Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan discusses ageing and death in new book
A restricted diet and proper sleep may play a key role in a long and healthy life
The middle-aged brain changes a lot — and it’s key to understanding dementia
The brain may be going through accelerating, as opposed to gradual, change during our 40s and 50s
India will be greyer by 2050, women will live longer than men: India Ageing Report 2023
Population statistics usually refer to the population aged 60 or 65 years and above as 'old'
Global triggers: Why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024
Trends of global power tensions, open war, democratic decline and extreme job market fluctuations are likely to continue in 2024
Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI
Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India
Simply Put: Ageing India
COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO
Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult
India projected to be world’s most populous country next year: UN Report
The world population will reach 8 billion November 15, 2022
Lonely twilight: Highest rate of seniors living alone in Tamil Nadu, Nagaland
5.7% senior citizens in India live alone
Ageing chromosomes
Busting the myth of population rise threat
Global population growth has been less than 1% since 2020
How virtual humans might help our lonely elderly
Intelligent virtual human companions could help address the social isolation felt by many older people
Dementia cases in India to double by 2050, Lancet study shows
Worldwide, the caseload is set to almost triple by 2050
Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report
The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens
Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness
One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition
Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights
A health and socio-demographic surveillance system was established in remote, rural South Africa in 1992
Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults — an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk
Apart from individual precautionary measures, community-scale adaptations also are needed
Scientists may have found a way to reverse age by more than two years
Using a combination of growth hormone and two common drugs used for diabetes medications, a scientist reduced epigenetic clock by an average of …
Ageing, the real population bomb
The most formidable demographic challenge facing the world is no longer rapid population growth, but population ageing
Why time seems to go by more quickly as we get older
Apparently accelerated time travel is not a result of filling our adult lives with grown-up responsibilities. Research seems to show that …
Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal — counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society
By 2040, around a quarter of the Chinese population is predicted to be over the age of 65
The great brain robbery
As the Alzheimer's epidemic rages worldwide without the hope of a cure, the best we can do is change the way we live to halt it in its tracks
India's population: 1.37 billion and not counting
India, like the rest of the world, is intensely debating population explosion. But while countries are struggling to keep their numbers at …
Older adults with dementia but without close family: Who are they? And who cares for them?
Some received support from neighbours and friends that could involve quite extensive hands-on care
Match migrants’ skills with needs of ageing countries to drive global growth: World Bank report
Populations across the globe ageing at an unprecedented pace, global competition for workers and talent to intensify