Dementia & How to keep your brain healthy with neuroscientist Dr Lila Landowski - ABC Radio National, Life Matters Program

Dementia is one of the words we dread hearing. Along with cancer, it's the diagnosis we fear most. Despite advances in research and promising results from new drugs, there is currently no cure.However, it is not an inevitable part of the aging process, so prevention is key when warding off dementia.To help you keep your brain and the brains of your loved ones healthy, Dr. Lila Landowski, a neuroscientist and lecturer at the University of Tasmania, has some tips based on the more recent research.Guest: Dr Lila Landowski, neuroscientist at the University of Tasmania; Vice President of Science & Technology Australia; Fides Member World Health Organisation.Credits ABC Radio National, Life Matters Program⁠Tom Wright, Tegan TaylorOriginally Aired 3 Feb 2025: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lifematters/blank-minds/105233286