Older drivers who use support devices to make themselves more comfortable when they’re behind the wheel could be increasing their risk of serious injury.
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Booby-trapped obstacle course prevents Parkinson’s falls
A purpose-built walkway is helping people with Parkinson’s stay on their feet.
High tech tests establish safe senior seat belt guidelines
Neuroscience Research Australia and the Transurban Road Safety Centre have developed an information booklet on the correct use of seat belts for seniors.
Australia needs to improve hip fracture care: ANZHFR
Australia is falling down in delivering hip fracture care and measures to prevent a secondary fracture once patients leave hospital, according to the latest report of the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry.
Call for community education on dementia risk factors
Almost half of dementia instances can be attributed to seven lifestyle factors that include physical inactivity, midlife obesity and low educational attainment, but most people are unaware of the risks, according to a research report released today.
A new approach to stopping falls
A first-of-its-kind technology-based fall prevention program will deliver a personalised combination of exercise and mental health support to older Australians in their homes.
Video series helps translate latest in mental health to wide audience
NeuRA has launched a new online seminar series on mental health research and discoveries to make more information about neuroscience accessible to the community.
Noticeboard: Head of new NeuRA, UNSW collaboration on ageing announced
Also in this wrap: Lyndoch makes executive appointment to lead investment in people.
Gaming for positive ageing
Australians are increasingly turning to video games to improve their health and wellbeing with the majority believing that gaming will increase mental stimulation and fight dementia as they age, according to a new report.
Researchers go high tech to combat falls among seniors
RESEARCH: Neuroscience Australia recently showed Technology Review its high-tech quests for a solution to the persistent rates of falls among seniors.
Bringing the fun factor to falls prevention
With April marking ‘falls awareness month’, Stephen Lord and Kim Delbaere discuss how traditional video games like Tetris and Word Scramble are being used to prevent falls.
NeuRA’s new home opens
A local philanthropist together with the federal and New South Wales state ministers for health and medical research, Tanya Plibersek and Jillian Skinner, officially opened NeuRA’s new $54 million research facility in Sydney on Tuesday.
Shout out for old Wii consoles
NeuRA researchers are calling on members of the public to donate their old Nintendo Wii gaming consoles for stroke patients unable to afford one to use for their rehabilitation.
Restoring balance
NeuRA is developing a home-based exercise program which aims to restore balance to people whose balance organs, which are found in the inner ear, are damaged.
