"There are concerns that social care quality may diminish with the use of robots, because robots are incapable of fulfilling the social or emotional needs of older care recipients and may...

Melanie Henwood · LSE Business Review 22 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

The key to staying active and healthy past 60

Ageing is inevitable, but keeping active can slow it down and increase life expectancy.

Julie Broderick · The Conversation 14 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Unhealthy ageing cripples countries' economies

A study in South Africa has highlighted how unhealthy ageing takes its toll on health and income. But strong social policies can promote healthy ageing and protect the economic well-being...

Carlos Riumallo · The Conversation 25 Oct 2019

Workforce and Employment

Over half of the working population are worried about this issue

Concerns about not having enough money in retirement are universal. Global attitudes towards spending and saving highlight worrying patterns among employees worldwide.

Katie Jones · Visual Capitalist 22 Oct 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

For the economy to cope with an ageing population, we must identify new solutions – here's how

Population ageing is driven by three principal forces: declining fertility, increasing longevity, and the progression of large-sized cohorts to older ages.

David E. Bloom · VoxEU 16 Oct 2019

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What fast-ageing countries such as China tell us about our economic future

More than 80% of global GDP is generated by countries with rapidly ageing populations. This fact will have profound consequences both economically and politically - as these countries' ex...

Lauren Johnston 01 Oct 2019

Ageing

Older baby boomers are creating new living arrangements for themselves – here’s how

Cohousing for ageing baby boomers offers a greater sense of community. Could this be the key to resolving the fact that 1 in 3 people over age 45 are lonely?

The Conversation 20 Sep 2019

Ageing

Elderly people make up a third of Japan’s population – and it’s reshaping the country

An increasing number of old people is changing Japan’s population dynamics.

Charlotte Edmond 17 Sep 2019

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Japan is using rugby to keep its elderly people active

Rugby brings a sense of community to Japan's elderly population, whilst also keeping them active.

Reuters 13 Sep 2019

Workforce and Employment

Your older colleagues are an untapped resource for insight and career advice

Spending time with work colleagues older than you can teach you lessons in future happiness, success and life.

Matthew De Silva · Quartz 11 Sep 2019

Japan

Japanese researchers have created a robotic tail to help the elderly stay balanced

A team at Japan’s Keio University have built a robotic tail to keep its population mobile and productive.

Reuters Staff · Reuters 30 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Grey fingers: Ageing Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness

Gardening is being used as a means for the elderly to socialise, make new friends, and fend off loneliness in Singapore's ageing population.

Beh Lih Yi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Jul 2019

Ageing

Would you want to live to 150? Top quotes on what it means to grow old

Speakers from our recent AMNC panel on longevity share their insights into the feasibility and ethics of extending our lifespans.

Jamie Fullerton 15 Jul 2019

Ageing

There is an epidemic of loneliness among Americans over 60

Loneliness among Americans increases with age, and can vary widely depending on gender and a number of other demographic factors.

Gretchen M. Livingston · Pew Research Center 08 Jul 2019

Youth Perspectives

A robot could be your carer in old age - but are you ready?

The best learning agent is that of the human mind, and modelling how humans learn could help develop robots that we can interact with naturally, say computer scientists.

Patricia Shaw · The Conversation 27 Jun 2019

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Why the idea of ‘care robots’ could be bad news for the elderly

The key to staying active and healthy past 60

Unhealthy ageing cripples countries' economies

Over half of the working population are worried about this issue

For the economy to cope with an ageing population, we must identify new solutions – here's how

What fast-ageing countries such as China tell us about our economic future

Older baby boomers are creating new living arrangements for themselves – here’s how

Elderly people make up a third of Japan’s population – and it’s reshaping the country

Japan is using rugby to keep its elderly people active

Your older colleagues are an untapped resource for insight and career advice

Japanese researchers have created a robotic tail to help the elderly stay balanced

Grey fingers: Ageing Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness

Would you want to live to 150? Top quotes on what it means to grow old

There is an epidemic of loneliness among Americans over 60

A robot could be your carer in old age - but are you ready?

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