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Professor James Banks
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Manchester

Professor James Banks
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Manchester

Professor David Batty
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
University College London

Professor David Batty
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
University College London

Kate Coughlin
Project Manager
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
University College London

Kate Coughlin
Project Manager
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
University College London
ELSA in the Media 2024
2024
• Medical Xpress: Financial stress linked to worse biological health, finds study (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-financial-stress-linked-worse-biological.html)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Living alone? Adopting a pet might help slow cognitive decline among older adults (https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240103/Living-alone-Adopting-a-pet-might-help-slow-cognitive-decline-among-older-adults.aspx#:~:text=Analyses%20of%20more%20than%207%2C900,declines%20in%20adults%20living%20alone)
• Yahoo: Owning a Pet May Lower Risk of Dementia for Adults 50 and Older, Study Says (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/owning-pet-may-lower-risk-210358658.html)
• Psychology Today: How Pets May Reduce Dementia Risks Later in Life (https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mental-wealth/202401/how-pets-may-reduce-dementia-risks-later-in-life)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Ageing in austerity: Study connects public spending cuts to increased frailty(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240214/Ageing-in-austerity-Study-connects-public-spending-cuts-to-increased-frailty.aspx)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Frailty among England's oldest adults accelerated during the era of austerity politics(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240208/Frailty-among-Englands-oldest-adults-accelerated-during-the-era-of-austerity-politics.aspx)
• Medical Xpress: Factors that increase risk of frailty in old age are different in men and women, finds study(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-factors-frailty-age-men-women.html)
• Science Daily: England's oldest became frailer during austerity, study suggests(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207195043.htm)
• The Guardian: Frailty in older people rose sharply during austerity years, study reveals(https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/07/frailty-in-older-people-rose-sharply-during-austerity-years-study-reveals)
• The Telegraph: Why workouts are better together (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/fitness/workouts/why-workouts-are-better-together/)
• Yahoo: Being married ‘may help prevent type 2 diabetes’(https://uk.style.yahoo.com/news/being-married-may-help-prevent-233000711.html)
• Daily Mail: Unhappy marriages are BETTER for your health than being single or divorced, scientists say(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11717839/Why-unhappy-marriage-good-health.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Aging's double trouble: Frailty and social isolation deepen health risks(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240306/Agings-double-trouble-Frailty-and-social-isolation-deepen-health-risks.aspx)
• The Mirror: We need to wake up to how austerity politics has made the elderly more frail than ever(https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/we-need-wake-up-how-32300779)
• ASU News: ASU study shows middle-aged Americans are lonelier than European peers(https://news.asu.edu/20240318-health-and-medicine-asu-study-shows-middleaged-americans-are-lonelier-european-peers)
• South China Morning Post: How a stroke raises dementia risk in the short term, and for decades afterwards – losing the ability to read, or speak, causes social isolation(https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3255529/how-stroke-raises-dementia-risk-short-term-and-decades-later-losing-ability-read-or-speak-causes)
• The Mirror: 'Our bodies pay the price for job and money worries as stress damages almost all our organs'(https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/our-bodies-pay-price-job-32355934)
• The Times: England’s middle-aged are the loneliest in Europe(https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/englands-middle-aged-are-the-loneliest-in-europe-7cn2gt8rp)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Frequent musculoskeletal pain linked with increased risk of early retirement(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240320/Frequent-musculoskeletal-pain-linked-with-increased-risk-of-early-retirement.aspx)
• Science Daily: Perceived Gender Discrimination Linked To Decline In Wellbeing For Older Women(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240320160459.htm)
• Medical Xpress: Perceived gender discrimination linked to decline in well-being for older women(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-gender-discrimination-linked-decline-older.html)
• Physician’s Weekly: Frequent Musculoskeletal Pain Tied to Earlier Retirement(https://www.physiciansweekly.com/frequent-musculoskeletal-pain-tied-to-earlier-retirement/)
• University of Sheffield: N()ew paper identifies subgroups of older adults at high risk of multimorbidity(https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/healthy-lifespan/news/new-paper-identifies-subgroups-older-adults-high-risk-multimorbidity)
• Medical Xpress: Study finds chronic musculoskeletal pain is linked to earlier retirement(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-chronic-musculoskeletal-pain-linked-earlier.html)
• Medical Xpress: Perceived gender discrimination linked to decline in wellbeing for older women(https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1037641)
• Science Daily: Earlier retirement for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240320160452.htm)
• Medical Xpress: New study identifies subgroups of older adults at high risk of multimorbidity(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-subgroups-older-adults-high-multimorbidity.html)
• University of Sheffield: Public health expert recognised for obesity research(https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/public-health-expert-recognised-obesity-research)
• Safety+Health Magazine: Study links musculoskeletal pain to early retirement(https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/25225-study-links-musculoskeletal-pain-to-early-retirement)
• Economics Observatory: How should policy-makers think about the ageing population? - Economics Observatory (https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-should-policy-makers-think-about-the-ageing-population&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA4NjgxODgyNjIzMDM5OTY3MDQyHDQ2MTJhYjQ5NzYzNmM2YzU6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&usg=AOvVaw3eX4fl-Lb2IjBxgb5efIMk)
• CNBC: Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than ever, new study shows—this is the No. 1 way to combat loneliness(https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/26/study-middle-aged-americans-are-lonelier-than-middle-aged-europeans.html#:~:text=Psychology%20and%20Relationships-,Middle%2Daged%20Americans%20are%20lonelier%20than%20ever%2C%20new%20study%20shows,1%20way%20to%20combat%20loneliness&text=Americans%20between%20ages%2045%20and,paper%20published%20in%20American%20Psychologist.)
• Psychology Today: The Startling Loneliness of Middle-Aged Americans(https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/friendship-20/202403/the-startling-loneliness-of-middle-aged-americans)
• University of Minnesota: Survey: Already-isolated older adults fared better than socially connected peers early in COVID pandemic(https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/survey-already-isolated-older-adults-fared-better-socially-connected-peers-early-covid)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Pandemic-induced social isolation: Assessing its impact on older adults' wellbeing(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240429/Pandemic-induced-social-isolation-Assessing-its-impact-on-older-adults-wellbeing.aspx)
• The Conversation: What being a teenage girl in 1960s Britain was really like(https://theconversation.com/what-being-a-teenage-girl-in-1960s-britain-was-really-like-226057)
• Yahoo News: What being a teenage girl in 1960s Britain was really like(https://uk.news.yahoo.com/being-teenage-girl-1960s-britain-170618975.html)
• UK Health Data: UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC)(https://ukhealthdata.org/members/ukllc/)
• Cyprus Mail: What being a teenage girl in 1960s Britain was really like(https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/05/16/what-being-a-teenage-girl-in-1960s-britain-was-really-like/)
• University of Manchester: What being a teenage girl in 1960s Britain was really like(https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/05/16/what-being-a-teenage-girl-in-1960s-britain-was-really-like/)
• MSN: What being a teenage girl in 1960s Britain was really like(https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-being-a-teenage-girl-in-1960s-britain-was-really-like/ar-BB1mvkxn?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a%3Fseason&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1)
• MSN: Frequent musculoskeletal pain linked with increased risk of early retirement (https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/frequent-musculoskeletal-pain-linked-with-increased-risk-of-early-retirement/ar-BB1kg0eC%3Fapiversion%3Dv2%26noservercache%3D1%26domshim%3D1%26renderwebcomponents%3D1%26wcseo%3D1%26batchservertelemetry%3D1%26noservertelemetry%3D1&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEzNDc0MTE2NzQyODkxNjEwNjYyHDQ2MTJhYjQ5NzYzNmM2YzU6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&usg=AOvVaw1TdZ0LkZDRF9qz2yqrmoFD)
• Irish Medical News: You might be interested in…Social Determinants of Health(https://www.imt.ie/clinical/you-might-be-interested-insocial-determinants-of-health-21-05-2024/)
• Scottish Housing News: Opinion: The critical role of home improvement services for older adults’ safety and well-being(https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-critical-role-of-home-improvement-services-for-older-adults-safety-and-well-being)
• Physician's Weekly: Understanding the Symptoms of Loneliness and Depression Before and During COVID-19(https://www.physiciansweekly.com/understanding-the-symptoms-of-loneliness-and-depression-before-and-during-covid-19/)
• Medical Xpress: Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic than isolated peers(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-socially-older-adults-harder-pandemic.html)
• Science Daily: Depressive symptoms may hasten memory decline in older people(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240611130411.htm)
• The Times: Depression found to increase memory loss … and vice versa(https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/depression-found-to-increase-memory-loss-and-vice-versa-kf7hshn6n)
• Study Finds: Feeling sad could fuel cognitive decline in older adults(https://studyfinds.org/feeling-sad-cognitive-decline/)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Study reveals bidirectional link between depression and memory decline in older adults(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240611/Study-reveals-bidirectional-link-between-depression-and-memory-decline-in-older-adults.aspx)
• Medical Xpress: Depressive symptoms may hasten memory decline in older people(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-depressive-symptoms-hasten-memory-decline.html)
• United Press International: Study shows link between depression, memory declines in older adults(https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/06/12/depression-memory-linked/1441718193028/)
• Nursing in Practice: Depression symptoms may hasten memory decline in older people(https://www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/addiction-and-mental-health/depression-symptoms-may-hasten-memory-decline-in-older-people/)
• Medical Xpress: Smoking is a key lifestyle factor linked to cognitive decline among older adults(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-key-lifestyle-factor-linked-cognitive.html)
• Study Finds: This bad habit may be the main reason people suffer cognitive decline(https://studyfinds.org/smoking-cognitive-decline/)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Smoking identified as key factor in accelerated cognitive decline(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240705/Smoking-identified-as-key-factor-in-accelerated-cognitive-decline.aspx)
• Nursing in Practice: Smoking linked to cognitive decline in older adults(https://www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/addiction-and-mental-health/smoking-linked-to-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults/)
• The Pharmacist: Smoking linked to cognitive decline in older adults(https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/news/smoking-linked-to-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults/)
• IFS: Response to consultation “Modernising Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper”(https://ifs.org.uk/publications/response-consultation-modernising-support-health-and-disability-green-paper)
• BBC: Why your friends make you live longer(https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240722-why-your-friends-make-you-live-longer)
• Institute of Science Tokyo: Complete Loss of Natural Teeth and Loneliness: A Fixed-Effect Analysis(https://www.tmd.ac.jp/english/press-release/20240807-2/)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Study links internet exclusion to increased depression in older adults(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240807/Study-links-internet-exclusion-to-increased-depression-in-older-adults.aspx)
• Physician’s Weekly: Quality of life in older adults with mood states associated with bipolar disorder: A secondary analysis of the English longitudinal study of ageing data(https://www.physiciansweekly.com/quality-of-life-in-older-adults-with-mood-states-associated-with-bipolar-disorder-a-secondary-analysis-of-the-english-longitudinal-study-of-ageing-data/)
• BBC Science Focus: The pet-brain effect: How cats and dogs can save you from cognitive decline (https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/the-pet-brain-effect-how-cats-and-dogs-can-save-you-from-cognitive-decline&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMxNzU3OTI1ODY5ODA1MjQ5NDQyHDQ2MTJhYjQ5NzYzNmM2YzU6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&usg=AOvVaw1g81lnOkTffrnEdyUp2LtF)
• Ireland Live: End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge, study warns(https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/uk/1606157/end-of-life-care-demand-for-dementia-patients-set-to-surge-study-warns.html)
• Daily Mail: End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge, study warns(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-13855579/End-life-care-demand-dementia-patients-set-surge-study-warns.html)
• Yahoo News: End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge, study warns(https://ca.news.yahoo.com/style/canadian-doctors-warned-lookout-scurvy-080032316.html?guccounter=1)
• Belfast Telegraph: End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge, study warns(https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/end-of-life-care-demand-for-dementia-patients-set-to-surge-study-warns/a110946666.html)
• This is Local London: End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge, study warns(https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/national/24587342.end-of-life-care-demand-dementia-patients-set-surge-study-warns/)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Linking socioeconomic status and lifestyle to dementia risk(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240918/Linking-socioeconomic-status-and-lifestyle-to-dementia-risk.aspx)
• Daily Mail: Two million older people in England have unmet social care needs, says Age UK(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-13896901/Two-million-older-people-England-unmet-social-care-needs-says-Age-UK.html)
• Belfast Telegraph: Two million older people in England have unmet social care needs, says Age UK(https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/two-million-older-people-in-england-have-unmet-social-care-needs-says-age-uk/a1465108050.html)
• Yahoo News: Two million older people in England have unmet social care needs, says Age UK(https://au.news.yahoo.com/two-million-older-people-england-230100573.html)
• Express & Star: Two million older people in England have unmet social care needs, says Age UK(https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2024/09/27/two-million-older-people-in-england-have-unmet-social-care-needs-says-age-uk/)
• Australian National Review: 2 Million Older People Have Unmet Social Care Needs: Age UK(https://australiannationalreview.com/world-news/2-million-older-people-have-unmet-social-care-needs-age-uk/)
• UCL News: Baby boomers living longer, but in poorer health than previous generations(https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/oct/baby-boomers-living-longer-poorer-health-previous-generations)
• IFS: Adult social care in England: what next?(https://ifs.org.uk/publications/adult-social-care-england-what-next)
• BBC: 'These are people in the prime of life': The worrying puzzle behind the rise in early-onset cancer(https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241004-the-puzzle-of-rising-early-onset-breast-and-colorectal-cancer-in-younger-people)
• Medical Xpress: Baby boomers living longer, but in poorer health than previous generations(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-baby-boomers-longer-poorer-health.html)
• The Irish News: 6 key foods to have in your diet over 50 – The Irish News(https://www.irishnews.com/life/food-drink/6-key-foods-to-have-in-your-diet-over-50-6UGIUALKZVM6XIS6AY5COJ7FH4/)
• My London News: Isolated older people ‘at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients’(https://www.mylondon.news/news/health/isolated-older-people-at-health-30156449)
• Wales Online: Isolated older people 'at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients'(https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/isolated-older-people-at-health-30154669)
• UCL News: Isolated older people more likely to have low levels of key nutrients in their diet(https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/oct/isolated-older-people-more-likely-have-low-levels-key-nutrients-their-diet)
• Belfast Telegraph: Isolated older people ‘at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients’(https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/isolated-older-people-at-health-risk-due-to-low-levels-of-key-nutrients/a910468435.html)
• The Irish News: Isolated older people ‘at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients’(https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/isolated-older-people-at-health-risk-due-to-low-levels-of-key-nutrients-UGK3Z6Y7UBNFTMWTNUFEEXWDKM/)
• Yahoo News: Isolated older people ‘at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients’(https://au.news.yahoo.com/isolated-older-people-health-risk-230100864.html)
• Daily Mail: Isolated older people `at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients´(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-13964175/Isolated-older-people-health-risk-low-levels-key-nutrients.html)
• The Standard: Isolated older people 'at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients' - Evening Standard (https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/people-health-university-college-london-elsa-barcelona-b1188065.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTI4MDIzODQwNDM0NjQ0MDk5MDIcNDYxMmFiNDk3NjM2YzZjNTpjby51azplbjpHQg&usg=AOvVaw2VlAZJeeNuXuDI__VbbY1C)
• Express & Star: Isolated older people ‘at health risk due to low levels of key nutrients’(https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2024/10/16/isolated-older-people-at-health-risk-due-to-low-levels-of-key-nutrients/)
• Medical Xpress: Socially isolated seniors at risk of nutrient deficiencies, study finds(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-socially-isolated-seniors-nutrient-deficiencies.html)
• Nursing in Practice: Isolated older people more likely to have low levels of key nutrients(https://www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/obesity-and-nutrition/isolated-older-people-more-likely-to-have-low-levels-of-key-nutrients/)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Social isolation and loneliness linked to low micronutrient intake in older adults(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241022/Social-isolation-and-loneliness-linked-to-low-micronutrient-intake-in-older-adults.aspx)
• Nursing in Practice: Baby boomers live longer but in poorer health than previous generations(https://www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/elderly-care/baby-boomers-live-longer-but-in-poorer-health-than-previous-generations/)
• Wired GOV: Baby boomers living longer, but in poorer health than previous generations | UCL IOE (https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/news.nsf/articles/baby%2Bboomers%2Bliving%2Blonger%2Bbut%2Bin%2Bpoorer%2Bhealth%2Bthan%2Bprevious%2Bgenerations%2B11102024122500%3Fopen&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjA5MDEzNjY2MzA0MDA2ODc3NzIcNDYxMmFiNDk3NjM2YzZjNTpjby51azplbjpHQg&usg=AOvVaw3TBfbv-ExBykQy9Y_7Pvvn)
• Daily Mail: Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-13994567/Dame-Helen-Mirren-Upsetting-unfair-treated-differently-age.html)
• Belfast Telegraph: Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age(https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/dame-helen-mirren-upsetting-and-unfair-to-be-treated-differently-as-we-age/a1855195361.html)
• The Standard: Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age(https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/age-uk-dame-helen-mirren-england-ageing-government-b1189758.html)
• Yahoo News: Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age(https://nz.news.yahoo.com/dame-helen-mirren-upsetting-unfair-230100003.html)
• Harrow Times: Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age(https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/national/24674190.dame-helen-mirren-upsetting-unfair-treated-differently-age/)
• Express & Star: Watch: Older generation in Bilston talk about ageism and other issues(https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2024/10/27/watch-older-generation-in-bilston-talk-about-ageism-and-other-issues/)
• Study Finds: Largest-ever study finds loneliness sends risk of dementia skyrocketing by 31%(https://studyfinds.org/loneliness-risk-of-dementia/)
• Daily Mail: Helen Mirren, 79, slams ageism as 'upsetting and unfair' as she calls for 'change' and vows to improve the experience of getting older in the UK(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13995761/Helen-Mirren-ageism-upsetting-unfair.html)
• GB News: Helen Mirren, 71, slaps down ageism in the UK and vows to 'change' and improve experiences (https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/helen-mirren-ageism-uk-vows-change-upsetting-unfair&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjcwOTUwNjA3NzMzNjQxMzExODIcNDYxMmFiNDk3NjM2YzZjNTpjby51azplbjpHQg&usg=AOvVaw0ALLR9JJeUuGLizUgcNof0)
• Study Finds: Your education, job, and bank account may all impact your risk of dementia(https://studyfinds.org/job-bank-account-dementia-risk/)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Education, wealth, and job type shape aging brains and cognitive health(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241104/Education-wealth-and-job-type-shape-aging-brains-and-cognitive-health.aspx)
• GOV.UK: Feasibility study for survey of incomes and assets of adults with social care needs: summary report(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/surveying-incomes-and-assets-of-adults-with-social-care-needs/feasibility-study-for-survey-of-incomes-and-assets-of-adults-with-social-care-needs-summary-report)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Frailty may predict dementia risk years before onset, study finds(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241113/Frailty-may-predict-dementia-risk-years-before-onset-study-finds.aspx)
• Medical Xpress: Joint pain associated with depressive symptoms accelerates cognitive decline in the elderly, finds...(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-joint-pain-depressive-symptoms-cognitive.html)
• Medscape: A New and Early Predictor of Future Dementia?(https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-and-early-predictor-future-dementia-2024a1000kuc)
• Head Topics: A New and Early Predictor of Future Dementia?(https://headtopics.com/us/a-new-and-early-predictor-of-future-dementia-61939053)
• Centre for Ageing Better: Who is at risk of missing out?(https://ageing-better.org.uk/who-is-at-risk-missing-out-data-release)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Internet use boosts mental health for older adults worldwide(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241119/Internet-use-boosts-mental-health-for-older-adults-worldwide.aspx)
• MSN: Joint pain associated with depressive symptoms accelerates cognitive decline in the elderly, finds study(https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/joint-pain-associated-with-depressive-symptoms-accelerates-cognitive-decline-in-the-elderly-finds-study/ar-AA1u2gQk)
• Age UK: New Report Shows 'You Are Not Alone In Feeling Lonely'(https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uks-new-report-shows-you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely/)
• Springer Medicine: Frailty is a ‘strong’ risk factor for dementia(https://www.springermedicine.com/dementia/frailty-in-geriatric-patients/frailty-risk-factor/50251250)
• LSHTM: Women more likely to need mobility aids but less likely to use them(https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2024/women-more-likely-need-mobility-aids-less-likely-use-them)
• Medical Xpress: Study finds women are less likely than men to use mobility aids despite greater need(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-women-men-mobility-aids-greater.html)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Women face greater barriers to accessing mobility aids despite higher need(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241214/Women-face-greater-barriers-to-accessing-mobility-aids-despite-higher-need.aspx)
• Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR): Why population ageing demands looking beyond chronological age(https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/why-population-ageing-demands-looking-beyond-chronological-age)
• Yahoo News: Why 70 is the new 60 for many baby boomers(https://uk.news.yahoo.com/why-70-60-many-baby-192416136.html?guccounter=1)
• The Telegraph: Why 70 is the new 60 for many baby boomers(https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/19/why-70-is-the-new-60-for-many-baby-boomers/)
• MSN: Columbia study reveals today’s old people much healthier than past generations(https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/columbia-study-reveals-today-s-old-people-much-healthier-than-past-generations/ar-AA1wasU7?ocid=hwminus&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1)
• News Medical Life Sciences: Study reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults in England(https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241219/Study-reveals-significant-improvements-in-the-health-of-older-adults-in-England.aspx)
• Medical Xpress: Study finds slowing of age-related declines in older adults(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-age-declines-older-adults.html)
• Mail Online: Brits heading into retirement receive major boost - as 70 has become the new 60, scientists say(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14211855/Brits-retirement-major-boost-scientists.html)
• Science Daily: Study finds slowing of age-related declines in older adults(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241219152457.htm)
• This is Local London: ‘Living in a home that damages health the norm for far too many older people’(https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/national/24822617.living-home-damages-health-norm-far-many-older-people/)
• Yahoo News: ‘Living in a home that damages health the norm for far too many older people’(https://sg.news.yahoo.com/living-home-damages-health-norm-000100845.html)
• Psychology Today: The Surprising Sex Lives of the Oldest Old(https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/all-about-sex/202501/the-surprising-sex-lives-of-the-oldest-old)
• The Times: 70 is the new 60 as older people enjoy better health than ever before(https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/70-is-the-new-60-as-older-people-enjoy-better-health-than-ever-sgz3f7c5s)
• MSN: Brits heading into retirement receive boost as 70 becomes the new 60(https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/health-news/brits-heading-into-retirement-receive-boost-as-70-becomes-the-new-60/ar-AA1wbANI?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds)
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• MSN: Millions of substandard homes making older people sick, report reveals alarming statistics(https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/millions-of-substandard-homes-making-older-people-sick-report-reveals-alarming-statistics/ar-AA1wFAsa?ocid=mailsignout&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1)
• Daily Express: Millions of substandard homes making older people sick, report reveals alarming statistics(https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1993927/old-people-health-homes)
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