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Italy

'Old age' to begin at 75 for Italians

Thanks to the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SIGG) in Rome, citizens in Italy will now only be considered 'elderly’ after the age of 75.

Spain

This 88-year-old grandmother makes masterpieces with Microsoft Paint

Spanish artists Concha García Zaera, an 88-year-old grandmother from Valencia has become an Instagram sensation.

United Kingdom

Women may have to quit work to care for ageing relatives after Brexit

Women in England may have to give up work to look after their elderly relatives unless care workers from the European Union are given priority after Brexit, ministers have warned.

Italy

Elderly group occupy leisure centre in Rome to protest its closure

The group of retired Italians occupied a leisure centre in northern Rome after the municipality declared it unfit for use.

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China

China policeman gives elderly man a piggy back

Footage shows an elderly pensioner shuffling across a busy intersection in southwest China, before the lights turn green leaving him stranded in the middle of traffic.

Greece

Meet the Ikarians: the Greeks who outlive other Europeans

Ikarians follow a few rules to outlive other Europeans, which includes taking daily naps and eating a diet full of olive oil, honey, and wine.

United Kingdom

Historic tax levels needed to fund UK health system

UK households could pay up to £2,000 more per household per year in tax

United Kingdom

Elderly couple finds car five days after forgetting where they parked

The elderly couple even offered a reward to whoever could find their car.

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Elderly students return to classrooms as Thailand seeks to embrace ageing population

Earlier this month, Choochart Supkerd, 63, graduated from a school for the elderly that started last year in Ayutthaya Province, north of Bangkok. It was for him one of the most important and memorable days of his life.

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Me and Mario: robots that care

Futuris travels to Ireland to see how a new robot could transform elderly care.

United Kingdom

Britain appoints ‘minister for loneliness’ to tackle social isolation

The government created the new post after research showed as many as one in 10 people felt lonely “always or often” — and that hundreds of thousands of elderly people hadn’t spoken to a friend or relative in the past month.

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A global reference tool to fight Alzheimer's

Scientists developed a global reference tool for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

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Takeaway: Alzheimer early detection

Over 40 million people in the world are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s No cure exists today However researchers are making rapid progress focussing on a small protein in the brain called Abeta…

Cyprus

97-year-old graduates in Cyprus

Constandinos Georgiades went back to school at 80, before taking his degree at the University of Cyprus

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Meet the robot designed to look after our elderly relatives

You're old, you live alone, maybe you lose your glasses a lot. So what do you need? Meet Zacharias the protoype robot.

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Takeaway: The robot clinician

You’re old, you live alone, maybe you lose your glasses a lot or you forget to take your medicine on time.

Sport

101-year-old Indian woman wins 100 metre 'sprint'

At the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, 101-year-old Man Kaur won the 100 metre race in the 100-years-plus category.

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How robots can enhance the lives of Europe's elderly citizens

How robots can improve the quality of life of elderly people living alone at their homes

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Takeaway: robots and the elderly

Isabel Neto has found a new friend.

World News

Life & Death: what the stats say about you

Advances in medicine and better awareness about lifestyle choices mean Europeans are living longer than ever.