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• Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1·9 million participants

  <p>Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and overall quality of life, according to this new study published in Lancet. Physical and mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults is at risk reveals the study that details the levels of insufficient physical activity in different countries and estimates global and regional trends</p>

  • 04/09/2018

  • Lancet Global Health
  • • Lifestyles
    • Health Effects
    • India
    • China
    • Africa
    • Non Communicable Diseases
    • Statistics
    • Global
    • Aged
    • Women
    • Walking
    • Cycles

• The role and vulnerabilities of older people in drought in East Africa: progress, challenges and opportunities for a more inclusive humanitarian response

  Whilst older people have special needs, they also have unique skills, experiences and roles within their families, communities and societies. These roles continue to a certain extent during droughts, though

  • 01/07/2018

  • Overseas Development Institute
  • • Droughts
    • Natural Disasters
    • Aged
    • Africa
    • Kenya
    • Sudan
    • Ethiopia

• Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding protection and care of the rights of the elderly, 08/05/2018

  <p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Ashwani Kumar Vs Union of India &amp; Others dated 08/05/2018 on the issue of protection and welfare of senior citizens, India. Amicus Curiae

  • 08/05/2018

  • • Aged
    • Supreme Court
    • India
    • Human Rights

• Effect of Tai Chi for the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis in elderly adults: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

  <p>Osteoporosis (OP) has been defined as a degenerative bone disease characterised by low bone mass and microstructural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to fragility and an increased risk of fractures,

  • 09/04/2018

  • BMJ Open
  • • Aged
    • Physical Disability
    • Health Care
    • Traditional Knowledge
    • China
• 

  No place to GROW OLD

  Today's over-60 population is the fastest growing group. Currently, there are around 962 million people aged 60 or over, representing 12.3 per cent of the global population. By 2050, this will increase

  • 01/09/2017

  • India Environment Portal
  • • Aged
    • Population Trends
    • Statistics
    • Health Care
    • India
    • Global

• Caring for our elders: early responses- India Ageing Report – 2017

  This report takes stock of ageing situation in India, some of the concerns and policy and programmatic responses. It also presents good case studies and practices on elderly care across states. The report

  • 19/06/2017

  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • • Aged
    • India
    • Health
    • Health Care
    • Non Communicable Diseases
    • Statistics

• Identification of genes associated with dissociation of cognitive performance and neuropathological burden: Multistep analysis of genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptional data

  <p>The molecular underpinnings of the dissociation of cognitive performance and neuropathological burden are poorly understood, and there are currently no known genetic or epigenetic determinants of the

  • 25/04/2017

  • PLoS Medicine
  • • Neurology
    • Mental Health
    • Aged
    • United States Of America (US)

• Epigenetics and aging

  <p>Over the past decade, a growing number of studies have revealed that progressive changes to epigenetic information accompany aging in both dividing and nondividing cells. Functional studies in model

  • 29/07/2016

  • Science Advances
  • • Aged
    • Diseases
    • Research

• Deepening health reform in China: building high-quality and value-based service delivery

  China needs to further reform its health system with a number of critical steps to meet the growing health needs of the population and further control spending increases, despite impressive achievements

  • 22/07/2016

  • The World Bank
  • • Health
    • Health Care
    • China
    • Aged
    • Diseases
    • Medical Systems
    • Environment
    • Private Sector
    • Health Education

• Deepening health reform in China: building high-quality and value-based service delivery

  China needs to further reform its health system with a number of critical steps to meet the growing health needs of the population and further control spending increases, despite impressive achievements

  • 22/07/2016

  • The World Bank
  • • Health
    • Health Care
    • China
    • Aged
    • Diseases
    • Medical Systems
    • Environment
    • Private Sector
    • Health Education