A musculoskeletal health expert has identified calcium, protein and vitamin D as key nutritional challenges for older people. Last month, the government allocated $12.9m to lift the standard of food and nutrition in aged care, with independent dietitians conducting 500 ...

An annual forum has highlighted the crucial role of research in creating new ways to achieve healthy ageing. The 'Healthy Ageing Forum' held last November is a yearly initiative of the University of the Sunshine Coast and the local council ...

While you can't stop birthdays from happening, you only grow old when you stop learning, Healthy Ageing Professor Laurie Buys from the Australian Catholic University says. "We start as children and, as we go about our lives, we go through ...

The aged care system remains a heated topic as the pandemic, the upcoming election and the Royal Commission's report continue to apply pressure on the sector. A new book, Healthy Ageing and Aged Care, released this month, takes an interdisciplinary ...

A nutritious diet could be more effective than drugs in preventing stroke, diabetes and heart disease, a new University of Sydney study has found. The research, published in Cell Metabolism, tested different combinations of three anti-ageing drugs with various mixtures ...

The largest study of ageing men in the southern hemisphere might give us some clues about the fountain of youth. Australians are living longer and healthier lives. Over the past two decades, the number of people aged 85 years and over ...