Until a cure is found for dementia, preventative strategies remain the only hope for avoiding the devastating effects of the illness, for individuals and society.  Ongoing research into dementia prevention is vital if we are to better understand the risks for dementia, develop and evaluate dementia risk reduction interventions and translate research findings into health practice and policy.

The following pages describe the ongoing research effort.

Dementia prevention research - the fields of research related to dementia prevention

Current Australian research - some of the groundbreaking research happening around Australia to help find ways to reduce the growing incidence of dementia