Mick Jagger famously sang “what a drag it is getting old.” He should have added: “especially in Massachusetts.” The mega-rich megastar Rolling Stones frontman, 82, doesn’t have to worry about managing ...

TO A LOCAL CENTER ON AGING AND STATE OFFICIALS. OFTEN WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS CHANGING AND SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHIC, YOU KNOW, OUR POPULATION IS GETTING OLDER. IT’S OFTEN REFERENCED WITH FEAR. THE ...

Illinois’ population of young people is dwindling, an editorial from the Chicago Tribune warned. “A dwindling youth population means shrinking potential — not just economically, but in civic energy, ...

An expert is now urging the country to build on the “purple” and “silver” economies as Jamaica’s demographic trajectory is ...

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A major demographic transformation marked by rapidly ageing populations is transforming modern Asia. This shift is driven by increasing life expectancy and declining fertility rates, resulting in an ...

Novel research shows that in approximately one third of countries and territories worldwide, population aging was the largest contributor to the growing burden of musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 ...

As the population of the United States grows older, a new study warns that the country lacks the infrastructure and policy direction to meet the needs of its aging citizens. The research by ...

The study of ageing has shifted from a niche pursuit to a major area of research. Over the past two decades, scientists have flooded the field, determined to unlock the secret to a longer, healthier ...

MANILA – The Philippines is approaching a projected “aging population” status by 2030, government executives want to identify what policy gaps to address and social programs to strengthen so that ...

A first-of-its-kind global analysis in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases shows that in approximately one third of countries and territories, population aging was the largest contributor to the ...