Ageing and health websites
- A life course approach to tackling obesity
- P. Musingarimi / International Longevity Centre , 2008
- Obesity in England is a major public health problem among both adults and children which shows no signs of abating. predictions suggest that predicts that by 2050, if current trends persist, 60 percen...
- Human rights in an ageing world: perspectives from around the world
- International Longevity Centre , 2007
- This booklet is a compilation of reports from the United Kingdom, South Africa, France, Dominican Republic, Israel, India, Japan, Netherlands, Argentina and the USA. Each considers the rights and e...
- Towards lifetime neighbourhoods: designing sustainable communities for all
- E. Harding / International Longevity Centre , 2007
- The built environment is usually not created with older people in mind. It is not therefore surprising to learn that older people often report feeling trapped in their own homes and in the UK,...
- The role of sleep in healthy aging
- H. Bloom; J. Nyberg / International Longevity Centre , 2007
- Many people, as they age, face physical and psychological issues that may affect their sleep patterns. This briefing paper argues that proper sleep is just as important as good nutrition, exercise an...
- The dependency ratio: what is it, why is it increasing, and what are the implications?
- A. Webb / International Longevity Centre , 2005
- This paper questions the usefulness of the dependency ratio as a means for measuring future burdens of population dependency. It argues that the dependency ratio (the number of persons aged under 18 ...
- Alzheimer’s: the disease of the century
- R. N. Butler; S. I. Rapoport; L.D. Wright / International Longevity Centre , 2006
- This review provides a short history of the progress that has been made in Alzheimer’s Disease research over the last 30 years, and identifies some of the seminal discoveries and insights that contrib...
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