Another bottleneck for childhood dementia patients in Australia is the lack of access to clinical trials. An analysis published in March this year showed that in December 2023, ...

A devastated mom has revealed that all three of her young children have been diagnosed with childhood dementia. Renee Staska, who hails from Australia, made the heartbreaking declaration during an ...

Campaigners are working to raise awareness of childhood dementia, which currently remains unrecognized as a standalone disease; this is despite the fact that in Australia, where the Childhood ...

The State of Childhood Dementia in Australia 2024 report calls for urgent action to improve research into treatments that can improve and extend lives, as well as better support for families.

About 90 children die in Australia every year from childhood dementia — a similar number of deaths as from childhood cancer, which receives 20 times more government funding for research.

Childhood dementia kills almost as many Australian children as cancer, yet far fewer people are aware of it. ... In Australia, it’s estimated 2300 children are living with dementia, ...

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 9 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking new report, "State of Childhood Dementia in Australia 2024," released today at Australia's Parliament House in Canberra by the ...

Unfortunately, there are about 100 more rare genetic disorders in this category. In fact, according to the Childhood Dementia Initiative, 1 in every 2,900 babies are born with one of these conditions.

Assistant Health Minister, Ged Kearney, and MP, Gavin Pearce, spoke at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, to address the findings of the report. The report highlights: Research is hindered by ...

Enzyme replacement therapy is available in Australia for one form of childhood dementia. These therapies attempt to “fix” the problems causing the disease, and have shown promising results.

“Childhood” and“dementia” are two words we wish we didn't have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 Australian children and young people live wit.