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• Allied Health
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?

• Research
• · Safety & Security
Eighty percent of older Aussies are not confident about their online safety
How can older Australians increase their online safety when using digital services?

• Advice
• · Health and Wellbeing
Eighty percent of older Aussies could benefit from medicinal cannabis
What is medicinal cannabis and how could it help older Australians?

• Mental Health
• · Positive Ageing
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

• Dementia
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 number of Australians with dementia

• Dementia
• · Health and Wellbeing
Free Fitbit for eligible older Australians
Researchers at two Australian universities are seeking eligible study participants aged 65 years and older.

• Caring & Carers
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

• Research
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 veterans.

• Dementia
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 about dementia

• Health and Wellbeing
• · Mental Health
The fallout from losing friends and how treatment tackles it
How treatment could help you recover from the loss of a loved one

• Dementia
• · Positive Ageing
• · Research
How everyday Australians are making a difference in dementia research
How does exercising raise funds for dementia research?

• Dementia
• · Products
What does technology have to do with Alzheimer’s disease?
How could technology reduce cognitive decline in older Australians?

• Research
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 retirement of Angus Brayshaw, a former Australian Football League player, at...

• Dementia
• · Research
Possible new cause of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found a possible new cause of Alzheimer’s disease.

• Dementia
• · Research
New 3D-printed brain tissue could change everything
Scientists have created 3D-printed brain tissue that could impact future understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.