Today we are celebrating the work of CHeBA Co-Director UNSW Professor Henry Brodaty AO – who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Australian Dementia Research Forum. 👏 Read more: bit.ly/3VCjaPA #ADRF2024 UNSW Medicine & Health Australian Dementia Network - ADNeT

Thank you to Mosman Council for inviting me to speak at the Mosman Providers Forum 2024 about the power of social interactions to promote healthy ageing. Thank you for all you are doing for the local community! Australian Dementia EMCR Network UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) UNSW Medicine & Health UNSW

Thank you to Ku-ring-gai Council for inviting me to speak at the Brain Health Summit 2024 about lowering dementia risk. #dementia UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) UNSW Medicine & Health UNSW Australian Dementia EMCR Network

Here's Australian Dementia Network - ADNeT EMCR Accelerator Group member Jacki Wesson in action!

Join our team! We are looking for an Associate Professor in #Epidemiology and Social Determinants of #Dementia to contribute to groundbreaking research in neurocognitive disorders, collaborate on major consortia and influence global policies. 🔗cheba.unsw.edu.au/work-at-cheba

Face Dementia was at the Anglicare We Matter forum today at Blacktown Workers. Meredith met up with her old office buddy, Dr Suraj Samtani from UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) who researches the importance of social connections for brain health! #DementiaAwarenessmonth #dementiaawareness

Thank you Anglicare Australia for inviting me to speak at 2024 We Matter Forums. Such a privilege to talk about #socialinteractions and their power to help us lead healthy and happy lives. Australian Dementia EMCR Network UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) UNSW Medicine & Health

How do we overcome loneliness? Which social connections are good for our brains? 🫂🧠 Register for the upcoming COTA NSW webinar on Thu 19 Sep at 10.30am. 👇🖥️ Australian Dementia EMCR Network UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) UNSW Medicine & Health

New paper alert! 📰 What are the changes in social skills with mild cognitive impairment and dementia? 🧠🙂 Russell Chander, PhD UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) UQ News Australian Dementia EMCR Network #socialcognition #MCI #dementia

New paper alert!📰 What aspects of social health are important for people with dementia? Read the paper to find out: frontiersin.org/journals/psych… UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) UNSW Australian Dementia EMCR Network Yun-Hee Jeon

Poor social connections are linked to #dementia, Australia’s second leading cause of death. To address this, CHeBA’s Dr Suraj Samtani leads a new online study helping people 55+ with memory concerns stay socially connected and support brain health. 🔗bit.ly/4fVBISm

How can we use AI, VR and robotics to help older adults to stay healthy? Hear from the experts in this field and try the technology. Register for this free event on Fri 6 Dec at UNSW Sydney: eventbrite.com.au/e/why-would-i-… UNSW UNSW Ageing Futures Institute

Congrats Dr Dr. Annabel Matison on getting the AAG Publication Award. Looking forward to seeing your upcoming work in the field of #dementia. Australian Dementia EMCR Network

🧠 #Loneliness and social isolation: A serious risk to #brainhealth. CHeBA’s #socialhealth expert Dr Suraj Samtani explains: Social isolation is fewer interactions, while loneliness is feeling emotionally disconnected, craving deeper #connections. 🔗bit.ly/4fVBISm

We’re proud to announce that CHeBA Co-Director, Professor Perminder Sachdev AM, has been recognised as a leading Australian researcher in Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine by The Australian’s 2025 Research Magazine. 👏 🔗 lnkd.in/gdWtwTxD #healthyageing #researchexcellence #CHeBA

Landmark research led by CHeBA’s Dr Dr. Annabel Matison, published in Scientific Reports, using the study of #twins suggests that eating more fruit and vegetables could help reduce #depression. 🍎🥦 🔗 bit.ly/3VgVgbR Perminder Sachdev Simone Reppermund UNSW Medicine & Health

Did you know that staying socially active can help protect your brain as you age? 🧠 Research shows that staying socially active can enhance mental resilience, reduce stress, improve #memory and even help lower the risk of #dementia. 🔗bit.ly/4fVBISm

Well done Fleur Harrison 🌈 on getting an Emerging researcher exchange grant! Australian Dementia EMCR Network UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) UNSW Medicine & Health UNSW

The largest-ever internet-based trial to improve #cognition is here. 🌍 Led by Professor Henry Brodaty AO and published in nature, the innovative #MaintainYourBrain trial is a game-changer in the fight to prevent #dementia. 🔗bit.ly/4hxdDSC

Interested in a career in ageing research in Australia? A fellowship for recent PhD graduates (conferred March 2022 - June 2026) is being advertised at Macquarie University. linkedin.com/jobs/view/4164… Australian Dementia EMCR Network Lifespan Health & Wellbeing Research Centre Please share with your networks.