Essay: Heat waves can be deadly for older adults – an aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk, as Asia is experiencing
Researchers DEBORAH CARR, ENRICA DE CIAN, GIACOMO FALCHETA and IAN SUE WING say, in an article first published on The Conversation, that their work shows more elderly people will be at risk as temperatures rise…
Wow!: Age no barrier for Italy’s 90-year-old sprint queen
REMO CASILLI, of Reuters, reports on the extraordinary running career of Emma Maria Mazzenga…
Ukrainian rescuers evacuate elderly and infirm as Russians close in
Toretsk, Ukraine Reuters Anzhelika Sharonova and her 86-year-old mother held out in their battered eastern Ukrainian town for as long as they could before finally fleeing this week with just a few bags between them. Russian forces are steadily advancing north and south of Toretsk as they press on multiple parts of the eastern front, […]
“No-one can look after us”: In rapidly ageing China, millions can’t afford to retire
TINGSHU WANG, LAURIE CHEN, KEVIN YAO and FARAH MASTER, of Reuters, report on how many of China’s workers, upon reaching retirement age, will have to return to their rural villages to make ends meet…
Biological pattern
I’ve now lived long enough to notice a biological pattern to life – if things go to script. GRAPHIC: leremy/iStockphoto The first part of life, your parents nurture you, hopefully helping you become a well-adjusted adult. Then you nurture your own children, hopefully realising just how important this is before they’ve left home. Then there […]
Silver lining: Tutoring the elderly is growing fast in China
Hong Kong/Beijing, China Reuters China’s rapidly aging population is fuelling a promising and fast-growing market for companies providing recreational classes and activities for the elderly middle class, from yoga to African drumming and smartphone photography. The growth potential of the industry contrasts sharply with the decline of the after-school private tutoring sector following a government […]
Aged care
Did you know Australia has the leading rate of aged incarceration in the world? GRAPHIC: SewcreamStudio/iStockphoto I’m not talking about putting our aged into jails, I’m talking about putting them into care. At first this sounds good – how rich are we that we can house all our elderly in specialised houses of care? But when […]
Health Insight: Aerobic and strength training exercise combined can be an elixir for better brain health in your 80s and 90s, new study finds
In an article first published on The Conversation, BRIAN HO and RONALD COHEN look at the cognitive benefits of aerobic activities and strength training exercises for the elderly…
Older people account for a third of Ukraine’s war victims – UN
London, UK Reuters Older people have suffered and died at a disproportionately high rate since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a UN report showed on Wednesday, with some perishing because they were barred from fetching medicines or leaving basements. The report compiled by UN human rights monitors showed that about a third of the civilians killed […]
Postcards: For Japan’s ageing soccer players, 80 is the new 50
KIM KYUNG-HOON, SATOSHI SUGIYAMA and TOM BATEMAN, of Reuters, report on the new over-80 division of Tokyo’s “Soccer For Life” league…