Dentistry
Dentist attention needed for geriatric patients
Dental schools in Australia need to adjust their curriculum to better deal with tooth challenges for an ageing population, research says.
Apr 20, 2015
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Health
Are populations aging more slowly than we think?
Faster increases in life expectancy do not necessarily produce faster population aging, according to new research published in the journal PLOS ONE. This counterintuitive finding was the result of applying new measures of ...
Apr 15, 2015
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Surgery
Middle-age hip replacements nearly double from 2002-2011
The number of total hip replacements (THRs) nearly doubled among middle-aged patients between 2002-2011, primarily due to the expansion of the middle-aged population in the U.S., according to a new study presented today at ...
Mar 26, 2015
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Health
The Oldest Old are changing Canada
In 1971 there were 139,000 Canadians aged 85 and over. By 2013 their numbers had risen to 702,000. The Oldest Old as they have become known today represent 2% of the total Canadian population. "They are a demographic reality ...
Mar 20, 2015
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Neuroscience
BGRF announces in silico method to predict effectiveness of cognitive enhancers
The Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF), a UK-based charity committed to the support of aging research to address the challenges of a rapidly aging population and to reduce the impact of disease on future generations, ...
Feb 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Call to prioritise cancer care as number living with disease reaches record high
Thanks to an ageing population and better diagnosis and treatment, 2015 will see an unprecedented number of people living with cancer, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Jan 7, 2015
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Health
UN health agency sounds alarm over needs for elderly
The explosion in the world's ageing population presents herculean challenges for health systems, especially in poorer countries, the UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday.
Nov 6, 2014
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The Lancet: 'Ageing well' must be a global priority
A major new Series on health and ageing, published in The Lancet, warns that unless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease ...
Nov 5, 2014
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Pediatrics
Time spent in childcare centres linked with poor behaviour
A major national study has found that the length of time a child spends at a childcare centre in the first three years of life is associated with a particular set of problem behaviours by ages 4-5 years.
Oct 31, 2014
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Longitudinal report shows challenging reality of ageing with an intellectual disability
A new report launched today by the Intellectual Disability Supplement to TILDA (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing) conducted by academics from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, has ...
Sep 30, 2014
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