World Young Leaders in Dementia
WYLD: A network of passionate, young professionals working across disciplines and borders to develop innovative dementia solutions.
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Fresh
Perspectives
Bringing creative brainstorming, fresh perspectives, and novel solutions to the dementia field.
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Contributing to
Dementia Strategies
Incorporating the latest innovations in technology and research to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world.
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Enabling a Culture
of Collaboration
Providing a platform for idea exchange and shared projects to enable a culture of collaboration among the next generation of leaders in dementia.
Latest News & Blogs
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When social factors do not improve learning: different disruptions across neurodegenerative disease
Picture yourself at the grocery store. You’re piling up your weekly shopping goods upon the conveyor belt while your mind…
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Dementia across the world: Adaptation or Innovation?
There is a problematic disjunction in dementia research: by 2050, it is estimated that most people living with dementia will…
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Improving the Quality of Life of Black American Dementia Pairs
I wanted to share a personal story, which has shaped how I see the world, the care I provide as…
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Current challenges for dementia caregiving in Latin America: the role of Brain Health Diplomacy
In the Academy Award-winning film The Father, we see Anthony Hopkins’ character struggling with symptoms of dementia.
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Gender and socio-economic differences in modifiable risk factors for dementia throughout the life course
There are pervasive gender inequalities in modifiable risk factors for dementia, which place women at a disadvantage throughout the life…
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Developing a digital version of a dementia care training course during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts on people living with dementia. Social measures against COVID-19.