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Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related physical decline.
Canadian researchers are exploring unanswered questions about concussion: How to diagnose it accurately and quickly, how to predict outcomes and promote recovery, and how to prevent it altogether.
Exercise that targets balance and strength is the most effective for reducing the risk of falls.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this week suffered a fracture to his T7 vertebra. Here’s what that means.
‘Eccentric exercises’ are a normal part of everyday life – but they may carry some risks.
Every year, about 70 per cent of long-term care residents have at least one fall, and half of those result in injury. Wearable gear and changes to living spaces aim to prevent falls and limit injury.
A new US study has found warmer temperatures will lead to more deaths from injury, for example in transport accidents, drownings, assaults and suicides. But what does this mean for Australia?
The age of the US is increasing, and with it, new expectations of health and happiness. Is the US prepared for the wave of baby boomers who will live long and want to be as healthy as they do?
The recent fall of Chief Justice John Roberts underscores that falls can happen to anyone. They are a major cause of disability in seniors - but there are some clearcut ways to prevent them.
A new study has reported injuries are the greatest cause of death in Australian kids.
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Co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University
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Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
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The Aljoya Endowed Professor of Aging, Director of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, University of Washington
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Senior Research Fellow, George Institute for Global Health
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Associate professor, George Institute for Global Health
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University
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Professor and Head, Psychology, and Ronald and Irene Ward Chair in Pediatric Brain Injury, University of Calgary
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Program Director, Canadian Concussion Centre, and Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
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Professor of Physical Activity and Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Clinical Anatomy, Bond University
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Professor and Vice Chair Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Exercise Physiology, Coventry University
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Honorary Associate Professor in Environmental Health, Australian National University
