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Salvation Army Major Peter Sutcliffe Left, with T2S staff and Dulux accredited painters at completion of Salvation Army community project

Rockhampton bloke engaging kids out of crime and into painting community buildings

Rockhampton’s own Dean Loram is reshaping lives with his 41 years of painting expertise, empowering at-risk youth through hands-on renovation projects. Partnering with Transition To Success, Dean has mobilised 35 young people to breathe new life into local buildings while gaining invaluable skills and a renewed sense of purpose.

Rocky News: Treating high blood pressure to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Treating high blood pressure to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

New research from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) suggests that high blood pressure treatment should be part of Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies. Hypertension is the most common risk factor for dementia, affecting an estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide, including over half of all people over the age of 65. Antihypertensive medication is known to help prevent strokes but up to this point there have been few studies investigating whether antihypertensive medication can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. Latest research published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, and led by Dr Matthew Lennon from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), looked at data from 31,250 individuals across 14

Salvation Army Major Peter Sutcliffe Left, with T2S staff and Dulux accredited painters at completion of Salvation Army community project

Rockhampton bloke engaging kids out of crime and into painting community buildings

Rockhampton’s own Dean Loram is reshaping lives with his 41 years of painting expertise, empowering at-risk youth through hands-on renovation projects. Partnering with Transition To Success, Dean has mobilised 35 young people to breathe new life into local buildings while gaining invaluable skills and a renewed sense of purpose.

Rocky News: Treating high blood pressure to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Treating high blood pressure to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

New research from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) suggests that high blood pressure treatment should be part of Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies. Hypertension is the most common risk factor for dementia, affecting an estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide, including over half of all people over the age of 65. Antihypertensive medication is known to help prevent strokes but up to this point there have been few studies investigating whether antihypertensive medication can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. Latest research published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, and led by Dr Matthew Lennon from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), looked at data from 31,250 individuals across 14