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Daytime discos are offering a sanctuary to South Korea's elderly
A growing number of lonely, impoverished and ailing South Koreans are rediscovering ways to entertain themselves after decades of hard work.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Robots are helping to take care of Japanese senior citizens
A nursing home in Japan is trialling 20 different models of robot to take care of and entertain the residents.
Information Technology
This smartphone app could help track the progression of Parkinson's
Patients can record symptoms doctors aren't able to see.
Japan
This is why elderly Japanese people are getting arrested on purpose
Japan has one of the world's oldest populations. Many elderly people feel isolated and they can't afford the cost of medical and social care.
Ageing
This is how an ageing society is affecting Japan's attitudes towards immigration
With Japan's population rapidly getting older and its stance on immigration remaining largely negative, this study examines the relationship between the two.
Future of Economic Progress
GDP isn't dead as a measure of well-being just yet. Here's why
New research looks at per capita income or GDP, welfare and happiness.
Gender Parity
The scary facts behind the gender pension gap
Women across the globe have 30-40% less money than men in retirement – despite often living longer. Why are they so much worse off?
Mental Health
Loneliness isn't just an issue for the old. It's a problem for the young too
More research is needed into the impact of loneliness on young people.
Neuroscience
There's a scientific reason why you see the world differently to your children
Where adults can most easily comprehend a word when they look at it straight on, children need to look a bit up and to the left. For faces, they need to look a bit up and to the right. Why?
Youth Perspectives
Millennials are set to overtake Baby Boomers as America's biggest generation
By next year, there will be 73 million Millennials in the US.
Ageing
This is how our perception of ageing changes over time
New research shows that our perception of ageing changes as we get older.
Workforce and Employment
These countries have the most generous pensions
Pension savings systems differ around the world but the largest of these pots mask a funding gap that is expected to reach $400 trillion by 2050.
Ageing
Your face? There are 15 genes for that
Researchers have identified 15 genes responsible for the way we look, but work is still needed to identify which genes are responsible for specific features.
Global Health
Doctors in the UK are prescribing social activities to fight against loneliness
Patients are being prescribed activities rather than tablets as a way of making them healthier.
Education and Skills
A lack of education can literally be deadly
An IMF chart highlights the link between education and life expectancy.