From Kolkata police, with love

The Kolkata police is providing a social platform to over 15,000 senior citizens to help them cope with loneliness

How virtual humans might help our lonely elderly

Intelligent virtual human companions could help address the social isolation felt by many older people  

Why the world needs a new wave of migration

Migrants would sustain the developed countries’ economy in the near future as their working population hits record low

Dementia cases in India to double by 2050, Lancet study shows

Worldwide, the caseload is set to almost triple by 2050

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia – here’s what we know about the disease

The earliest signs of the behavioural variant include changes in how a person acts, particularly in social situations

Resetting the Africa-Europe Relationship

Africa faces a broad range of development challenges and overcoming them will require huge sums of foreign aid and investment. But as Africa …

Long-anticipated ‘population bomb’ may not burst sooner than previously thought, says study

A good life for all is only possible if the extreme resource use of the wealthy elite is reduced, says expert

A new epoch: Human population to peak in 44 years

Global population estimated to touch 9.73 bln in 2064, then decline to 8.79 bln in 36 years

Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report

The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens

China needs immigrants

If present trends continue, China is expected to lose more than a third of its 1.4 billion population

Healthcare needs of the elderly should become global priority, says study

As the number of elderly exceeds that of children under 5 years, health systems will need to learn how to address the changing age profile of the …

Brain fog after COVID-19? Study shows severe infection can trigger expression of ‘old age’ genes

Inflammation, not virus infiltration in the brain, may be responsible for alteration in brain gene activity

Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness

One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition

Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME

Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023

India’s population to surpass China’s this year: UN report calls for focus on reproductive rights

State of World Population 2023: Impact on economy, environment main concerns of citizens, finds perception survey