DEFENCE CONNECT 16th July 2024 by Robert Dougherty Newly appointed Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston will champion recruitment, innovative technology and wellbeing as the first naval officer to lead the Australian Defence Force since 2002. Command of the ADF was officially transferred from former Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell, […]
Alzheimer’s disease update (2005) by Fred Lane PhD The Alzheimer’s debate continues and it remains an important issue for ever-increasing numbers of retired and elderly people in Australia. Last year (2004) Australian scientists were loudly hailed on TV after reporting a new intervention that looked good, theoretically, and even seemed to work with specially bred […]
Fat old people do live longer than skinny old people by Fred Lane PhD Getting good workouts at the gym? Want to keep your brain in shape? Try internet sites such as www.aarp.com and search there for “games.” Take your pick of on-screen trivia, crosswords or other beneficial, entertaining and educational problems. But, at the […]
Alzheimer’s Disease update (2007) by Fred Lane PhD A promising intervention for one important aspect of Alzheimer’s disease has foundered, once more, in the same manner that so many Alzheimer’s treatment proposals fail to live up to their early promise. Insulated from drug company influences, recent studies of a class of drugs called the atypical […]
Use it or lose it (contd) by Fred Lane PhD. “Use it or lose it,” has been a golden mantra for the elderly for years. Now, a couple of new studies at Columbia University in New York and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign suggest that mild aerobic exercise not only preserves but also encourages […]
