People who are over 90 when they die need considerably more support with every aspect of their daily life in their final year.
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It is rare to hear from people in their tenth or eleventh decade but their voices are crucial to shaping end-of-life care services.
Our perceptions of spirituality change as we age.
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Spiritual engagement is losing out to efficiency when it comes to older age.
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Why do some people age better than others? It is partly down to their genes.
The ageing of Australia contributes to its structural deficit.
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Beyond short-term revenue and expenditure, Australia’s structural deficit continues to grow.
It’s a demanding job, but all indicators suggest that the Queen is still up to it.
Motor symptoms of Parkinson’s include tremors, stiffness and slowness or loss of spontaneous movement.
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Parkinson’s disease is the second-most-prevalent neurodegenerative condition in Australia, with an estimated 70,000 living with the disease. But what do we know about the causes and risk factors?
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Women need to plan for a future where their career and personal finances will be significantly affected by caring for older relatives.
Retirement may not automatically lead to better health but it presents an opportunity to engineer a healthier lifestyle.
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Contrary to popular belief, retirees are more likely to enjoy a healthier lifestyle than their counterparts who remain in workforce.
Birth cohort studies are an invaluable resource for researchers.
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The Medical Research Council’s National Survey of Health and Development turns 70 this month, and is more ambitious than ever.
Further reaches.
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Getting old isn’t what it used to be.
Studies show Chinese women view advanced age as a positive time of wisdom and maturity.
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Three out of four women going through menopause suffer hot flushes, and suffer they do. But research shows the way society views ageing and menopause can reduce the severity of symptoms.
We all do what we can to stay young. But what if we could actually slow ageing by just taking a pill?
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Could it one day be possible to stay young without calorie restriction and tough exercise?
Grub’s up.
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The secret to longevity – take a look at your poo to find out.
With a quarter of the population aged over 65, Japan has had to be innovative in catering for their wants and needs.
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Japan’s ageing population is at the point that Australia is forecast to reach in 2056. The Japanese have had to develop new models of aged care in the community and we can learn a lot from them.
Bowie went out as a trailblazer.
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Rock and roll is getting old. And with this ageing, we are increasingly seeing different types of death claiming our idols.
Supplementary benefits?
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Vitamin D is often seen as a harmless supplement to take – the more the better. But the evidence suggests a different picture.
Let’s think about our healthy ageing.
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New research suggests Britons are living longer and in good mental shape – but it’s not good news across the board.
Get your chill on.
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New research shows that the effects of stress accumulate over a lifetime.
Overdoing it? Pills and thrills and bellyaches.
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When one in six hospitalisations of older patients are due to harm from their medicines, then something is going seriously wrong.
Australia’s current housing options are not future-proofed for its ageing population.
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With a booming life expectancy, there is a need for collective, intergenerational discussion and ideas around how to better design housing in Australia’s communities and cities.