As of the 24 September 2015 The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) became the Ageing Research and Development Division within the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH). This website will remain online but will no longer be updated. To keep up to date with our work please visit the Division of Ageing Research and Development section of the IPH website.
A selection of the latest ageing research publications can be accessed here. CARDI publications are highlighted by the CARDI icon to the right of each title. You can suggest additional publications you would like to see listed here.
Displaying 31 - 40 of 33013rd June 2015, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK)
Age at death will increasingly cluster in the 90s and the life expectancy of men and women will converge, according to a study by academics from Cass Business School in partnership with the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK).
3rd June 2015, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK)
The Missing Million research, undertaken by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK) with Business in the Community and PRIME, has identified more than a million people aged over 50 who are forced out of work involuntarily.
3rd June 2015, International Longevity Centre UK (ILCUK)
In this analysis of the main UK party manifestos the International Longevity Centre UK (ILCUK) highlighst a failure to respond to demographic change and long term population ageing.
27th May 2015, CARDI
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25th May 2015, Pew Research Center
A new report from the US-based Pew Research Center compares the way families in the U.S., Germany and Italy are coping as the ageing population is growing. Based on interviews with at least 1,500 adults ages 18 and older in each country, the survey also finds that many families are facing the dual challenge of caring for ageing parents while also supporting adult children.
19th May 2015, Department for Regional Development (DRD)
This statistical report presents the results of the Attitudes of Disabled and Older People to Public Transport Survey that was developed by the Central Statistics and Research Branch (CSRB) in the Department for Regional Development (DRD) in conjunction with the Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee and carried out between 17 November 2014 and 16 January 2015. This is the first such report produced by CSRB. It can be accessed on the DRD website here.
19th May 2015, The European Commission
The European Commission recently published a report on ageing in EU countries. Due to revised population projections in 2013 it is now predicting that the effect of ageing on public spending (specifically pensions, long-term care and healthcare) will be “less pronounced” than previously thought. Population ageing is not happening as quickly as expected in all but 4 EU member states. Read more here.
18th May 2015, TILDA
The Wave 2 data from TILDA are now available from the Irish Social Science Data Archive at UCD: https://www.ucd.ie/issda/data/tilda/
An updated version of the Wave 1 data is also available from ISSDA, along with new release notes for each wave.
You can now also find the study documents to accompany the TILDA waves. Please click here for the links to download them.
12th May 2015, Age Action Ireland
The latest edition of Age Action Ireland's Ageing Matters is out. This April 2015 issue includes articles on:
12th May 2015, Jama Internal Medicine
Oxidative stress and vascular impairment are believed to partly mediate age-related cognitive decline, a strong risk factor for development of dementia. Epidemiologic studies suggest that a Mediterranean diet, an antioxidant-rich cardioprotective dietary pattern, delays cognitive decline, but clinical trial evidence is lacking. This Spanish clinical study investigates whether a Mediterranean diet supplemented with antioxidant-rich foods influences cognitive function compared with a control diet.
