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Ageing
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United States
This is why companies need to embrace older workers
Ageing workers are an untapped market for workplaces, but biases and stereotypes are stopping them from succeeding.
Ageing
How well you age depends on what you think of old age
The secret to a long life? Respect growing old.
Ageing
This is how ageing populations are affecting pensions
New research shows that implementing employment programs in older generations is the only way to protect global pensions.
Japan
What can the world learn about Japan's social care system?
With a rapidly ageing population, Japan has made looking after its elderly a priority.
Ageing
This is how Asia can make the most of its ageing population
Despite its rapidly ageing demographic, Asia has an opportunity to capitalise on its wealth of experience.
Global Health
Dying from a broken heart might actually be a thing
It's more than just an old saying.
Ageing
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?