social changes

Multiculturalism Faces Uncertain Future In Our More Polarised Nation

Australia seems to be becoming a more polarised society. This is the simple conclusion from recent research undertaken for SBS, which looked for answers to how Australians think the country has changed over the past 20 years, and where they think it may be in another 20 years. A more “traditionalist” group perhaps as high [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-06-02T00:13:19+10:00June 2nd, 2014|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: australia, Globalisation, lifestyle, Multiculturalism, racism, SBS, social changes|0 Comments

Modern life causing dementia earlier

Researchers found a sharp rise in the deaths from dementia and other neurological disease in under-74s, and believe that the figures cannot be explained away by the fact we live longer. Instead the “epidemic” is down to the environmental and social changes in the modern world, the authors claim. Of the 10 biggest Western countries [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2013-05-13T21:16:12+10:00May 13th, 2013|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: brain diseases, dementia, environmental changes, neurological deaths, neurological disease, social changes|0 Comments