Displaying items by tag: Ageing

Monday, 07 November 2022 19:50

Service helps people ‘step up’ to shape the future of ageing in Australia

COMPANY NEWS: Leading global technology company, Thoughtworks, has partnered with the University of Sydney’s StepUp for Research to help develop and improve this online matching service that helps people and researchers connect, fast-tracking more effective and inclusive research across Australia in both ageing and dementia.

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Tuesday, 26 March 2019 11:27

Dimension Data, NTT collaborating on Australian, Japan research into health of ageing population

Global ICT solutions and services provider Dimension Data and Japanese telco NTT have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Australia’s Deakin University and Western Sydney University to collaborate on research projects, including a focus on the health of the ageing.

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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 21:00

Living your best as you age: Major studies find exercise is key

According to four new studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the regular performance of physical exercise throughout one’s life helps to improve overall health as we get older, along with making our brains and bodies work better.

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Monday, 04 January 2010 19:12

Smoking increases chance of blindness in elderly

According to a U.S. study, the chance of age-related macular degeneration, a disease that can lead to blindness, is increased for older women who smoke.

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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 20:50

You look marvelous! And you'll live longer, too!

According to a study in the British Medical Journal, if you look younger than your real age, you have a better chance of living longer than someone, of the same age, who looks older than the hills.

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Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:27

Do you believe memory worsens with age? You better not!

A U.S. study has shown that people who think their memories will get worse as they age are more likely to, indeed, be more forgetful when compared to people who don’t think their memory will worsen with age. So, don’t forget to think good memory thoughts!

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Tuesday, 17 March 2009 22:40

Brain Drain: Hey, look at the elderly 20somethings!

According to new U.S. research, humans reach their peak of mental abilities at the age of 22 years, and begin to age with respect to their brain’s ability to think and reason in their twenties. The research is not without its critics, but it does make a person think--or, at least, try to think on a subpar level if you're over 27 years of age.

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Thursday, 27 November 2008 20:31

Harvard researcher contends sirtuins are important in aging

David A. Sinclair, a professor at Harvard University, states that when people age, their bodies have problems in remembering which genes are working and which ones aren’t. Sirtuins, which are proteins found in red wine, could hold the key in controlling the aging process.

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Thursday, 27 November 2008 12:28

You and your job -- is IT killing you?

HTML clipboardIs your sedentary job in the IT industry, or spending too much time in front of your PC at home, making you ill or even leading you to an early grave?

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