Hope for Aussie Alzheimer’s patients
A vaccine to help stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease has been created by researchers at the University of...
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Granny gamers get lesson in balance
Neuroscience Research Australia’s, Dr Stuart Smith, would like to see a decline in the number of falls experienced by... -
Cyber-safety reviewed to protect seniors
A new parliamentary inquiry will look at the cyber-safety of senior Australians, after the Joint Select Committee on... -
Get smart with your dollars
How smart are you with money? It appears determining how much money you will have for each year of retirement is now... -
BrainyApp hits number one
Newly developed brain health app, BrainyApp, designed by Alzheimer’s Australia and Bupa Health Foundation, has already... -
Ageing well with broadband
An online exercise program which promotes the health and wellbeing of elderly people, allowing them to stay in their... -
Potential cure for premature ageing
While hunting for a cure for a lethal childhood disease, scientists in England claim to have discovered how to slow down... -
Robots do the hard work for you
A rapidly ageing society is “undeniable”, according to a Japanese professor. However, also undeniable is Japan’s... -
SA’s ‘bedside’ manners improve
South Australian public hospitals will see more than 3,500 computers installed at patient bedsides to enable doctors and... -
Walking towards reassurance
Walking a day in somebody else’s shoes may be difficult at times – but this is set to change with the release of new... -
Living longer all in the genes
Can you imagine the day when popping a pill for diabetes is all it takes, or the day when a cure for heart disease is... -
iPad versus hardcopy book
A German study has shown some elderly people can read three-times faster on iPads than using traditional books as the... -
Sticking to tradition
It seems older hospitalised adults like to ‘stick to tradition’ after a South Australian study shows these patients... -
Study looks at ageing brains
New information about how the brain is affected by age was recently discovered by biologists at the University of York... -
Living past 150 years old
If people could live a long, happy and healthy life, they would, the University of NSW’s dean of medicine, Peter... -
Dementia claims are ‘junk science’
A British neuroscientist says suggestions playing videogames may cause dementia in younger people is “junk science”... -
Carers given a helping ‘robotic’ hand
A ‘hair-washing’ robot, which cares for the locks of the elderly and infirm, is reported to be the latest robotic... -
Identity theft: the new elder crime
Theft is a serious issue. When someone steals from you – whether they are strangers or family – it is...
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