Most nations of the world are undergoing rapid and dramatic population ageing, which presents great socio-economic challenges, as well as opportunities, for individuals, families, governments and societies. The prevailing biomedical strategy for reducing the healthcare impact of population ageing has been 'compression of morbidity' and, more recently, to increase healthspan, both of which seek ...

This book reports on an inquiry undertaken by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The focus is on a broad range of public health issues linked to cognitive ageing, particularly the implications for individuals, for their families and for society. The authors make clear from the outset that neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and other dementias are not included in th...

This paper reviews the potential role of honey as a therapeutic antioxidant to reduce oxidative stress and improve cognitive ageing. All articles indexed to PubMed Central (PMC) were searched using the following key words: honey, antioxidant, memory and ageing. Honey is a natural insect-derived product with therapeutic, medicinal and nutritional values. Antioxidant properties of honey quench bi...

Abstract With the decline of joint family system, middle class older adults in urban India are increasingly relying on Self-Care approach as later-life care arrangements. In particular, these market for their everyday physical and emotional needs. Applying North American Successful Ageing model political economy consumer culture ageing framework, present study highlights how is creating a new i...

There is a paucity of data on which to base estimates of the energy requirements of the elderly. In general, ageing appears to be associated with a reduction in energy requirement arising from a reduction in physical activity and loss of fat-free mass. The aim of the present study was to measure the total energy expenditure (TEE), basal metabolic rate (BMR), and energy expended on physical acti...

BACKGROUND Many observational studies have shown a protective effect of physical activity on cognitive ageing, but interventional studies have been less convincing. This may be due to short time scales of interventions, suboptimal interventional regimes or lack of lasting effect. Confounding through common genetic and developmental causes is also possible. OBJECTIVES We aimed to test whether ...

Abstract The chemical structure, polymer mobility and mechanical properties are studied for a cross-linked amorphous poly(ether urethane) (PU) from glass transition to rubber elasticity juvenile dry samples water-saturated states after exposure humid air (r.h. = 29, 67, 95, 100%) at $$60~^\circ \hbox {C}$$ 60 ...