A study finds an association between number of teeth and cognitive decline in older adults.
Seniors Health
Can exercise boost your mind?
Physical activity has been associated with improvements in physical health, but what about your mental health and cognitive function? A recent study looks into the benefits of physical exercise in older adults.
What you eat affects Alzheimer’s disease risk
A new study follows the development of Alzheimer’s disease in a range of countries that have very different eating patterns, this is what they found.
Amnesia
Amnesia means loss of memory. Transient global amnesia is a sudden temporary episode of memory loss, characterised by the person repeating questions.
Hip fracture: does intensive physiotherapy help?
Various rehabilitation strategies have been trialled with varying intensities and results in people with hip fracture, this is what was found.
Can exercising reduce falls in men?
Researchers have carried out a long-term study to see if structured exercise can lead to less serious fall injuries in older men, the results are promising.
How to predict Parkinson’s disease?
A range of features can be identified to help us to predict Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological condition that impairs a person’s control of their body movement.
Scoliosis
Scoliosis means an abnormal lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine. Generally, scoliosis doesn’t cause any pain to start with, but pain may develop over the course of the disease.
Video: Avoiding dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
More than 400,000 Australians live with dementia. There is no effective treatment, but there are things you can do to help prevent or delay it.
Does brain training work?
Research now shows that it’s not all bad news for those who have been tirelessly working out their neural transmitters with brain training programs.
