To reduce ageist perceptions of older people, we should encourage collectivist norms and the importance of acting for the common good.
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Researchers are trying to understand whether ultraprocessed foods erode brain health in the aging process.
Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural hazard. Here’s why it’s important to keep an eye on older family and friends this summer.
Mass shooters over the age of 60 are rare, but often differ from younger gunmen in motives and actions prior to their attack.
The decision to move a loved one with dementia into residential care is an incredibly difficult one. These considerations may help.
As the world’s population ages, cheap, durable and safe artificial limbs will become ever more important.
Shade, street furniture, streetscapes – they all matter when it comes to making a footpath appealing.
Up to 60% of people with dementia will get lost at some point after diagnosis.
We asked more than 830 older Australians about their awareness of 12 factors that help reduce dementia risk.
We spent 312 hours observing 39 residents at six Australian aged care facilities to find out how and where they spend their time across the day.
TikTok is increasingly the social media of choice for older people who enthusiastically reject socially constructed notions of old age.
Exercise that targets balance and strength is the most effective for reducing the risk of falls.
300,000 more workers in this age group in UK are now economically inactive, pointing to a major challenge for the government.
Australian policy is increasingly focused on what’s known as ‘successful ageing’ – helping people feel satisfied, happier and healthier as they age. But for that, you need access to affordable energy.
Older Americans are often taught to be fearful of hackers and scammers in their midst while also being told to investigate potential threats. Better advice is to not engage.
It’s time to rethink these physical environments with peoples’ fundamental human needs at the heart of design.
In the first analysis of its kind, researchers interviewed Australians over 50 who have been house-sitting for more than a year.
Without these older Australians, my research wouldn’t be where it is today. So let’s meet a few of them.
We measured financial literacy among 589 informal carers that substantially helped an older person make a decision about paying for residential aged care. Less than half were financially literate.
Older people are often labelled technophobic, but since lockdown the digital divide is closing as more and more use technology to connect with others.
Top contributors
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Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, UMass Boston
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Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Academic Convenor, Hallmark Ageing Research Initiative, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
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Visiting Clinical Research Fellow in older people's substance use and mental health, King's College London
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Professor of Healthy Ageing, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University
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Professor of Nursing, Care for Older People, City, University of London
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Research Theme Fellow in Health and Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate and Research Fellow at the Monash Health [Health and Social Care Unit], Monash University
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Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
