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Wipeout Dementia Raises $350,000 for Research on 10th Anniversary

10/31/2025

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Wipeout Dementia marked its 10th anniversary by raising over $350,000 for dementia research at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA).
The event included 72 surfers and stories, including professional Felicity Palmateer, who lost her mother to frontotemporal dementia.
Since 2015, global dementia cases rose from 44 million to 57 million.
CHeBA aims to reduce dementia risk through lifestyle changes and focuses on vascular dementia, accounting for 50–70% of cases.

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Story summary

Wipeout Dementia marked its 10th anniversary by raising over $350,000 for dementia research at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA).
The event included 72 surfers and stories, including professional Felicity Palmateer, who lost her mother to frontotemporal dementia.
Since 2015, global dementia cases rose from 44 million to 57 million.
CHeBA aims to reduce dementia risk through lifestyle changes and focuses on vascular dementia, accounting for 50–70% of cases.