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Our New Resource
Strengthening
Older People's Rights: Towards a UN Convention
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across the globe in a discussion of the need for a UN Convention on
the Rights of Older Persons.
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Turkey: Experts Warn as High Temperatures Cause Heatwave in Istanbul, Turkey (August 6, 2010)
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Experts have warned children, old people and those with health problems about the risks of the heatwave. The warmest day in early August saw temperatures rising to 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit, prompting warnings by health officials. They also advised older persons not to fast during Ramadan should the hot weather continue.
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Pakistan: Pakistan Floods Spreading Fast and Affecting Millions (August 11, 2010)
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Floods in Pakistan could affect up to one million older persons. Relief organizations are distributing aid to vulnerable old people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. More than 1,600 persons have died in the monsoon floods. Despite mass evacuations, many fear the death toll will rise as the floods reach the southern province of Sindh and as the risk of water-borne disease outbreaks increases.
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Russia: Elder Professors Face Employment Problems (August 14, 2010)
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If not addressed in a timely way, the approaching demographic changes could cost university professors their employment. Experts expect decreasing numbers of students, brought on by lower birth rates, to enter Russian universities in coming years, eliminating thousands of teaching positions. Older educators are particularly vulnerable to lay-offs.
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Report: World: Effects of Memory Training on Cortical Thickness in the Elderly (May 2010) |
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Report:
US: Elder Abuse (May 2010)
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Scientists studied the short-term effects of an intensive memory training program on cognition and brain structure in middle-aged and older volunteers who were in good health. The results showed that memory training improved source memory performance. Memory trainers also demonstrated regional increases in cortical thickness among those who had memory training, compared with those who had none. This research study included short-term assessments. However, follow-up studies are needed to assess whether such training indeed alters the long-term structural path of memory retention.
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The author of this study focuses on persons in their 60’s or older who have experienced criminal victimization. The authors review the results of the 2005 and 2006 Texas Crime Victimization Surveys, administered by the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University. Both surveys included questions related to property and violent crimes. These surveys also asked respondents about their lifestyles and feelings of personal safety, as well as crime victims’ perceptions of how the police responded to their reported victimization.
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US:
Antidepressant Use Can Help Treat Major Depression During
Perimenopause and Menopause, VCU Study Shows (August 16, 2010)
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Statisticians show that depression in the United States is approximately twice as common among women as in men. However, not everyone knows that women may respond to antidepressants differently from men; they may also respond to medication differently at different times in their lives. A new study by Virginia Commonwealth University reviews the effectiveness of an antidepressant specifically for peri- and postmenopausal women with depression.
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Sweden: Stress in Middle Age Could Contribute to
Late-Life Dementia (August 15, 2010)
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Research from the University of Gothenburg established the relationship between stress in middle age and development of dementia in elder years. Previously, other studies confirmed similar findings for stroke, heart attack and hypertension. The new research leads to better understanding of both the consequences of stress and the causes of dementia.
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