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A 62-year-old registered nurse is behind bars in Western Australia accused of attempting to murder her husband, after being his carer for almost a decade.

Police were called after a violent incident between two men in their 70s at Townsville Hospital.

Exclusive: The Nottingham-based musical group have been the subject of two BBC documentaries and in July performed in front of 20,000 - their biggest audience to-date

Menopausal symptoms affect women differently, with some seemingly breezing through it. For some, like Suzie Wells, these hormonal changes can take a major toll on their body - including their brain health

As we write from New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region, other parts of eastern Australia are facing conditions that recall uncomfortable memories from the 2017 floods and those in March this year. Many people are fatigued and still coming to terms with those devastating natural disasters.

Being lost in an unfamiliar place is an unsettling feeling most of us have experienced. It requires cognitive and physical skills, and potentially other resources, to find our way and safely arrive at our destination.

As Alzheimer’s cases grow, scientists have been deep in debate over its causes. Now treatments are on the horizon, the new race is to ready the health system.

After residents overwhelmingly opposed plans to open a dementia respite centre on a quiet suburban street in Perth's north, local governments are scrambling to set policies that could shape the future of health care in our suburbs.

In trials, the game not only taught 60 to 79-year-olds how to drum but also improved their ability to remember faces

Marghani Abubakar, 60, was last seen on Thursday evening

Dementia charity Silverline Memories was set up nine years ago