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Is it ever too late to hope for change?

Nov 14, 2019 | Healthy Living | 9 Comments

On February 21, 1875, one year before Alexander Graham Bell filed his patent for the telephone, a baby ...
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How to nurture a healthy brain for life (Part 7 of Your Brain at 100)

Nov 5, 2019 | Diet,  Exercise,  Healthy Living,  Neuroscience,  Sleep,  Stress,  The Scientists Speak | 5 Comments

This is part 7 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...
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Busy brains build resilience to ageing. (Part 6 of Your Brain at 100)

Oct 27, 2019 | Education,  Neuroplasticity,  Performance | 4 Comments

This is part 6 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...
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Is Alzheimer’s disease a women’s health problem? (Part 5 of Your Brain at 100).

Aug 6, 2019 | Diet,  Exercise,  Healthy Living | 9 Comments

This is part 5 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...
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Why women live longer than men (Part 4 of Your Brain at 100).

Jul 19, 2019 | Female Brain,  Women's Health | 2 Comments

All over the world, women live longer than men. In Australia in 2016, the median age at death ...
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