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How to prevent heart disease? Perhaps not the way we’ve been told
The findings of a major study on heart disease in women should shift the way doctors look at prevention.
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A new Australian book on dementia
It’s actually the first Australian book on this disease and it’s a valuable resource.
How to boost your brain and your life
From the brain’s perspective, life is like a roller coaster with one big rise, followed by a long, slow decline. But we have the capacity to change that.
Why our ideas about age and memory are wrong
We’ve all had the experience of going to a particular room for something and forgetting what that was. It’s an age thing, right? Wrong, says an eminent neuroscientist.
Being fit or fat: does one cancel out the other?
It’s an old debate. If we’re overweight or obese but active, does our activity counter those extra kilos? The answer seems to be in.
How to prevent dementia 101
Remember when cancer was the disease everyone was afraid of? That’s probably been replaced by dementia. But here’s another study confirming that we can improve cognitive function.
Is breast screening still important after 75?
We’re told for yonks to get mammograms and that early detection saves lives. Then at age 75 we’re often told it doesn’t matter anymore. Why? And is that wise?
Six findings from one of the world’s biggest women’s health studies
This research has been going for 25 years and is teaching us a lot about our health from middle to older age.
How stress impacts our health more than we’ve realised
It’s been a ridiculously tough year for many people, and what we’re learning about stress and disease reinforces the importance of taking the best possible care of ourselves in difficult times.
What our Indigenous cultures can teach us about caring for older people
In spite of their vulnerable health status, older Indigenous Australian women have come through this year’s Covid threat incredibly well. There’s a lot the rest of us could learn from why that happened.
