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Swedish Study Says Mental Skills Start Fading Earlier Than Thought

By Saikat ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It will be upon us one day. The not so ephemeral time when our mental faculties start to age and whither. For some, the process has already begun. Now, a Swedish study has found out that the time when this begins to happen could be earlier than previously thought. The study concured that older people’s [...]

NHS Accused Of Neglecting Elderly Patients

By Andrew ⋅ August 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A report recently published by the BMJ, which identifies thousands of age discrimination cases in the United Kingdom, has attracted the attention of multiple anti-ageist charities and organizations, and put the British healthcare system in the spotlight. The BMJ-published report identifies thousands of cases where age discrimination is clearly present, highlights major flaws in the [...]

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