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Health The World

28. May 2025

A First Clinical Trial for This Lifesaving Vaccine

The first clinical trial for a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is taking place across five countries, and it could be the world's first new TB vaccine in a century.

Society

Daughter holding father's aged hands. Comforting and warming

Society USA

24. April 2025

Dementia Rates Are Dropping, so We’re Rethinking Future Figures

A thorough analysis of three large population studies shows that over the last 40 years, age-adjusted dementia prevalence has dropped by 67% in the United States, confounding predictions estimating the number of cases to double by 2050.

Society

Society The World

7. March 2025

Health Measures Ensure We Can Survive the Cold Much Better

Cold-related deaths have decreased by 65% since the 1990s, and more unnecessary deaths can be avoided through preventive measures, public awareness, and stronger social safety for vulnerable populations.

Health

Health The World

3. February 2025

New Era for the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

The fight against Alzheimer’s disease has entered a new era thanks to pills capable of preventing the illness or blunting its effects, giving hope to millions of people worldwide.

Society

Society Netherlands

3. January 2023

Supermarket Implements a Chatty Checkout, to Help Fight Loneliness

In the Netherlands, a supermarket chain has a special checkout lane for customers who wish to take the time to chat with the cashier in an effort to combat loneliness among the elderly.

Health

Health Ireland

11. December 2022

New Drug: a Game Changer Against Alzheimer’s?

Following decades of dedicated work to find an effective treatment against dementia, the Alzheimer Society of Ireland is welcoming a new drug that could potentially help thousands of patients dealing with cognitive decline and memory loss.

Society

Society Japan

17. September 2022

Babies “Paid” in Diapers and Milk… to Cheer Up Elders!

A nursing home located in Kitakyushu, Japan, is “hiring” babies and toddlers to boost its elderly residents’ morale in exchange for diapers and milk formula, a social experiment proven to produce excellent results.

Animals

Animals Spain

13. September 2022

Tiny Jellyfish Reveals Secrets to Immortality

A tiny jellyfish holds the secret to immortality, and geneticists affiliated with the University of Oviedo, Spain are studying the species to understand the aging process and therefore evaluate if it is possible to evade it.

Society

Society United Kingdom

13. May 2021

Our Grandparents Are Getting More and More Internet Savvy

In only seven years, the proportion of Britons who are 75 years old and up has almost doubled, joining the rest of the adult population online.

Society

Society France

14. February 2021

Europe’s Oldest Person Beats COVID-19 in Time to Celebrate Her 117th Birthday

A nun based in Toulon, France, the oldest person in Europe – and the second oldest in the world – has fully recovered from the coronavirus just in time to celebrate her 117th birthday.