Tag: aged

Researchers have found that people who live beyond 105 years tend to have a unique genetic background that makes their bodies more efficient at repairing DNA, according to a study published today in eLife. This is the first time that people with ‘extreme longevity’ have had their genomes decoded in such detail, providing clues as

Residents of aged care facilities who have been assessed as being at-risk of developing bedsores should not be repositioned every two hours, a UNSW Sydney study says. The accepted practice of two-hourly repositioning is not only ineffective at preventing pressure ulcers (bedsores) from developing, but it is suspected of causing behavioural problems by interfering with

Ruth Strauss, the Sydney-born wife of former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss, has died in Australia aged 46 after a battle with lung cancer. "It is with great sadness and immense grief that we have to announce that Ruth passed away today as a result of her rare lung cancer," Strauss said in a statement

Suicides among middle-aged men in Japan spike on Monday mornings before they go to work, study says Men ages 40 to 65 mostly took their lives between 4am and 7.59am on Mondays Daytime suicides among this age group were 1.57 times higher than suicides occurring at night The number of suicides on Mondays was 1.55 higher

In a study into the sexual orientation and gender identity development of thousands of youth across the nation, a San Diego State University team found that about 1 percent of 9 and 10-year old children surveyed self-identified as gay, bisexual or transgender. As the majority of studies indicate that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)

Caterer given a ‘bionic penis’ after being born without the organ finally has sex aged 45 Caterer given a ‘bionic penis’ after being born without the organ finally has sex aged 45 after the pioneering surgery (and is rather pleased with his ‘ridiculously big’ new body part) Andrew Wardle, 44, was born without a penis

Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF’s), the latest University of Tasmania research shows. Led by The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre’s Dr. Juanita Westbury, the research published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) today focuses on the results of the RedUSe (Reducing Use of Sedatives) intervention aimed