Mental Health
10 four-year-olds walk into a retirement home. Here's what happened next
What happened when we introduced four-year-olds to an old people’s home.
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Industry
Economy
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Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Ageing
Ageing
Scientists have found a way to potentially stop us ageing
A study by a team from the Houston Methodist Research Institute showed the potential of a treatment that targets telomeres in chromosomes to reverse cellular aging.
Ageing
Scientists thought humans couldn't live past 115 - but now some say there could be no limit
Scientists are reevaluating the limits of the human lifespan.
Japan
People in Japan will have to retire later because they're not having children
More than half of Japanese companies are planning to raise the retirement age of their workforce.
Neuroscience
Science shows yoga may protect your brain in old age
Research has looked at the cortical thickness of 'yoginis' versus non-practioners, finding that yoga could help prevent cognitive decline.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
This chart reveals a huge difference in how millennials and their parents spend money
Millennials are outspending their older peers at restaurants, new credit card spending data from Bank of America Merrill Lynch shows.
Global
Young money: even 5 years-olds feel financial pressures
Children as young as 5 are feeling 'financial pressures' to have a big house, the latest gadgets, and designer clothes.
Education and Skills
Why babies brains are the 'best learning machines ever created'
Researchers have developed a play-based educational program that can teach babies a second language in just one hour per day.
Ageing
If you want to age well you should focus on your friendships
Research shows that, amongst older adults, friendships are actually a stronger predictor of health and happiness than relationships with family members.
Ageing
In the technological revolution, older Chinese people are being left behind
Information technology has become a barrier for older people, blocking them off from a fast-changing world.
Future of Global Health and Healthcare
Want to live forever? Science thinks that might be possible
Scientists are questioning the idea that the human lifespan has a limit.
Ageing
Why life experiences might protect our brains from memory loss and dementia
Evidence shows the extent of someone’s cognitive decline doesn’t occur in line with the amount of biological damage in their brain.
Global Health
Are you 'old' yet? What the science says
Ageing should be based on the number of years people are likely to live in a given country in the 21st century, say researchers.
Global Health
You're just as active at 60 as you are as a teenager
New research suggests that at the age of 19, people are no more active than 60-year-olds.
Ageing
‘Buurtzorg’. The Dutch word that could revolutionize healthcare
Neighbourhood care in the Netherlands is saving time and money - now other countries are developing similar schemes.