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Gerontology Without Borders: Swansea conference highlights diversity in European ageing research

Nicola_Donnelly — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:49:18 +0100

The ageing profile of adults with HIV, migrant care workers, the relationship between sleep and healthy ageing, a glimpse into academic culture a

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The vital role of grandparents explored

Nicola_Donnelly — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:18:46 +0100

The role of grandparents in society is often underestimated.
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A secure pension for all?

Nicola_Donnelly — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:18:00 +0100

Pension reform remains high on the political and economic agenda as public finances face continued pressure and the population ages.
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Opening people's eyes to elder abuse

Nicola_Donnelly — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:32:36 +0100

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day takes place today (June 15th).
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Consumption in later life: understanding older age through the prism of consumerism

Nicola_Donnelly — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:48:57 +0100

Paul Higgs, Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London recently visited Dublin to give a seminar as part of the Ageing and Dementia Series hosted by Trinity College Dublin
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Bridging the Divide: challenges and initiatives to get older people online

Nicola_Donnelly — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:59:48 +0100

A recent US study by a major web monitoring company Pingdom
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Researchers find course of disability at end of life unpredictable

Nicola_Donnelly — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:50:03 +0100

Despite the importance of functional independence to older people and their families, little is known about the course of disability at the end of life. A study in the April issue of The Ne
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Older age groups carry heavier burden of chronic conditions

Nicola_Donnelly — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:32:08 +0000

Last week the Institute of Public Health (IPH) released Making Chronic Conditions Count, a&
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Chronic conditions set to soar in society

Nicola_Donnelly — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:09:31 +0000

The Institute of
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‘Taking the pulse’ of the older community in Northern Ireland

Administrator — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:57 +0000

New report on older people’s experiences in the community reveals information poverty
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