The state of concussions in contact sports and impact as you age
‘Concussion,’ a word often associated with sports injuries, carries far greater significance as individuals age. The...
Research
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New link between Alzheimer’s disease and spatial awareness issues
Researchers suggest there could be a link between Alzheimer’s disease and poor spatial awareness. -
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care praises research funding allocations of $15.8 million dollars
The National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Project scheme granted funding to Associate Professor... -
Experts pose bold aged care strategy to help Australia’s outback
Some aged care facilities in regional areas are only reaching 50 percent capacity, causing concern in healthcare experts -
StewartBrown Advisory releases new aged care data impacting rural Aussies
A new report by StewartBrown Advisory suggests that regional aged care facilities are most at risk of losing money if... -
Prime Minister Albanese appoints new Assistant Minister for Ageing
Why are advocates for older Australians praising the new ministry cabinet change? -
An unknown number of Australians live with post-viral conditions
Could you be living with post-viral conditions? -
One in three older Australians are given opioid drugs — why?
National Pain Week is held annually by Chronic Pain Australia to increase Australians’ awareness of the condition -
Two years of education can impact the way you age
How could you benefit from attending university as an older Australian? -
Researchers seek smoothie solution to the aged care weight loss problem
Researchers may have identified how to help Australians in aged care homes maintain healthy body weights -
Medication safety could improve for more than 60 percent of Aussies in aged care homes
What is adverse event monitoring and how could this affect Aussies in aged care homes? -
Eighty percent of older Aussies are not confident about their online safety
How can older Australians increase their online safety when using digital services? -
Eighty percent of older Aussies could benefit from medicinal cannabis
What is medicinal cannabis and how could it help older Australians? -
Almost half of older Aussies living in aged care homes could benefit from this therapy
How the mental health of older Aussies living in aged care could improve with this therapy -
The number of Australians with dementia is expected to double by 2058
A health report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare highlighted concerning trends about the... -
Free Fitbit for eligible older Australians
Researchers at two Australian universities are seeking eligible study participants aged 65 years and older. -
Bill Shorten attends event in support of the two Australians who die of this disease every day
How older age could increase your risk of this disease -
New form of therapy shown to reduce chronic pain of older veterans
New research has revealed that talking through painful experiences may physically reduce symptoms of chronic pain for... -
Older Australians face a growing concern: do you know enough?
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has recently released data indicating that Australia needs to learn more... -
The fallout from losing friends and how treatment tackles it
How treatment could help you recover from the loss of a loved one
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