Australia’s largest ongoing study of health and ageing
Are you an early or mid-career researcher who is interested in using the 45 and Up Study to investigate cardiovascular disease? If so, you could be eligible to apply for one of five 45 and Up Study Cardiovascular Research Grants, each worth up to $65,000. The Heart Foundation and the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up … Read more
Australian researchers are recruiting 45 and Up Study participants to investigate whether text messages about a heart-healthy lifestyle can prevent future heart attacks, stroke and heart disease. The 45 and Up Mobile Health Study is run by researchers from the University of Sydney, including Professor Clara Chow, Associate Professor Sarah Zaman, Anushriya Pant and Simone … Read more
Pain is one of the most feared symptoms of cancer, but little research has been done on how cancer survivors experience it. A novel research project has done just that, using the unique data resources of the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study – one of the world’s largest studies into healthy ageing. The research … Read more
The Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study – Australia’s largest ongoing health and ageing study – is set to become an even more powerful driver of health and wellbeing research as it launches a major new data-gathering exercise. From this week, the Study will be sending out almost 200,000 confidential surveys to its participants, in … Read more
Having a healthy lifestyle in your 60s is linked to a dramatically lower risk entering a nursing home in later life,according to new research from Sydney University using data from the 45 and Up Study. The study of 125,000 Australians aged 60 years or older, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, found … Read more
Significant tooth loss in older adults is linked to developing diabetes, although it’s not yet clear why, according to new research using data from the 45 and Up Study. Researchers from the University of Sydney found that older adults with fewer than 20 of their own teeth – one-third of participants in the Study – … Read more
The risk of someone dying from cardiovascular disease can now be predicted by artificial intelligence (AI) using survey responses, according to new research using the 45 and Up Study. The research from the University of New South Wales, published in the International Journal of Cardiology, may lead to the development of risk prediction tools that … Read more
