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This is how Asia can make the most of its ageing population
by Lee Jong-Wha 31/5/18 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
A consistent supply of young, skilled workers was an essential ingredient of Asia’s rapid economic catch-up process over the last three decades. But that process is not over, and middle-income countries like China and Vietnam are now facing accelerating population aging. In South Korea, the working-age population (15-64 years) will shrink by 10% from 2017 to 2030.
'Love and service make us rich': Anne Lamott on aging
by Jordan-Marie Smith 6/9/24 npr
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post aging columnist Anne Lamott about what it means to get older in the United States.
Telomeres May Hold Clues To Effects Of Aging
RICHARD KNOX, BYLINE: For a couple of decades now, scientists have been fascinated by telomeres. They're like the plastic tips of shoelaces. Telomeres protect the tips of chromosomes, the strings of genes in the heart of every cell that tell it what to do.
Aging Well: Keeping Blood Sugar Low May Protect Memory
by Allison Aubrey 25/10/13 npr
There's a growing body of evidence linking elevated blood sugar to memory problems.
Impact of coffee intake on human aging: Epidemiology and cellular mechanisms
by Ageing Research Reviews 12/24 ScienceDirect
Living longer has always been a desire nurtured by humans, but this increased longevity might not be of interest if it is not accompanied by a sustained health status to ensure autonomy and quality of life.
Trump officials axed an online portal for its key climate report. Read it in full here
by Oliver Milman 10/7/25 The Guardian
Five national climate assessments have been compiled since 2000 by researchers across a dozen US government agencies and outside scientists, providing a gold standard report to city and state officials, as well as the general public, of global heating and its impacts upon human health, agriculture, water supplies, air pollution and other aspects of American life.
Kennedy touts ultra-processed meals he once called ‘poison’
by Jessica Glenza 9/7/25 The Guardian
The US health secretary appeared at an enormous food plant in Oklahoma for a company called Mom’s Meals, which makes 1.5m “medically tailored” meals each week and ships them all over the country.
Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’
by Michael Sainato 9/7/25 The Guardian
As the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration, undocumented workers in the construction industry claim raids and arrests have emboldened some contractors to cut pay and increase hours.
Rogelio, a tile setter, works for various contractors in the the Tucson, Arizona, region. He is undocumented, and did not provide his full name.
