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Ditch the giant handbag, don’t overdo the botox and 16 other ways to extend your ‘hotspan’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… #Lifeandstyle #Society #Fashion #Ageing #Health #Beauty

Ditch the giant handbag, don’t overdo the botox and 16 other ways to extend your ‘hotspan’

If ‘lifespan’ is the time you’re alive and ‘healthspan’ the years you’re disease-free, then ‘hotspan’ is the period you’re attractive and vibrant. Want to increase yours? Experts share their tips
Joe Stone (the Guardian)
#health #beauty #society #Fashion #Ageing #lifeandstyle

Any personal recommendations for grip products? Someone I know needs help gripping silverware etc. I'm seeing zillions of similar-looking products from brands which could all be AI false fronts for getting my money. Would love to hear from real people. Boosts welcome

#accessibility #a11y #aging #ageing #arthritis

Digital image found online of a hand holding a toothbrush mounted into a grip cuff
#accessibility #a11y #aging #Ageing #Arthritis

#Ernährung #Krebs #Zucker #Ageing

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...Alterung zusammenhängt. Das biologische Alter ist nicht dasselbe wie das chronologische Alter. 👈Zwei Menschen können beide 70 Jahre alt sein, während ihre Zellen und ihr Immunsystem unterschiedliche Alterungsgrade aufweisen."

👉Es wird Zeit, diese nun als erwiesenes #Karzinogen "Lebensmittel#" Zucker inlusive seiner Fertigprodukte sollten eine analogen Warnhinweis wie #Zigaretten bekommen!👈

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#ernährung #Krebs #Ageing #zucker #karzinogen #zigaretten

#Großbritannien #ernährung #Krebs #Ageing #zucker #brustkrebs #Leberkrebs #zuckerrationierung

#Ernährung #Krebs #Zucker #Ageing

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*Sensationelle Studie*:

👉Britische Forscher entlarven #Zucker als stark krebserregend und zur biologischen Alterung beitragend--Jahrzehnte später👈

Von #TheConversationUK

"Wir stellten fest, dass bei Menschen, die während ihrer ersten 1.000 Lebenstage längere Phasen der Zuckerrationierung erlebt hatten, fünf Krebsarten [deutlich] seltener auftraten: Brust-, Prostata-, Leber-, Rektum- und #Lungenkrebs.

Am...

#ernährung #Krebs #Ageing #theconversationuk #zucker #lungenkrebs

#science #biology #Ageing

‘I spent a week crying. I’ve never had an injury in my life!’ Why do so many fitness fans end up needing surgery?
By Anna Moore

From the 47-year-old runner who needs a double hip replacement to the 27-year-old CrossFitter with a ruptured ACL, those who push their bodies too hard often regret it. What are the lessons for the rest of us?

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#Healthwellbeing #Osteoarthritis #Society #Health #Lifeandstyle #Fitness #Ageing #Sportsinjuries #Running #Science #TheGuardian #AnnaMoore

‘I spent a week crying. I’ve never had an injury in my life!’ Why do so many fitness fans end up needing surgery?

Anna Moore (the Guardian)
#science #running #health #fitness #society #theguardian #Ageing #osteoarthritis #sportsinjuries #lifeandstyle #healthwellbeing #annamoore

‘I spent a week crying. I’ve never had an injury in my life!’ Why do so many fitness fans end up needing surgery? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… #Health&wellbeing #Osteoarthritis #Sportsinjuries #Lifeandstyle #Society #Fitness #Running #Science #Health #Ageing

‘I spent a week crying. I’ve never had an injury in my life!’ Why do so many fitness fans end up needing surgery?

From the 47-year-old runner who needs a double hip replacement to the 27-year-old CrossFitter with a ruptured ACL, those who push their bodies too hard often regret it. What are the lessons for the rest of us?
Anna Moore (the Guardian)
#science #running #health #fitness #society #Ageing #osteoarthritis #sportsinjuries #lifeandstyle

Social Isolation and Aging in Japan: Policy Responses through Gerontological Ethics by Keikoh Ryu, 2026

This book confronts one of the defining challenges of super-aged societies: the surging number of older adults living alone in Japan, the global leader in population aging. It delivers a rigorous, data-driven exploration of why solitary senior living is accelerating, how social isolation takes root, and what actionable policies can foster inclusion.

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#nonfiction
#ageing
#Japan

Blending sociology, gerontology, ethics, and comparative policy analysis, it unpacks the intertwined forces fueling Japan’s loneliness crisis—demographic shifts, eroding traditional family structures, evolving cultural values, economic strain, and the psychology of active and passive isolation. Using large-scale quantitative data, logistic regression, and grounded-theory interviews, the study reveals how loneliness, financial stress, and declining health create a vicious cycle that undermines senior well-being. Beyond diagnosis, it evaluates Japan’s long-term care systems and anti-isolation policies, pinpointing successes and critical gaps. A pivotal comparison with China illuminates why some policy strategies transfer seamlessly while others falter without cultural and ethical adaptation. For researchers, policymakers, social welfare practitioners, and anyone invested in the future of aging societies, this book offers a comprehensive framework, cross-national lessons, and actionable recommendations to reframe aging as an ethical imperative—one that prioritizes dignity, autonomy, and inclusion for all solitary seniors. Blending sociology, gerontology, ethics, and comparative policy analysis, it unpacks the intertwined forces fueling Japan’s loneliness crisis—demographic shifts, eroding traditional family structures, evolving cultural values, economic strain, and the psychology of active and passive isolation. Using large-scale quantitative data, logistic regression, and grounded-theory interviews, the study reveals how loneliness, financial stress, and declining health create a vicious cycle that undermines senior well-being. Beyond diagnosis, it evaluates Japan’s long-term care systems and anti-isolation policies, pinpointing successes and critical gaps. A pivotal comparison with China illuminates why some policy strategies transfer seamlessly while others falter without cultural and ethical adaptation. For researchers, policymakers, social welfare practitioners, and anyone invested in the future of aging societies, this book offers a comprehensive framework, cross-national lessons, and actionable recommendations to reframe aging as an ethical imperative—one that prioritizes dignity, autonomy, and inclusion for all solitary seniors.
#Japan #Books #Ageing #NonFiction

Artificial intelligence regulation must not leave older adults behind
#AI #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI #AIEthics #OlderAdults #MachineLearning #Health #HealthyAging #Ageing #Canada #PublicPolicy #DigitalRights #Innovation #Discrimination #MedicalCare
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Artificial intelligence regulation must not leave older adults behind | The-14

Canada needs stronger AI regulation to protect older adults from biased algorithms, unsafe healthcare decisions and discrimination while fostering innovation.
The 14 (The-14 Pictures)
#AI #health #MachineLearning #canada #Innovation #discrimination #digitalrights #PublicPolicy #Ageing #AIEthics #ResponsibleAI #MedicalCare #olderadults #AIregulation #healthyaging

Aging Out by Lucy Schiller

A profoundly personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America

"Schiller unpacks a complicated subject with curiosity and empathy...[A] deeply human portrayal of what it means to get older in a society unprepared to care for its most vulnerable."—Publishers Weekly

#books
#nonfiction
#America
#ageing
#AgedCare

Unlike many other cultures, our collective stance toward older people in the United States has long been one of casual avoidance and neglect. This attitude became brutally clear during the height of the COVID pandemic, when too many people saw elderly deaths not as tragedies but as foregone conclusions. Like many of us, Lucy Schiller experienced this callousness firsthand when her grandmother passed away during the pandemic. In the wake of this trauma, propelled by equal parts grief and curiosity about her own fear of aging, Schiller embarked on an investigative journey to understand why the prospect of aging is so frightening...
#Books #america #Ageing #NonFiction #agedcare

Every being that’s born is programmed to grow old, become ill & die. Not all have the good fortune to live to old age. Everything that is manifest experiences change. We are not separate from each other.

We are deeply acculturated to fear ageing & to think less of those who are visibly old. And to distract ourselves from our own vulnerabilities by believing the marketing stories & endlessly buying stuff. Look around to see what these practices have created.

There is no joy in denial.

#life #death #ageing #change #interconnectedness #grieving #joy #TheFiveRemembrances #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic

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‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat

Rapid scientific progress has given us the tools to stop time more convincingly than ever – but lurking behind these claims is the same fear of ageing
Theresa MacPhail (the Guardian)
#life #change #joy #actuallyautistic #death #Ageing #Neurodivergent #interconnectedness #grieving #thefiveremembrances

two-year #postdoc researcher (80%) at the University of #Zurich on the political implications of #technology change, #demography #ageing and rising #inequality (cordis.europa.eu/project/id/10…). #survey #research,

The full job ad is here: ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:78099fd0-e1…

Application deadline is August 9, 2026. #job #academia

Intergenerational Fairness and the Welfare State in the Age of Inequality, Demographic Transformation, and Technological Change | WELFAIR | Projekt | Informationsblatt | HORIZON | CORDIS | Europäische Kommission

WELFAIR addresses the urgent challenge of intergenerational fairness (IF) in a Europe shaped by inequality, technological disruption and demographic change.
CORDIS, cordis.europa.eu (CORDIS | European Commission)
#technology #Inequality #Research #job #academia #survey #demography #Ageing #zurich #postdoc

#science #beauty #Ageing #wellactually #lifeandstyle

#work #society #Ageing #lifeandstyle

Diabetes, Aging, and Management Strategies: Cellular Mechanisms for Healthy Aging by Younis Ahmad Hajam et al, 2026

A comprehensive guide that explores the complex interplay between diabetes and the aging process. The book dives deeply into the scientific mechanisms underlying diabetes and aging, offering insights into how aging accelerates disease processes and affects metabolic pathways, organ function, and overall health.

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#nonfiction
#medical
#diabetes
#ageing
#aging

With a focus on the biological, clinical, and practical aspects of diabetes in the elderly, this book provides actionable information on the pathophysiology of diabetes in aging individuals, evidence-based mitigation strategies, and effective management approaches. As populations worldwide grow older, the prevalence of diabetes continues to rise, presenting new challenges in understanding, managing, and mitigating the effects of this condition on older adults. This book is designed to support healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers in creating and implementing strategies that address the unique needs of this population.
#Books #Diabetes #medical #aging #Ageing #NonFiction

Just finished watching two new Open University Professors Rebecca L. Jones and Erica Borgstrom inaugural #lectures on #sexuality and #ageing, #death and #grief. "Through research, personal experience and creative reimagining, they challenge taken for granted assumptions and invite new ways of thinking about #QueerJoy, #academic life, #inclusive futures and #end-of-life #care." youtube.com/live/f37EU4HZxsk

Reimagining Sexuality, Ageing, and Death: Inaugural Lectures

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
The Open University (YouTube)
#care #Sexuality #end #academic #death #grief #Ageing #inclusive #lectures #QueerJoy

#DonaldTrump #USPolitics #Ageing #usnews

#tech #Ageing #screens #brainrot

Nine easy tests to find out if you are ageing well

The trouble with getting older is that it sneaks up on you. One day everything feels as it…
#NewsBeep #News #Fitness #Ageing #Health #iWeekend #Mentalhealth #oldage #physicalexercise #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Nine easy tests to find out if you are ageing well - United Kingdom News Beep

The trouble with getting older is that it sneaks up on you. One day everything feels as it always has; the next, you notice you are a little less steady, a
NEWSBEEP (United Kingdom News Beep)
#News #health #UnitedKingdom #uk #fitness #mentalhealth #Ageing #PhysicalExercise #oldage #iweekend #newsbeep

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