A recent collaboration between researchers, Emily Todd and Alison Mutch, from the University of Queensland, and Bronwyn Bidstrup from COTA Queensland, found evidence that information and communication technology improves social connectedness for older people to some extent.
Bobby Redman is a retired psychologist who was given a provisional diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. She has committed herself to Dementia Advocacy by creating awareness, giving support and participating in dementia research which she shays helps her maintain a strong purpose in life.
STAREE (STAtins in Reducing Events in the Elderly) is a clinical trial, run in collaboration with your General Practitioner, investigating whether cholesterol lowering medication, known as statins, can prolong good health and maintain independence amongst older people.