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Wellbeing

What 273 Years of Mortality Data Reveal About Population Resilience

Imagine a Swedish public-health analyst scrolling through centuries of mortality records—from 1751 to today. Wars, pandemics, antibiotics, and aging societies have all left their mark. Yet when the analyst plots the data, a familiar pattern emerges: mortality at midlife rises in a straight line on a logarithmic scale. The slope and intercept may shift across […]

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Society

A Rising Urgency for Dementia Prevention

Last summer, nearly one in three counties across the U.S. reported heat emergencies that disproportionately impacted older adults. At the same time, local clinics struggled with rising cases of diabetes and hypertension—two well-known risk factors for dementia. With an aging population and constrained health budgets, primary care providers face a pressing question: how can we […]

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Society

Are Our Cities Ready for a Rapidly Aging World?

Picture yourself in 2050. You’re 70, walking to a neighborhood park in Bandung. The sidewalks are smooth, buses have ramps, and a nearby clinic knows your medical history. Aging feels manageable—even empowering. But just a few hundred miles away, in smaller Indonesian cities without safe streets or accessible healthcare, older adults struggle with isolation, limited […]

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Research

Hearing Loss, Cognitive Impairment, and Isolation

In a world where the aging population is growing, the impact of age-related conditions like hearing loss on cognitive health has become an increasingly important area of study. The recent article, “Does social isolation mediate the association between hearing loss and cognition in adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies”, dives deep into […]

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