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As the end of 2021 approaches, Nature Aging’s editorial team reflects on our experience in the last two years of conferencing and introduces a calendar for conferences on aging and age-related diseases for 2022.
The Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), the largest national health and retirement study in the world, released its wave 1 microdata earlier this year. The principal investigators of LASI introduce the study and explain how it can advance aging research in India and beyond in response to the impending challenges of rapid population aging.
The knowledge generated through aging research has huge potential for improving individual lives and society. Embedding the principles of participant involvement and appropriate representation of the diversity of the aging population into this research can help to ensure that its intended benefits are fully realised.
In support of the Decade of Healthy Aging, the World Health Organization has launched a publicly available, multi-lingual knowledge exchange platform that will enable people to find, share and produce knowledge on healthy aging. The WHO Director-General introduces the platform and explains how it can be used to make the world a better place to grow older.
Indigenous Australians, one of the oldest living civilizations in the world, are growing older despite centuries of health and social inequity. Further improvements in longevity and aging will require a life-course approach and community-led initiatives.
The recent approval of a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease despite weak evidence of efficacy sent shockwaves throughout the scientific community. The approval leaves many open questions in its trail that must now be addressed.
Vaccine hesitancy has created a gap in COVID-19 vaccination status between residents and staff in long-term care settings. Closing that gap is essential to protect our most vulnerable populations and fulfill the duty of care they deserve.
The editors speak to Louise Aronson, geriatrician and Pulitzer Prize finalist, about how old age is perceived and defined, and the influence of social determinants on health. Aronson reflects on her experiences caring and advocating for older adults, and outlines some of the challenges to be addressed during the UN Decade of Healthy Aging.
The pandemic has highlighted the need for stronger intergenerational connections. Restarting intergenerational programs and expanding newer initiatives to connect people of different ages must be prioritized in debates about how society should progress post-pandemic.
There is a major and rapidly growing deficiency in the US eldercare workforce at all levels, especially among physicians. Efforts to increase recruitment and retention into geriatrics have failed, especially among critically important educators and researchers. Possible strategies to assure adequate care for older persons are discussed.
The latest spat over the potential approval of aducanumab, an amyloid-β-targeting drug for Alzheimer’s disease, highlights continuing controversy over the amyloid-β hypothesis.
Ahead of the release of the global report on ageism, the World Health Organization calls for everyone to take action to change the way we think, feel and act towards age and aging.
To be anti-ageist is to be self-educating, calling out discrimination wherever we see it and being uncompromising in our demand for full dignity and citizenship for everyone at every stage of life, argues Dr Alexandre Kalache, president of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil.
When older workers are discriminated against, everyone is affected. Age discrimination negatively impacts not only individual workers but also their families and the broader economy, argues Joo Yeoun Suh.
The consequences of ageism have never been more apparent than in the context of a global pandemic. In this special issue on ageism, Nature Aging demonstrates its commitment to supporting efforts to combat ageism in all its forms.
COVID-19 has highlighted pervasive ageism and the interconnectedness of individuals and societies. This Comment discusses how creating an anti-ageist healthcare system will improve health outcomes for our current and future selves.
