UVic research study looking into how participation in an intergenerational choir might foster social engagement and caregiver well-being, improve quality of life for persons with dementia, and reduce some of the stigma surrounding memory loss.

A Greater Victoria family with a personal connection to cognitive health issues today announced a major donation for a five-year initiative that will bring together UVic, Island Health and the University of BC for a research project that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of dementia.

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A multi-million-dollar gift from a Victoria couple with a personal connection to cognitive health issues has launched a long-term initiative to close the gap between what researchers know about dementia and when that knowledge is brought into practice.

Unraveling the mysteries of proteins whose changed structures cause conditions such as Alzheimer鈥檚 and Parkinson鈥檚 disease is key to the development of new drug treatments for difficult neurological disorders, says 番茄社区 biochemist Christoph Borchers.

As the incidence of dementia increases in our aging population, it鈥檚 placing an enormous strain on many Canadian families as they care for those living with the progressive condition. CanAssist at the 番茄社区鈥攚hich develops innovative鈥�