elderly Archives

Keeping our aged citizens safe from ‘superbug’ attacks

Failing to contain ‘superbugs’ across nursing homes can have serious consequences, as the elderly population of nursing homes have a […]

Researchers from Curtin University have found fitness tracking devices worn by older Australians could help promote physical activity and reduce […]

Queensland Ballet and QUT released the results of a joint project examining the health and wellbeing benefits of ballet for older Australians. […]

A collaborative study between researchers at UNSW Medicine’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), the Department of Aged Care, St George […]

Daily muscle stretching could bring health benefits to elderly people with reduced mobility, according to new research published in The […]

Victoria University research has found that outdoor exercise parks specifically designed for seniors help them better enjoy life, and could […]

Macquarie University researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring protein in the body protects the eye from the common eye […]

Scientists are homing in on a potential treatment for osteoporosis, after performing the largest ever genetic study of the common […]

Australian researchers have completed the world’s first randomised control trial (RCT) assessing the efficacy and safety of ketamine as a […]

Ageist assumptions about sex and sexuality were challenged at a UNSW seminar that will highlight findings from the most comprehensive […]