Climate justice in an ageing world
The world’s population is ageing and increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This demographic transformation and its repercussions for climate action have remained under-explored. Anticipating
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Climate change in an ageing world
This paper outlines the impacts of climate change which are currently being experienced as evidenced by the IPCC and identifies the current and future implications for older people, including an assessment
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Impact of the neglected tropical diseases on human development in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Nations
<p>The employment of a new “worm index” of human development, together with additional published health information, confirms the important role neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) play in hindering
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Modification of heat-related mortality in an elderly urban population by vegetation (urban green) and proximity to water (urban blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal
<p>Urban populations are highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of heat, with heat-related mortality showing intra-urban variations that are likely due to differences in urban characteristics and socioeconomic
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World report on ageing and health
By 2050, the number of people over the age of 60 is set to double. The "World report on ageing and health" highlights the need for major societal change, to ensure that people are not just living longer,
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Long-term care protection for older persons: A review of coverage deficits in 46 countries
This paper: examines long-term care (LTC) protection in 46 developing and developed countries covering 80 per cent of the world’s population; provides (data on LTC coverage for the population aged 65+;
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Can we model a cognitive footprint of interventions and policies to help to meet the global challenge of dementia?
he changing global demographic characteristics of dementia have led to worldwide predictions of unaffordable treatment and care costs over the coming decades. Recognition of the economic consequences has
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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring together all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework, standardised estimation methods, and transparent data
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World Alzheimer Report 2015: the global impact of dementia
The World Alzheimer Report 2015: 'The Global Impact of Dementia: An analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends’ finds that there are currently around 46.8 million people living with dementia around
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Traffic-related air pollution and dementia incidence in northern Sweden: A longitudinal study
<p>Exposure to ambient air pollution is suspected to cause cognitive effects, but a prospective cohort is needed to study exposure to air pollution at the home address and the incidence of dementia. The
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Impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure during wildfires on cardiovascular health outcomes
<p>Epidemiological studies investigating the role of fine particulate matter (PM2.5; aerodynamic diameter <2.5 lm) in triggering acute coronary events, including out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and