Research
How individuals age will continue to be greatly impacted by the health research being conducted today. While living well and exercising is important, many Australians are also counting on research to find new and better ways to treat, diagnose, prevent, and cure a number of diseases and disorders that present themselves as a person ages. The researchers at WACHA are delving into science of ageing to find new approaches to prevent, diagnose and cure disease and improve the quality of life and health of our ageing community.
View our research by topic.
· Alzheimer's Disease
· Dementia
· Depression
· Education
· Environment
- The impact of urban design on physical and mental health: building capacity for research across the life course
- Validation of Cognitive Assessments using Telecommunication
· Epidemiology & Population Health
· Exercise
- Tai Chi for independent living: RCT of efficacy of Tai Chi in delaying disability among older people
- Promoting Physical Activity in Later Life: Impact on Memory and Mood
- Promoting Healthy Ageing with Cognitive Exercise (PACE Study)
- A Trial of Physical Activity for Vulnerable Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Promoting
· Falls
- Preventing falls in Later Life: an Add-On to the Clear Mind Project
· Heart and Cardiovascular Disease
· Indigenous Ageing and Health
· Lifestyle
- Lifestyle Interventions in Later Life
- Smoking cessation and the risk of cognitive decline in older men
- The impact of urban design on physical and mental health: building capacity for research across the life course
- Predictors of ageing well in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and the Perth Health in Men Study
- Developing a Practical Clinical Approach to Healthy Ageing
· Medication
· Memory Complaints and Cognitive Decline
· Men's Health
- Maintaining The Health In Men Study (HIMS Study)
- Hormonal predictors of cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in ageing men: the role of androgens and the IGF system
- Predictors of ageing well in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and the Perth Health in Men Study
· Quality of Life