Across the world, water scarcity is emerging as one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Climate change is pushing rivers and aquifers into unprecedented extremes, droughts and floods ...

Social inequality and weak democratic institutions are linked to faster ageing, as are other environmental features such as high levels of air pollution, finds a study spanning four continents.

Julian Nowogrodzki is a science writer and editor in Boston, Massachusetts. The study also showed that ageing is accelerated by less-surprising factors such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

Accurate and comprehensive data is essential for shaping effective policies and improving the lives of older people. However, a lack of reliable data on ageing remains a significant challenge, making ...

In 2022, over one-third of doctors in EU countries were aged 55 and over. This share was 40 per cent or more in half of the member states. According to the 'Health at a Glance: Europe 2024' report, co ...

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