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What's happening in our bodies as we age?

  • Written by Lisa Hee, Director of Healthy Ageing and Dementia Programs School of Nursing and Midwifery, PhD candidate in ?, CQUniversity Australia
imageThere are many processes that occur as a result of 'wear and tear' in the body.from www.shutterstock.com.au

This article is part of our series on older people’s health. It looks at the changes and processes that occur in our body as we age, the conditions we’re more likely to suffer from and what we can do to prevent them.

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