Parents: here’s how to keep your kids safer in cars
Child injury researcher Prof Lynne Bilston says parents should follow the new national child restraint guidelines to make car travel safer for their children.
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Are you smiling or frowning?
The inability to understand facial expressions can have a profound effect on the lives of people with dementia and their families, says Dr Fiona Kumfor. Recently I met a lady who, despite only being in her 50s, was suspected of having dementia. Susan* and her family had come to the dementia clinic at NeuRA (where I conduct research) to get help […]
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The sensitive topic of brain donation
Brain donor program coordinator Lauren Bartley says while it can be difficult to talk to people about brain donation, it’s for a very important cause.
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“Help me, I’m terrified of falling!”
Being afraid of falling is very common – and not something you should have to live with, says NeuRA researcher Joanne Lo. Last week I went to visit an eighty-year-old woman who was terrified of having a fall and ending up in a nursing home. ‘Florence’ loves her sunny unit and enjoys the independence of living in her own place […]
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