Swallowing Awareness Day: Q&A with Professor Bronwyn Hemsley
...swallow is very close to our airway, so if you have trouble with chewing or swallowing, food can end up in your lungs and cause an infection, or it can...
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How innovative research helped older people during the pandemic
...the 45 and Up Study, investigating the pandemic’s impact on health and wellbeing. Dr Martin McNamara, CEO of the Sax Institute and Chief Investigator of the 45 and Up Study,...
The challenge of planning for healthier urban environments
...health outcomes across the life course, providing needed guidance for prioritizing public health and urban planning interventions during this early period of life. Secondly, urban planning and development can be...
Can you walk a kilometre? The question that can predict fracture risk
The ability to walk one kilometre can help predict fracture risk in older adults, according to new research using 45 and Up Study data. Research from the Garvan Institute of...
Daily fruit juice linked with poorer health for women with heart disease
While many people consider fruit juice part of a healthy diet, research using 45 and Up Study data has linked regular intake of juice with higher mortality rates for older...
Working with MBS/ PBS data
...to choose the right codes, people, and study periods; general advice for analysing MBS and PBS data, analysing aggregate data, a case study for analysing individual-level data from multiple datasets....