GLOBAL HEALTH AGING

Happy New Year from Global Health Aging! Wherever you live in the world, we hope you had a wonderful holiday. December was a great month for the publication as we had a successful book giveaway among other things. The winner was from Australia and we plan to host another giveaway in the future. Last month, many topics were covered including elder safety, mobility and health, beauty stereotypes and more. Let’s take a look at what happened in December 2015!

From the Writers

• HO-HO-H2O: Aquatic Therapy and Exercise Gifts
• Battling Beauty Stereotypes in Brazil’s Older Women
• An Important Q&A: Elder Safety and Asbestos Exposure
• The Link Between Mobility and Health in Today’s Society
• Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Depression in the Elderly
• Microneedles: A New Innovation in Medical Care for the Elderly
• The Hidden Health Crisis of Alzheimer’s Disease Among Older Adults

In the News

• Uganda: 1,100 Elderly Persons to Get Grant – AllAfrica
• The Overuse of Antipsychotics in Dementia Care – Next Avenue
• Happy aging needs realism, action, and fun – The Brookings Institution
• Silent Majority’ of UK’s Elderly Mute on Poor Healthcare – Sputnik International
• Do these countries hold the secret to a long and healthy life? – WTVR CBS 6 News
• Lack of respect for elderly may be fuelling Alzheimer’s epidemic, warn scientists – The Telegraph
• China’s Senior Care Booms Given an Ageing Population and Changing Attitudes – Women of China
  
• Japanese health officials: Elderly exposed to side effects risk of inappropriate drugs – Chicago Tribune

December Peer Reviews

• Skin diseases among elderly inhabitants of Bialystok, Poland – Clinical Interventions in Aging
• Age-related changes in auditory and visual interactions in temporal rate perception – Journal of Vision
• Patterns of Age-Associated Degeneration Differ in Shoulder Muscles – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
• Differential Effects of Tango Versus Dance for PD in Parkinson Disease – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
• Age-Related Changes in Inter-Network Connectivity by Component Analysis – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
• The effect of trends in health and longevity on health services use by older adults – BMC Health Services Research
• Osteoarthritis and Frailty in Elderly Individuals Across Six European Countries – BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Featured Company
The Myers-JDC-Brookdale (MJB) Institute is an independent, non-profit partnership between the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Government of Israel. MJB’s research makes a difference across the entire life cycle from children and youth at risk to the elderly. The Center for Research on Aging at MJB is central to the national effort to develop policies and services to respond to Israel’s growing elderly population. In 2016, the Center is focusing on three major themes including family care for the elderly. MJB’s knowledge and expertise are increasingly sought after by Jewish organizations around the world, international organizations, philanthropic foundations, and others. For more information, please visit MJB.

Events

• Feb 9-11 | London, GBR: Ageing 2016
• Feb 11-12 | London, GBR: Dementias 2016
• Feb 14-21 | Fort Lauderdale, USA: Palliative Medicine and End of Life Care Conference 2016
• Mar 9-12 | Athens, GRC: 14th International Athens/Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy

Just for Fun

• Becoming a Ballerina at 55 – Next Avenue
• Teaching Artists: These Pros Are Key to Better Aging – Next Avenue
• This Is 40. Tiger Woods Gets Closer to the Rest of Us – The Wall Street Journal
• And a quote to keep you inspired till next month!

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