Find out which strategies can help you keep your brain active and your memory sharp into old age.
Seniors Health
Parkinson’s symptoms
Parkinson’s disease is characterised by both motor and non-motor symptoms. There are common symptoms, but each person will demonstrate an individual presentation of Parkinson’s disease.
Cerebral palsy Q and A
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the name given to a group of disorders that affect body posture and movement, caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls muscle tone.
Video: Exercise keeps dementia at bay for middle-aged women
Mid-life exercise is important for women who want to limit their risk of dementia when they’re older.
Causes of unilateral vision loss are mostly preventable
Vision loss in one eye can have huge consequences for a person’s health and quality of life – yet this research shows simple interventions can stop much of that visual impairment.
Heavy drinking a risk factor for dementia
Researchers have found heavy drinking is associated with the development of dementia – particularly early-onset dementia.
Dementia: behavioural and psychological symptoms
Along with loss of memory and intellectual function, dementia can cause symptoms such as changes in behaviour and mood.
Do self-management support programs work for chronic conditions?
Are self-management support programs effective for people with multiple chronic conditions?
Video: Can blueberry juice reduce risk of dementia?
Drinking concentrated blueberry juice may improve brain activation in areas associated with cognitive function in healthy older adults. And so choosing a diet high in a variety of fruits and vegetables and including berries may go some way to reducing the risk of declining brain function in older age.
Video: Can exercise help Parkinson’s disease?
New research has found that an intense exercise program may help people with early stage Parkinson's delay a worsening of the disease.
