AMI National Listserve
The Ageing Mind Initiative National Listserve is an Australia-wide network of clinicians, researchers, and students in a diverse range of disciplines who are interested in ageing research and practice. The listserv members receive regular updates on scientific research on aspects of ageing, new tools or clinical interventions for older adults, and news of conferences or career opportunities in the ageing arena, both in Australia and abroad.
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2024
Adieu Aduhelm: Biogen pulls plug on controversial Alzheimers Drug
Australians start to feel invisible after turning 50
Francisco Lopera obituary: neurologist who traced genetic origin of early-onset Alzheimer's
Green-med diet seems to slow age-related neurodegeneration
Human brains are getting larger. That may be good news for dementia risk.
Humanity's newest brain gains are most at risk from ageing
Study examines the effect of fish oil in older adults' brains
The Fountain of Youth is....a T cell?
"We have 30 Extra Years": A new way of thinking about ageing
What accelerates brain ageing? This AI 'brain clock' points to answers
2023
90 year old figure skater will warm your heart with her amazing talent
Anxiety can be created by the body, mouse heart study suggests
Cues in Speech, Voice Signal Earliest Stages of Dementia
Digital markers near-perfect for predicting dementia in older drivers
Do hearing loss interventions prevent dementia?
Effect of nutrition in Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review
Minds & eyes: Study shows dementia more common in older adults with vision issues
Most older Australians are not in aged care
Nancy talks about Mind Body Ballet
On ageing, on friendship: Cicero's De Senectute
Outdoor exercise may be more effective than indoor exercise
Scientists Have Long Dreamed of a Memory Prosthesis. The First Human Trials Look Promising
Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests
2022
10 ways to get the most out of your time on this planet
Ageism and health: Study shows close links
Attitudes and Beliefs on Aging Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Being in nature: good for mind, body and nutrition
Cataract Surgery May Reduce Your Dementia Risk
Cognitive Health and Older Adults
Exercise alters brain chemistry to protect aging synapses
French "Alzheimer's village": where nursing home meets the outside world
Giving social support to others may boost your health
How I might do my life differently - Over 60's reimagining what ageing looks like
Less than five hours' sleep a night linked to higher risk of multiple diseases
Life Lessons from 100-Year-Olds
Many types of leisure time activities may lower risk of death for older adults
Most older Australians aren't in aged care
Pet ownership promotes healthy ageing
Physical activity may protect your brain as you age
Researchers revolutionise age-friendly communities
Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer's disease
2021
Age Advantages in Emotional Experience Persist Even Under Threat From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ageism Awareness Day - 1st October
Age-Specific Prevalence and Incidence of Dementia Diagnoses Among Older US Adults With Schizophrenia
Australian Universities need to be more Age Friendly
Do people aged 105 and over live longer because they have more efficient DNA repair?
Elderly volunteer clocks up 7000 hours to help disadvantaged youth learn how to drive
Evidence for Biological Age Acceleration and Telomere Shortening in COVID-19 Survivors
Friends are most valued in cultures where they may be needed most
How are older adults coping with the mental health effects of COVID-19?
How can walking build up the brain?
How long can a person live? 21st century may see a record-breaker
Japan's restaurant of mistaken orders hires people with Dementia
Key mental abilities can actually iproe during ageing
Loneliness is a Public Health Problem
Outruning dementia with physical activity
Reversal of biological clock restores vision in old mice
Swimming gives your brain a boost
The Weird, Wonderful Work of Pandemic Geropsychology
What would Queensland's Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws mean for people with dementia?
Young and restless, old and focused: Age-differences in mind-wandering
2020
2020 UNIDOP: Pandemics: do they change how we address age and ageing?
86 year old comedian shares her recipe for late-life satisfaction
Access to nature requires attention when addressing community health needs
Adopting an isolated grandparent
Changes in nutrients at a molecular level plays an important role in the aging process
Coronavirus Free Access Collection
Health and Happiness Depend on each other
How coronavirus has transformed the grieving process
How narrow views of Alzheimer's Disease mechanisms have slowed progress
I need you to read this and decide about Coronavirus
Loneliness alters your brain's socail network
Not finding new goals post-retirement associated with greater cognitive decline
Open letter to World Health Organisation (WHO)
Orchestra plays Beethoven 9th from their homes
Social connection is the strongest protective factor for depression
Social distancing comes with social side effects - how to stay connected
The meaning of emotions may differ around the world
When the ventilator comes off, the delirium comes out for many coronavirus survivors
2019
A mother and son's photographic journey through dementia (Tony Luciani | TEDxCambridge)
A new treatment for ALzheimer's Disease
Advantages of hiring older workers
Australians love their pets, so why don't more public places welcome them?
Are you healthier than a 100 year old?
Coping strategy therapy for family dementia carers works long-term
Digital walls bring delight to aged care
Geriatric Depression: The use of antidepressants in the elderly
Having a sense of purpose may add years to your life
"I refuse to regret waking up a day older" Ashton Applewhite's fight for age pride
Interesting article on how to stave off ageing (to be read while standing on one foot!)
Link between gingivitis and Alzheimer's disease explored
Living near your Grandmother has evolutionary benefits
The "dementia villiage" that is redefining elder care
The key to life is to keep moving
The secret to ageing well? Contentment
Why is nursing home food so bad?
World's oldest couple celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary
2018
A typical communication pattern of people with Alzheimer's disease
Alcohol use disorders are biggest risk factor for dementia
Counting Years and Shedding the Seconds
Costs of daily asprin may outweigh benefits
Everyday exercise has surprisingly positive health benefits
Music activates regions of the brain spared by Alzheimer's disease
Neanderthals cared for each other and survived into old age
Never-before-seen DNA recombination in the brain linked to Alzeimer's Disease
Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people
Scientists discover why some people with brian markers of Alzheimer's have no dementia
Signs of damage in the microvasculature of the eye are linked to subsequent cognitive decline
The ABC's of successful ageing
The difficult task of taking the car keys away from an older parent
The longevity dividend: how ageing populations could boost economic productivity
Would a longer life make us happier?
Your blood type may help protect you against cognitive decline
2017
97 year old dog walker has gone viral
A Driver’s License Can be Revoked for the Elderly, but Artistic License? Never.
Collaborative Action Team training for Community Health — Older adult Network (CATCH-ON)
Deep sleep may be a fountain of youth in old age
Japan: designing a society for all
Lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults suffer more chronic health conditions
Loneliness can be deadly for elders; Friends are the antidote
Loneliness may be an early symptom of Alzheimer's Disease
Loneliness actually hurts us on a cellular level
Older adults under-referred for mental health therapies
2016
A Secret to Healthy Aging May Be What You Do for Others
Antidepressants interrupt older adults' sleep, may raise dementia risk
Can a heartburn medication cause cognitive problems ?
Dementia patients calm down when they're not too hot and not too cold
Dietary fiber intake tied to successful aging
Free access to some articles from the Clinical Gerontologist
How a robot could be a grandma's new carer
Joan Webb just turned 90 and is about to graduate with a PhD
Moving around more linked to longer life
Promoting Emotional Health and Preventing Suicide
Stave off cognitive decline with seafood
Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Dementia Incidence in Northern Sweden: A Longitudinal Study
2015
APA Committee on Aging Tips for working with Ageing populations
Calling Your Grandma Doesn’t Cut It, Study Suggests
Changes in lifestyle could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
Dutch nursing home offers rent-free housing to students
Exercise can improve brain function in older adults
Lack of exercise responsible for twice as many early deaths as obesity
Living to 100: Lifestyle advice for would-be centenarians
Living to 100: Lifestyle advice for would-be centenarians
New MIND diet may significantly protect against Alzheimer's disease
Oldest married couple in the world!
One's occupation helps determine brainpower into old age, study says
2014
35 Year Study Finds Exercise Reduces Risk of Dementia
A Risk in Caring for Abusive Parents
A cup of coffee a day may keep retinal damage away, study shows
Aged Care needs to be more "Adult" about Sexuality
Assertive Community Treatment for Elderly Patients With Severe Mental Illness
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Benzodiazepine use may raise risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Broader definition of successful aging could influence research, clinical practice and health policy
Dementia Resources - new from American Psychological Association
First-generation antipsychotic use correlated to hospitalization
Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women
Having a sense of purpose may add years to your life
How a Woman’s Personality May Double Her Alzheimer’s Risk
Knowing Alzheimer's Risk Status Affects Memory Performance
Late starters' still have much to gain by exercising
Memory Slips May Signal Increased Risk of Dementia Years Later
Middle-Aged People With Diabetes Are Particularly Vulnerable to Cognitive Impairment
Movie about Glen Campbell and his perseverance in spite of Alzheimer's disease
New Alzheimer's-related memory disorder identified
New Scientist Article on Dementia
New compound developed that may have treatment potential for Alzheimer's disease
Newest APA Public Interest blog: Memory and Aging: Fears, Fallacies and Facts
Overweight not linked with higher risk of mortality in older adults.
Physical activity helps maintain mobility in older adults
Program to Reverse Memory Loss Targets Lifestyle
Reading glasses should be a staple supply at facilities treating seniors, a psychiatrist suggests
Social networks linked to better health for older adults
Self-rated physical fitness in midlife an indicator of dementia risk
Spectacular Salsa - Paddy & Nico
Unemployment found to make us age prematurely
Vision problems increase the risk of death in older people
2013
Articles from the AMI Listserve are ordered according to those that were most recently distributed in the year 2013.
A Cell Phone in a Pill Bottle, to Text You to Remember Your Meds
A Mother's Death Tested Reporter's Thinking About End-Of-Life Care
A story to promote empathy in dementia care
Amyloid predicts cognitive decline better than APOE
Antipsychotics can be safely withdrawn: Cochrane review
At 75, would Popeye still be able to take on Bluto?
Chemical 'clock' tracks ageing more precisely than ever before
China passes law requiring people to visit their elderly parents or risk being sued by them
Concerns over rising psychotropic drug use
Does Being a Bookworm Boost Your Brainpower in Old Age?
Early Cognitive Problems Documented Among Those Who Eventually Get Alzheimer's
Four Lifestyle Changes Will Protect Your Heart and Significantly Reduce Your Risk of Death
Just 2 Months' Exposure to Anticholinergics Affects Cognitionauline
Late life suicide prevention toolkit
Lifelong Brain-Stimulating Habits Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Protein Levels
Lifelong Brain-Stimulating Habits Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Protein Levels
Lifestyle Changes May Lengthen Telomeres, a Measure of Cell Aging
Major Step towards Alzheimer’s Vaccine
One Man Lost and Impaired, the Other Fearful and Armed
Personality influences dementia risk
Psychotropic Side Effects of Commonly Prescribed Medications in the Elderly
Resveratrol Shows Promise to Protect Hearing, Cognition
Staying Independent in Old Age, With a Little Help
Studies of older adults' preferences for psychotherapy
2012
'It Takes a Village' Approach Improves Dementia Care and Informs Research, Study Shows
A Nursing Home Shrinks Until It Feels Like a Home
A Sharper Mind, Middle Age and Beyond
A love story that sparked a fashion empire
Active brain may ward off Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's patients get a trip down memory lane Care home recreates 1950s street... including a pub
Alzheimer’s Tied to Mutation Harming Immune Response
Anxiety linked to shortened telomeres, accelerated aging
Assistance Dogs Enhance Independence in Dementia
Computer Use and Exercise Combo May Reduce the Odds of Having Memory Loss
Cutting Daily Sitting Time to Under Three Hours Might Extend Life by Two Years
Dark Chocolate Could Prevent Heart Problems in High-Risk People
Delirium increases dementia risk in the very old
Eating Fish Reduces Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Eliminating Visual Clutter Helps People With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Enhancing Cognition in Older Adults Also Changes Personality
Exercise and Alzheimer's Disease
Exercise and Caffeine Change Your DNA in the Same Way, Study Suggests
Exergaming and Older Adult Cognition A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
Footprints to Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Are Seen in Gait
For the Elderly, Emergency Rooms of Their Own (from today's NYTimes)
Four Common Antipsychotic Drugs Found to Lack Safety and Effectiveness in Older Adults
Frailty criteria and cognitive performance are related
France Seeks New Ways to Manage Alzheimer's Care (from the Wall Street Journal)
Happiness wave study reveals happy pensioners, and debunks middle-age blues myth
Harmful effects of ceasing antidepressants in dementia
It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12
It Doesn’t Mean You’re Crazy – Talking to Yourself Has Cognitive Benefits, Study Finds
Johns Hopkins surgeons implant first brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's disease
Keeping Older Drivers On the Road
Mediterranean Diet Gives Longer Life, Swedish Study Suggests
Memory Fitness Program Improves Memory Abilities of Oldest Adults
More active treatment of depression in older women needed
Physical Fitness Trumps Body Weight in Reducing Death Risks
Q&A with Dr. Gary Small on aging and dementia
Second-Hand Smoking Damages Memory
Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Add a Decade or More Healthy Years to the Average Lifespan
Smoking Associated With More Rapid Cognitive Decline in Men
Smoking May Lead to Cataracts in Aging Population
Use It or Lose It: Mind Games Help Healthy Older People Too
Will-to-live and survival in a 10-year follow-up among older people
YouTube videos on communication and memory strategies for carers of people with dementia
2011
Simple Blood Test Diagnoses Parkinson's Disease Long Before Symptoms Appear 22 December 2011
Many Alzheimer's Patients Get Drugs With Opposing Effects 19 December 2011
How To Live Forever Film 17 December 2011
Dementia researchers find non-drug intervention 'at least' as effective as medications in halting disease progression 15 December 2011
Depression Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke and Stroke-Related Death 1 December 2011
Great Dementia Resource 29 November 2011
Memory Fitness Program Improves Memory in Older Adults 15 November 2011
Depression treatment can help diabetes patients 4 November 2011
Retirement Recruitment Video 26 October 2011
New Alzheimer’s Disease Guidelines 25 October 2011
Membership to the Gerontological Society of America 22 October 2011
A Review of the Literature: Delirium Screening, Prevention and Diagnosis 20 October 2011
Cognitive tests outperformed biomarkers for predicting conversion from MCI to AD 18 October 2011
Many U.S. surgeries on elderly may be unwanted: study in Lancet 11 October 2011
Hedda Bolgar at 102 still works as a Therapist 4 October 2011
Older Adults’ Health and Age-Related Changes:Reality Versus Myth 27 September 2011
Brain Injury May More Than Double Dementia Risk in Older Veterans 26 August 2011
Women and Alzheimer’s 23 August 2011
Latest Research discussed at Alzheimer’s Association Conference 3 August 2011
Multidisciplinary approach to long-term care improves quality of care and mortality 26 July 2011
Guide to the Management of Psychotic Disorders and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia in Older Adults 14 July 2011
Social Life and Mobility Are Keys to Quality of Life in Old Age 2 July 2011
New test might help diagnose Alzheimer's earlier 29 June 2011
WHO's Ageing and Life Course department 24 June 2011
Mayor Hazel - Mississauga Ontario 22 June 2011
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 June 2011
Interesting Link Between Ageing and Moles 9 June 2011
NIHSeniorHealth.gov - senior-friendly health and wellness site 8 June 2011
Higher Levels of Social Activity Decrease the Risk of Cognitive Decline 5 June 2011
Driving Errors Increase With Age Among Older Drivers 2 June 2011
Atypical antipsychotics may worsen cognition in Alzheimer’s 31 May 2011
Autopsies Reveal Alzheimer's Often Misdiagnosed 29 May 2011
Parkinson Urges Dementia Research Boost 14 May 2011
Promoting Emotional Health and Preventing Suicide 6 May 2011
The Elephant in the Room: Age Discrimination in Employment 4 May 2011
Frequent Shopping Prolongs Life 2 May 2011
Greying Audience Returns to Movies 8 April 2011
Antidepressants Harmful in Aged Care: Study 4 April 2011
Meeting the Future Demands of Older Baby Boomers 3 April 2011
Good Diets Fight Bad Alzheimer’s Genes 2 April 2011
Find-me Carers Watch 24 March 2011
Alzheimer’s The Musical 23 March 2011
Which Patients are Fit to Drive After a Stroke 17 March 2011
Jive: Social Networking for Seniors 07 March 2011
iPhone Applications for Psychologists 2 March 2011
Benefits of Outdoor Exercise Confirmed 2 March 2011
Aerobic Exercise can Increase Brain Size 15 February 2011
New Therapies for the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease 14 February 2011
Legislating Social Behaviour in China, Forced Parental Visits 7 February 2011
Family Caregiver Briefcase for Psychologists 24 January 2011
Importance of Exercise for those at Special Risk of Alzheimer’s 22 January 2011
The Live Well Collaborative 5 January 2011
A Useful Book on Pain Relief in Older Adults 3 January 2011
2010
Aging is not Automatic Decrepitude 31 December 2010
Gene Therapy “Memory Boost Hope” 30 November 2010
Alert on Personality Disorders in the Elderly 26 November 2010
Exercise Robot to Aid Older Adults 25 November 2010
107 Years of Hope and Music 5 November 2010
Hallucinations in Hospital Pose Risk to the Elderly 24 October 2010
Interesting op-ed piece from the NY Times on new proposed dementia diagnostic criteria 18 October 2010
Substance Abuse Admissions Double Among Older Adults 23 September 2010
Documentary on older adult prisoners in the USA 13 September 2010
Depression doubles risk of dementia in old age 13 September 2010
New guidelines for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's trigger debate 8 September 2010
Socializing with Youth Improves the Elderly's Health, Life Span 6 September 2010
Physicians guide to assessing and counselling older adult drivers 3 September 2010
Retirees Help Boeing Retain Knowledge 29 August 2010
Social Engagement Promotes Long and Healthy Living (ABC National Radio) 25 August 2010
India, No Country for Old people 24 August 2010
Loneliness can be lethal 05 August 2010
Alzheimer's Disease Quiz 26 July 2010
Proposals to update the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease 17 July 2010
Otters Help their Elders (sometimes) – A Story from the Natural World 6 July 2010
Use of aquarium to increase food intake in nursing homes 4 July 2010
NYTimes.com: Hallucinations in Hospital Pose Risk to the Elderly 1 July 2010
Alzheimer's Imaging Study Identifies Changes in Brain's White Matter 1 July 2010
Extending lifespan has mixed effects on learning and memory 19 June 2010
Dr Julian Hughes – Ethical Issues in Dementia Care 17 June 2010
Is Ageing a Disease? 30 May 2010
The Global Quiz 19 May 2010
Brain Games Do Not Improve Cognitive Skills 18 May 2010
Suicide Toolkit for Older Adults 17 May 2010
Bioethics Report on Dementia 6 May 2010
Nursing Home Medication Reviews insufficient 27 April 2010
Seniors Encouraged to Wii 27 April 2010
Self Esteem Declines Among Older Adults 27 April 2010
How to live to be 100 27 April 2010
Even As Memory Fades, Emotions Linger 15 April 2010
Appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia: identifying the key behaviours of 'best practice' 08 April 2010
APA Help Center "Aging: Concerned about a Senior’s Forgetfulness?” 1 April 2010
Books of interest on Dementia, Grief & Pain Management 21 March 2010
Non-pharmacological interventions for agitation and its precipitants in dementia - a reference list 10 March 2010
You're 70? Have the cheesecake 11 February 2010
Epidemiological graphs showing US cornering the market on centenarians 5 February 2010
Cellphones may protect brain from Alzheimer's 31 January 2010
New Home Safety for Dementia Care webpage 21 Jan 2010
‘Wellness’ Tracker Lures Seniors to a Data Driven Lifestyle 7 Jan 2010
2009
Faster, Higher, Farther...Older 11 Dec 2009
More risk factors for Alzheimer's disease 13 Dec 2009
'Chemical restraints' of little benefit 13 Dec 2009
Older doctors more positive to elderly 13 Dec 2009
10 Tips to Help Seniors Enjoy the Holidays 23 Dec 2009
Blood Test Shows Promise For Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease 29 Dec 2009
Ageing Topics in Mental Health Information Vol 13 9 Dec 2009
Effects of exercise on older adults; 4 abstracts 1 Dec 2009
Three Useful Resources 26 Nov 2009
Understanding Pain and Dementia 4 Nov 2009
References on Psychopharmacology and Pain 30 Oct 2009
Closing the Tech Gap for Elders 27 Oct 2009
International Day of Older Persons 1 Oct 2009
Importance of Exercise and Physical Activity in Older Adults Reviewed 19 Sep 2009
Healthy older brains not significantly smaller than younger brains 10 Sep 2009
Treating Vascular Risk Factors Slows Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease 9 Sep 2009
The Patients the Doctors Don’t Know 23 Aug 2009
Dementia Studies Find Diet, Exercise Matter 15 Aug 2009
The Wave of Changing Expectations in Aged Care 15 Aug 2009
New language for pain, fatigue, anxiety 13 Aug 2009
Water Puts a Spring in the Step of the Elderly 5 July 2009
Tom Rush- Looking for My Car Keys 22 June 2009
Resource guides available from the American Psychological Association 8 June 2009
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Dementia 6 June 2009
Nursing Care in India 2 June 2009
Vitamin D and dementia 1 Jun 2009
Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia 25 May 2009
Mayo Clinic Healthy Ageing 13 May 2009
Memory Bridge 1 May 2009
Disease Control Healthy Aging Program 28 Apr 2009
Supercentenarian lives to be 130 years old 9 Apr 2009
Counseling grandparents rearing grandchildren 6 Apr 2009
Anti-aging perfumes 28 Mar 2009
Dance routine 28 Feb 2009
2008
Unrelenting Grief May Be Sign of Distinct Syndrome 22 Oct 2008
Tips for living to 100 11 Oct 2008
Calorie restriction and longevity 9 Oct 2008
Prevalence of dementia in the developing world underestimated 7 Oct 2008
Memory Impairment Linked to Hearing Disorder 30 Aug 2008
Therapy chicken cheers nursing home residents 14 Aug 2008
Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia 6 Aug 2008
Elderspeak 9 June 2008
Socializing Appears to Delay Memory Problems 6 June 2008
Being Heard About Life’s End 20 May 2008
Abdominal fat and depression 18 Dec 2008
Depression Treatment: Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy 4 Dec 2008