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The measurement of structural ageing – an axiomatic approach
The structural ageing of the population is one of the key global trends of the 21st Century. In this paper, we outline four axioms that, along with...
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CircRNA and Ageing
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are closed-loop RNA transcripts formed by a noncanonical back splicing mechanism. circRNAs are expressed in various tissues...
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Astrocytes in Ageing
Ageing is associated with a morphological and functional decline of astrocytes with a prevalence of morphological atrophy and loss of function. In...
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Stakeholders’ Perspective on Working Towards a Healthy Ageing Society: Evidence from a Rapidly Ageing Context
The combined demographic and epidemiologic transition may significantly challenge the ageing population, especially with a weak health and non-health...
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To Start Discussing About Ageing Society
Several studies seem to indicate the consolidation of a new type of social model around the ageing society, where new problems will emerge, new...
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Ageing Society: A New Psychosocial Concept
When we think of an “ageing society”, the word is generally associated with older adults, without being able to extrapolate the concept to a whole...
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The Proteasome and Ageing
The proteasome is a multi-subunit proteolytic complex that functions to degrade normal proteins for physiological regulation and to eliminate...
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Creativity and Healthy Ageing: Future Research Directions
The fact that the world population is ageing brings about societal challenges, but at the same time creates new opportunities for more creative and...
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Chromatin Structure from Development to Ageing
Nuclear structure influences genome architecture, which contributes to determine patterns of gene expression. Global changes in chromatin dynamics...
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What Do You Mean, ‘How Do I Feel about Ageing?’: Exploring Ageing Concepts on the Island of Gozo
Malta is experiencing a strong trend toward population ageing. In 2014, the government implemented an active ageing policy designed to address the...
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Extracellular Vesicles and Cellular Ageing
Ageing is a complex process characterized by deteriorated performance at multiple levels, starting from cellular dysfunction to organ degeneration....
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Population Ageing Process and Depopulation Context in Western Balkans
The increasingly pronounced ageing process of the population is followed by a) a relatively low mortalityMortality in all age groups and a...
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Sleep, Ageing, and Cognitive Decline
Sleep changes with age—older adults sleep poorly compared to younger adults. What specific characteristics of sleep are altered with age? What are...
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Does an Ageing Population Affect Crime Rates in the United States?
The United States is undergoing a demographic transition in which the proportion of individuals aged 65 years and above in total population is...
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Inequity in palliative care: class and active ageing when dying
The purpose of this article is to explore social inequity in palliative care in Denmark, a country that is seen as a stronghold of universal health...
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Bone Cells Metabolic Changes Induced by Ageing
Bone is a living organ that exhibits active metabolic processes, presenting constant bone formation and resorption. The bone cells that maintain...
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Uncovering Spatial Patterns and Temporal Trends in the Ageing of the Tokyo Metropolis Population
Urban populations are ageing, but the spatial and temporal distribution of the older adult population is highly heterogeneous, which has implications...
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Introduction: Ageing in Times of the Pandemic – Findings from the German Ageing Survey (DEAS)
This book contains reports written by scientists from the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA) on the situation of people in the second half of life...
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Ageing Patterns and Concerns in the Arabian Gulf: A Systematic Review
The Arabian Gulf countries have norms and rules that are different from others: having an exodus of male immigrant labor contract holders of age...
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Ageing population and society: a scientometric analysis
The ageing population and society (APS) nexus is one of the key grand challenges of this millennium. And yet, the systematic analysis of scholarly...
