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When dementia research hits home: Associate Professor Michelle Lupton's story

With your support we can clear the air on the link between bushfire smoke and dementia: https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/clea... Associate Professor Michelle Lupton is dedicated to understanding the risk factors for dementia, both genetic and modifiable. The research is complex, but her goal is simple. “I don’t want to see anyone robbed of their retirement years like my grandad was.” “He was in his mid-60s and had only just retired when he was diagnosed. “I was doing my PhD on the genetics of the most common form of dementia at the time, but nothing prepared me for how suddenly he deteriorated. “It was heartbreaking to see his mind decline so quickly, and his memories of us disappear. He lived out his final years in a nursing home with very high care needs." The adverse health impacts of bushfire smoke exposure on our respiratory and cardiovascular systems are well established. But little is known about what it does to our brains. The initial evidence suggests bushfire smoke exposure is associated with an increased risk of diminished brain health, developing dementia, and brain inflammation, but research is needed to fully understand this link. This is urgent because dementia is one of the greatest health challenges we face. Follow QIMR Berghofer   / qimrb_institute     / qimrbinstitute     / qimrb-institute      / @qimrb_institute   #dementia #bushfiresmoke #brainhealth