Higher education for seniors shows promise – for combatting social isolation, increasing well-being and delaying the onset, or slowing the progression, of dementia.
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The recent fall of Chief Justice John Roberts underscores that falls can happen to anyone. They are a major cause of disability in seniors - but there are some clearcut ways to prevent them.
To improve wait times for surgery, Canada needs to fix its health-care system. Developing a national seniors’ strategy would be a good place to start.
Gifting techno-gadgets to baby boomers may be a good idea but may also put them at risk from sophisticated surveillance technology. To protect them, give the gift of time to go along with the new device.
Female baby boomers who missed out earlier in life are now jumping at the opportunity to further their education.
More seniors are reporting good health in recent years, but gains are primarily among more advantaged groups.
Retirees are often urged to downsize to free up suburban properties for the next generation and for higher-density development. What’s being ignored is the costs of moving into a unit or apartment.
Older Australians are keenly aware of the housing challenges they face, but most are wary of co-housing due to the negative associations of shared living spaces.
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.
The federal government could save about A$1 billion a year by changing three unfair tax breaks for older Australians, a new report says.
Gaming is a way to connect to family members. Those relationships can improve mental and physical well-being, in addition to creating meaningful personal bonds.
If game producers get better at targeting older gamers, many effects of aging - social, cognitive and physical - could be reduced.
New research shows entrepreneurship among older Australians is delivering interesting results.
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Researcher, Aging In the Right Place | M.A. student, Gerontology, Simon Fraser University
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Associate professor, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate professor, Gerontology Department, Simon Fraser University
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Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
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Co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University
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