Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing
Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing Living Better, Living Longer by Cassandra Szoeke: The research-based approach to ageing well Secrets of Women's Healthy Ageing draws on the...
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Exploring the complexities of ageing, and offering a comprehensive look at health, wellness, and social care for elderly populations. It delves into mental and cognitive health, support for dementia patients, the impact of menopause, advancements in biological ageing measurement, technology for elder safety, and health challenges during pandemics. It also emphasises the importance of caregiving, physical activities, and creative engagements like poetry for the elderly, reflecting the wide range of medical and social aspects of ageing.
Easing dementia’s burden on Indigenous Australians
Easing dementia’s burden on Indigenous Australians: Improving the impact of high dementia rates on Indigenous Australians and communities is the focus of a University of...
Ultrasound stimulation slows dementia degeneration
Ultrasound brain stimulation slows dementia-related brain degeneration: The Transcranial Pulse Stimulation with ultrasound (TPS) technique developed at MedUni Vienna under the lead of neuroscientist Roland...
Smoking, early menopause and lung cancer link
Encouraging young women to quit smoking has taken on added importance after University of Queensland research showed associations between smoking, early menopause and lung cancer....
Palliative Medicine support for families
Palliative Medicine support for families: Families who are caring for a relative who is seriously ill and dying at home need more support from healthcare professionals...
Neurodegenerative disease genetic discovery
Neurodegenerative disease genetic discovery: A ‘perfect storm’ of genetic mutations, toxic proteins and a defect in natural cell recycling has been uncovered in University of...
New blood test for the diagnostics of frontotemporal dementia
New blood test for the diagnostics of frontotemporal dementia. A new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland shows for the first time...
Stress, Anxiety and Sleep during Pandemic
Stress and Anxiety Linked to Poor Sleep During Pandemic: According to a recent study by Anxiety UK, nearly half (44%) of all respondents feel their...
Non-invasive potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Non-invasive potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease: Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia without the need to cross the blood-brain barrier,...
Are mole rats the key to curing cancer and dementia?
Could naked mole rats hold the key to curing cancer and dementia? Researchers say rodent has unique DNA repair mechanism. Scientists say naked mole rats...
