ADRF 2024

Theme 1: Discovery (Basic Science/Discovery)
1. Genetic Variation Within The Aquaporin-4 Gene Alters The Relationship Between Sleep And Cortical Amyloid Beta Levels
Tenielle Porter
2. Genetic variation within the melanopsin gene is associated with cognition and moderates the relationship of sleep with cognition in a cohort of older adults
Tenielle Porter
3. The efficacy of facial emotion recognition task performance in predicting risk and early stage dementia
Niklas Schultze
4. Clinical Pharmacology and Development of Xanamem, A Tissue-Specific Inhibitor of 11β-HSD1
Jack Taylor
5. Role of lauric acid in Alzheimer’s disease brain
R.M. Uththara S. Senarath
6. Longitudinal changes in cognitive function are associated with changes in fasting plasma insulin, fasting plasma glucose and insulin resistance in the Australian Imaging, Biomarker and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of ageing
Amy Woodfield
7. Associations of C-reactive Protein and Homocysteine with Neuropsychological Outcomes In Older Adults At Risk of Dementia
Rachael Yu

Theme 2: Prevention and Diagnosis
8. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between cognitive domains and attitudes to ageing in older Australians
Katya Numbers
9. Community Informed Development of, and Recruitment to Validate, a New Measure for Use in the Cognitive Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Older Adults, the Characterising Language Experience and Acculturation Questionnaire (CLEAr-Q)
Zara Page
10. Temporal patterns of eating and sleeping and associations with cognitive performance in older Australian adults: An exploratory cross-sectional study
Dan Ping Wu
11. Neuropsychological predictors of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review (PDCogniCare)
Dana Pourzinal
12. Possibility of delaying Alzheimer’s disease (AD): Altering gut microbiota composition through lifestyle modifications
Samantha Ramachandra
13. The Right to Rehabilitation for People with Dementia - Developing Solutions through Co-design
Michele Callisaya
14. Baseline Demographic, Risk and Cognitive Characteristics of the Final Randomised Sample Enrolled in a Decentralised Multi-Domain Lifestyle Intervention Trial (BetterBrains) to Delay Cognitive Decline
Emily Rosenich
15. Demographic, Clinical and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Characteristics Associated with Interest in APOE Disclosure Amongst Middle-Aged Australian Adults
Emily Rosenich
16. Digital Dementia Risk Screening Tools: A Scoping Review
Zandile Rwodzi
17. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Social Connections of Older Adults: the Older Australian Twins Study
Suraj Samtani
18. Older adults’ awareness, interest, and preferences for cognitive interventions
Shirly Sareyka
19. Incidence of dementia following entry into residential aged care: a national retrospective cohort study
Andrew Shoubridge
20. A Smell Clinic For Early Detection Of Alzheimer’s Disease
James St John
21. Associations between BDNF Val66Met and tau-PET and episodic memory performance in sporadic AD
David Ward Preclinical Frailty Trajectories and Dementia Risk in the United States
Diny Thomson
22. Associations of social determinants with non-participation in a multi-domain lifestyle intervention trial in cognitively healthy older adults to prevent cognitive decline
Lisa Waterink
23. “It does feel a bit, sort of, infantilising”: Lived experiences of neuropsychological testing for dementia diagnosis
Stephanie Wong
24. Association of basal forebrain atrophy with cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease
Ying Xia
25. Verbal fluency correlates with medial temporal lobe volumes in Parkinson’s disease with memory impairment
Jihyun Yang

Theme 3: Post-Diagnostic Care
26. SHAPE-ing the future of post-diagnostic support for people living with dementia: An international, randomised, controlled trial
Jana Koch
27. Community implementation and national scale-up of a Healthy Brain Ageing Cognitive Intervention program: A partnership with Dementia Australia
Alessandra Lee
28. Title Case: Learning Pathways - the Destination for Discovering Dementia Training
Isabelle Meyer
29. Technology Assisted and Remotely Delivered Anxiety Psychotherapy Intervention for People living with Dementia and Their Care Partners: TechCBT Project
Nadeeka Dissanayaka
30. Identifying Priorities for Medication Management Resources for People Living with Dementia and Their Careers Through Community Action
Mouna Sawan
31. How Can We Improve Hearing and Vision Loss Support in Home Care Settings? Exploring Sensory Support Care Needs of Home Care Recipients with Self-reported Dementia Diagnosis or Memory Difficulties
Melinda Toomey
32. Barriers to and Facilitators for CBT Interventions for People Living with MCI/Dementia: A Systematic Review of Technology and Non-Technology Assisted Approaches
Kimberley Welsh