Listen to the Full Show for Sunday, 17th May, 2026

Hosts: Dr Ross Walker and Juilan King

Producer: Rob Kaldor

Techical Producer: Darren Brampton

Listen to the Full Show for Sunday, 17th May, 2026
Hosts: Dr Ross Walker and Juilan King
Producer: Rob Kaldor
Techical Producer: Darren Brampton

Healthy Living provides an in-depth look at the pressing health issues that matter most to Australians.

Healthy Living provides an in-depth look at the pressing health issues that matter most to Australians.

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Healthy Living - 17th May 2026

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Dr Ross Walker speaks with Associate Professor Dr Elie Matar, a Neurologist and Research Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, who is also the co-lead of a crucial study funded by the Shake It Up Australia Foundation about specific sleep behaviours such as "acting out dreams as one of the earliest warning signs of Parkinson’s disease, shifting the focus away from traditional symptoms like tremors and mobility issues. 

If listeners are interested in learning more about the research, they are welcome to contact the Healthy Brain Ageing Clinic at: bmri.hba@sydney.edu.au

Dr Ross Walker speaks with Associate Professor Dr Elie Matar, a Neurologist and Research Fellow at the University of Sydney&rsquo;s Brain and Mind Centre, who is also the co-lead of a crucial study funded by the Shake It Up Australia Foundation about specific sleep behaviours such as "acting out dreams as one of the earliest warning signs of Parkinson&rsquo;s disease, shifting the focus away from traditional symptoms like tremors and mobility issues.&nbsp;
If listeners are interested in learning more about the research, they are welcome to contact the Healthy Brain Ageing Clinic at:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:bmri.hba@sydney.edu.au">bmri.hba@sydney.edu.au</a>

Sleep and Parkinsons Disease

Dr Ross Walker  speaks with Professor Henry Brodaty AOpioneer in dementia research, Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW, and Senior Australian of the Year about Federal Government’s recent $200 million budget boost for dementia care and research. 

Dr Ross Walker&nbsp; speaks with Professor Henry Brodaty AOpioneer in dementia research, Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW, and Senior Australian of the Year about Federal Government&rsquo;s recent $200 million budget boost for dementia care and research.&nbsp;

Dementia Research with Prof Henry Brodaty 

Dr. Ross Walker sits down with Dr. Ben Herbert to unpack a groundbreaking Nature Communications study from Texas A&M University that challenges long-held beliefs about mammalian tissue regeneration.  

Dr. Ross Walker sits down with Dr. Ben Herbert to unpack a groundbreaking Nature Communications study from Texas A&amp;M University that challenges long-held beliefs about mammalian tissue regeneration.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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