Tag: ageing populations
Vulnerability of Ohio’s Elderly to Extreme Weather
A recent study, conducted with a sense of urgency, focused on emergency preparedness among older adults in central…
Traumatic Brain Injury Affects One in Every Eight Elderly Americans
A recent study conducted by UC San Francisco alongside the San Francisco VA Health Care System has revealed…
Study Finds Climbing the Social Ladder Slows Progression of Dementia in Japan
A newly published study led by researchers from Osaka University and featured in JAMA Network Open reveals compelling…
Heat’s Impact on Ageing Populations: Projections, Vulnerabilities, and Policy Implications in the Context of Climate Change
A Nature Communications paper suggests that up to 246 million older adults globally could face dangerous acute heat…
A study from NTU Singapore and Duke-NUS finds that older Singaporeans who volunteer perceive an improved quality of life
A groundbreaking study conducted by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) has uncovered…
New research reveals that ageing adults have withdrawn from civic life since the onset of the pandemic
Several years after the United States started to gradually recover from the enforced COVID-19 lockdowns, new findings from…
Experts develop a blueprint to assist elderly individuals at risk of storm floods
Recent research findings suggest that emergency planners in Shanghai and New York City are under increasing scrutiny to…
An insufficient number of caregivers for an excessive number of patients is a detrimental mix for the elderly in rural regions
The surge in the elderly population across the Western world, propelled by the ageing of the baby boomer…
A study suggests that loneliness may be more detrimental than smoking, alcoholism, and obesity, indicating that primary care clinicians could provide solutions
Loneliness is identified as a significant biopsychosocial stressor that carries a risk of mortality comparable to the consequences…
Selenium as an indicator of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged women
A study published in the journal Aging, known in academic circles as "Aging (Albany NY)" according to MEDLINE/PubMed…
Improved mental and physical well-being in the elderly linked to proximity to natural environments
The availability of urban green and blue spaces, even in small increments, might be linked to improved mental…
Oral health has an indirect impact on the subjective psychological well-being of older adults
Oral health plays a pivotal role in individuals' overall health and well-being, impacting various aspects of life beyond…