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The population is aging in Canada and around the world. It's time to focus our attentions on optimal aging instead of grimly tallying the burdens of growing old.
Migration may help to pay Western pensions, but life is hard for those left behind.
The federal governments efforts to tackle the financial abuse of elders is to be welcomed - but will banks be properly empowered to act?
Evacuating nursing home residents during a disaster can be even more dangerous than staying put.
More seniors are reporting good health in recent years, but gains are primarily among more advantaged groups.
Robots have the potential to help support a growing population that wants to age in their own homes. But those helpful machines won't be the humanoid butlers of science fiction.
More Australians over 50 are drinking and taking drugs than ever before. Here's why that can be a problem.
By 2050, over 36% of Europe's population will be 65-plus, leading to a shortage of professional and informal caretakers across the region. Coordination on elder care may be the EU's best bet.
Fracture risk is higher in older women than men, but in adolescence the reverse is true. These differences mean our approach to managing bone health for men and women changes across the ages.
Scammers target people who crave social contact.
The number of adults living with cancer is expected to triple in size by 2030. How can we prepare for this public health challenge?
An Australian trial will give us a clearer picture of whether healthy old people benefit from taking statins to prevent heart disease and stroke.
We tend to consider the deaths of older people, and especially those in care, are due to natural causes. But new research shows how many die from injuries and violence.
Old age comes with many challenges, including concerning levels of malnutrition. But screening and early intervention could make a substantial difference - and save health budget funds.
A push towards prescribing generic medications rather than their branded equivalents, as flagged in the budget, may have benefits beyond simple cost savings.
LGBT people face discrimination in health care, as well as significant health disparities. Recent moves by the Trump administration will make these topics more difficult to untangle.
An extra £2 billion for social care is a drop in the ocean.
Older people in nursing homes or aged care facilities are often locked up "for their own safety", which new research says isn't usually needed.
You don't often see many of the nation's 75 million seniors hanging out in parks. There may be a reason. Most parks are not designed with seniors in mind. Here are some ways to change that.
Top contributors
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Professor of Law and Ageing, UniSA: Justice and Society, University of South Australia
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Research Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, National Ageing Research Institute and Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor Medicine, Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Emeritus Professor La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Professor of Economics, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Director of the International Laboratory of Demography and Human Capital, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Assistant Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Adjunct Professor, Leadership Development, Concordia University
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Conjoint Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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John Daley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Senior Principal Research Fellow, National Ageing Research Institute
