A new study by James Cook University is trialling a framework that has the potential to reduce the risk of falls in older Australians by 40 per cent if proven successful. Set to begin this year, the five-year study will ...

A new study by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) found that at-home gamified step exercises effectively prevented falls in people over 65. The research asked participants to do "smart±step" – an exercise gaming system developed by NeuRA – for 120 minutes ...

Older people in aged care homes are twice as likely to have a fall than people living in the community. Frances Batchelor from the National Ageing Research Institute is pushing for a more individualised approach to assessing risks and preventing ...

Adding extra dairy into the diets of residents can drastically reduce fractures and falls in aged care, according to a new study. A two year trial — carried out by the University of Melbourne and Austin Health — tested the ...

Experts hope that recommendations in a new technical report from the World Health Organization (WHO) will reduce global suffering and loss as a result of falls. The report, called “Step safely: Strategies for preventing and managing falls across the life-course”, ...

Falls are the most common cause of hospitalised injury – and numbers are rising. A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report revealed falls account for almost half (41 per cent) of all hospitalised injuries. This was followed ...

Training up community care workers in falls prevention may help curb the declining number of clients taking part in preventive exercise programs, new research suggests. Study lead Dr Elissa Burton, from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin ...

A $1.5 million research trial to prevent falls hopes to keep elders standing firm.  Amid current concerns about the impact of falls on the ongoing health of older people, research is being conducted via a patient-centred program to prevents falls, ...