GLOBAL HEALTH AGING

April was a busy month for Global Health Aging. We welcomed a new correspondent, published a two-part series on Venezuela’s economic crisis, and added two new sections to the website – Press Coverage and Cool Videos. The publication is currently hosting a book giveaway for Dementia Awareness Week. Enter to win The Dementia Diaries! Contest ends May 31.

From the Writers

• Strategies to Promote Positive Aging in New Zealand
• Venezuela’s Economic Crisis Puts Older Populations-At-Risk
• The Impact of the Chavez Government on Pensions and Health Systems

In the News

• Elderly dental care in crisis – The Mercury
• Iceland Is Getting Older – Reykjavík Grapevine
• Coping with senility in Japan: Grey zone – The Economist
• Joburg’s elderly forced to live in dire conditions – Times LIVE
• Changes to aged care let elderly pay for services in their homes – ABC News
• Stanford Challenges Young Designers To Help Older Adults – National Public Radio
• World Heath Day 2016: Older campaigners demand better diabetes care – HelpAge International

March Peer Reviews

• Age-Related Effects on Future Mental Time Travel – Neural Plasticity
• Nitrogen Balance and Protein Requirements for Critically Ill Older Patients – Nutrients
• Differing Patterns of Altered Slow-5 Oscillations in Healthy Aging and Ischemic Stroke – Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
• Nutrient Patterns and Their Food Sources in Older Persons from France and Quebec: Dietary and Lifestyle Characteristics – Nutrients
• A Lebanese dietary pattern promotes better diet quality among older adults: findings from a national cross-sectional study – BMC Geriatrics
• The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis Perspective – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
• The antalgic effects of non-invasive physical modalities on central post-stroke pain: a systematic review – Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Featured Company

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Events

• June 1-2 | Seattle, USA: 2016 Nathan Shock Center Summit on Personalized Geroscience
• June 1-3 | Cairns, AUS: AZNSGM Annual Scientific Meeting 2016
• June 2-4 | Jena, DEU: 2nd Nothobranchius Symposium
• June 2-5 | Seattle, USA: 45th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association
• June 3-5 | Fukuoka, JPN: 1st International WWAS Conference
• June 7-9 | London, GBR: 2016 Alzheimer‘s Disease Congress

Just for Fun

• The Famous Museum That’s Redefining Aging – Next Avenue
• Why You Should Vacation With Your Grandkids – Next Avenue
• Using the Arts to Promote Healthy Aging – The New York Times
• And a quote to keep you inspired till next month!

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