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Topic- Aging
Is fraud a factor in remarkable age records?
Supercentenarian and so-called "remarkable" age records show patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud, Saul Justin Newman, PhD, a University of Oxford, UK, professor writes in a report that is published, but not yet peer-reviewed (preprint). He notes that the concentration of people colloquially known as super-agers within geographic regions or "blue zones" has stimulated many efforts to understand the factors driving survival in these populations. Researchers have analyzed lifestyle patterns, social connections, biomarkers, and genomic variants, he writes, "under the assumption that these are the potential drivers behind the attainment of remarkable age."
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Aging well in the future: What we need to do
The International Longevity Center (ILC)'s futures report, commissioned by Brightwell, a UK-based provider of services to defined benefit pension schemes, highlights how the world is changing rapidly, and technological, economic, societal and environmental changes are reshaping our experience of longer lives.
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How communities can support aging in place with dementia
Although much research has been conducted on community-level factors related to the risk of dementia in general, less is known about the factors that affect the ability of older adults with dementia to age in place successfully, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS).
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Stats: Only 15% of adults get palliative care at home in last year of life
Starting palliative care in the months before death is linked to a more positive end-of-life experience, including improved quality of life, less anxiety, better pain and symptom management, and potentially less aggressive care at the end of life. However, Canadian estimates indicate that only 15% of people receive palliative care at home in the last year of life. It's an issue active-aging professionals should be aware of.
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Healthy aging toolkit facilitates evidence-based research
Australia's ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research and the University of New South Wales have launched the Healthy Ageing Toolkit. The toolkit, a website, is a repository of searchable information about aging cohort studies conducted around the world (current number of studies, 287) designed to support the study of healthy aging and its trajectories, as well as inequities related to healthy aging. Active-aging organizations may want to locate studies in their area of interest and contact the lead researchers about collaborations. This could be particularly relevant to university-based communities.
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Community spaces may boost healthy aging for older non-white adults
Millions of Americans over the age of 65 lack access to the social and emotional support they need for healthy aging, and non-white individuals in rural communities are especially susceptible. Recent research from Penn State found that the presence of social infrastructure -- shared community spaces that are free or low cost to visit -- in these communities may help provide social and emotional support and promote healthy aging among older, non-white adults. Active-aging organizations might think about ways to help.
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