Even though Māori are diagnosed with dementia much younger than non-Māori, and it is predicted that they will make up 8% of New Zealanders living with dementia by2038, little is known about how this disease affects Māori. Most research is still conducted through a...
Prof Nicola Kayes (Centre for Person Centred Research, AUT) and her team have just launched GREY MATTERS, a website for people who are experiencing changes to their memory and thinking. It is a website to learn about the ageing brain and how to keep your brain...
Prof Valery Feigin has done it again. After creating his award-winning Stroke Riskometer app in 2013, he has just launched another valuable tool for stroke prevention and recovery: Stroke.net.nz, a website focused on self-managed rehabilitation. Valery, a BRNZ...
The Stroke Riskometer is a free mobile app that enables people to assess their risk of a stroke in the next 5-10 years. The app’s creator, Professor Valery Feigin of BRNZ, is a stroke neuroepidemiologist who saw mobile technology as the perfect means to get...