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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.

Health

Health Israel

27. January 2021

Artificial Cornea Helps Blind Man See Again!

A legally blind elderly man recovered his sight after being the first patient to receive a brand new corneal implant developed by an Israeli company. The transplant requires no donor tissue, and a minimum of cutting and stitches.

Society

Society USA

17. January 2021

Seniors Fight Isolation By Moving Back Home (or to Tiny Houses!)

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, businesses across the United States have been adapting to the increasing home care needs to help seniors fight the loneliness and isolation we've been seeing so much of in the past year.

Society

Society France

14. December 2020

Learn French on Video Chat – Your Teacher is an Elderly in France

Through an initiative, French learners can practice their newly acquired language skills by video chatting with elderly citizens living in France who, in return, break away from isolation.

Technology

Technology USA

12. June 2020

Scientists Develop No-Slip Shoe Soles So Elders Don’t Fall Easily

Kirigami, a Japanese art that creates 3D shapes out of cutting paper, has inspired engineers to develop a shoe sole through a “kirigami-based system” that helps reduce the chances of slipping.