From entrepreneurship to criminal activity, Global Health Aging tackled diverse topics about culture change, societal views and more! Countries such as Japan and Tanzania were spotlighted and May 15-21 was Dementia Awareness Week in the UK. To commemorate the event, the publication hosted a book giveaway with Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Let’s take a look at what happened in May 2016.
From the Writers
- Japan Confronts Crime Wave With Aging Population
- A Snapshot of Violence Against Elderly Women in Tanzania
- Why Society Needs More Older Social Entrepreneurs for Culture Change
- The Dementia Diaries: A Great Resource for Dementia Awareness Week
In the News
- Aging: To Fix or Not to Fix? – The Huffington Post
- Lesley Stahl On Becoming a Modern Grandma – Next Avenue
- Could Thinking Positively About Aging Be The Secret Of Health? – NPR
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley Chronicles Her Mother’s Dementia – Next Avenue
- Reagan Alzheimer’s comedy raises the question: Can illness be funny? – STAT
- Elderly People Speak about Their Experiences of Conflict – Morocco World News
- Dementia and ethnicity – raising awareness of both is crucial to effective support – Department of Health
March Peer Reviews
- Age-related changes in gut microbiota composition from newborn to centenarian: a cross-sectional study – BMC Microbiology
- Video Game Training Enhances Visuospatial Working Memory and Episodic Memory in Older Adults – Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
- Correlation between vitamin D levels and muscle fatigue risk factors based on physical activity in healthy older adults – Clinical Interventions in Aging
- ROS, Cell Senescence, and Novel Molecular Mechanisms in Aging and Age-Related Diseases – Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
- Impact of Mild Head Injury on Neuropsychological Performance in Healthy Older Adults: Longitudinal Assessment in the AIBL Cohort – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Small Changes, But Huge Impact? The Right Anterior Insula’s Loss of Connection Strength during the Transition of Old to Very Old Age – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Understanding the role of contrasting urban contexts in healthy aging: an international cohort study using wearable sensor devices (the CURHA study protocol) – BMC Geriatrics
Featured Company
Open Age works with older Londoners (aged 50-105) to find work, learn new skills, develop new interests and create chances to get together. By doing this, the organization helps people stay healthy in both mind and body. Open Age runs over 380 weekly, low-cost performing and creative arts, languages, learning, socials and physical activities to 1,500+ people a week. Activities cover everything from health and fitness classes such as dance, yoga, chair exercise and walking groups to creative and performing arts sessions and weekly groups with speakers. The organization also has daily computer classes and drop-in sessions at their Open Age computer suites as well as from other venues. For more information, please visit Open Age.
Events
- June 21 | New York, USA: Surgery and Cognition: Delirium, Cognitive Decline, and Opportunities to Protect the Brain
- June 19-22 | Tampere, FIN: 23rd Nordic Congress of Gerontology
- June 21-23 | Brisbane, AUS: International Federation on Ageing 13th Global Conference
- June 29 | Baltimore, USA: Aging2.0 Global Startup Search
- June 28-July 1 | Melbourne, AUS: World Congress on Active Ageing 2016
- Sept 24-28 | Washington D.C., USA: The Creative Age: Global Perspectives on Creativity and Aging
Just for Fun
- Aging in the Key of Humor – The New York Times
- How Do You Organize 40 Years of Artwork? – Next Avenue
- Elderly Models Rock the Catwalk at Cheonggyecheon Fashion Show – The Korea Bizwire
- And a quote to keep you inspired till next month!
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