by admin | Jul 14, 2019 | Blog
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/concussions-should-be-top-priority-for-nrl-20190712-p526tw.html After the stunning State of Origin decider in which the Blues’ James Tedesco lunged across the line for a last-minute try and instant elevation to the pantheon of sporting...
by admin | Jul 14, 2019 | Blog
Steve Folkes, the late, great Canterbury player and coach, is the first Australian rugby league player to be diagnosed with a brain disease commonly linked to repetitive head injury in American sports. The local discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)...
by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog
Sensibly, everyone seems to be planning for an ageing Australia. But no one is mentioning the elephant in the room. We are all well aware that as the proportion of younger adults in the population declines, many more older Australians will need and want to work,...
by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog
The effects of dementia can be seen on the left as compared with a healthy brain on the right. Legal practitioners need to be more wary than most of the risk of dementia, writes DR NICOLA GATES. Recently, a 64-year-old practising barrister...
by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog
There is an ever-increasing need to know how to spot the early signs of dementia in the workplace, and to respond sensitively and effectively. By Dr Nicola Gates, Brain and Mind Psychology Cognitive decline is an issue gaining prominence in the workforce as...
