As a response to the rapid ageing population process and the raise of the elderly proportion, Unites States’ Governments are establishing “Silver Alerts”. It is a program imagined to help locating missing older people with dementia or other mental debilities, especially with Alzheimer’s disease.
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According to an American study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Neurology, vitamin D deficiency may accelerate cognitive decline, especially elderly people. This study was led by a researchers team leaded from Rutgers University in New Jersey between 2002 and 2010.
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Agnes Fenton comes from New Jersey and recently celebrated her 110th birthday! The centenarian has surprised her relatives and doctor with her iron constitution. She justifies her lifespan and good shape with the special diet she has followed for 70 years. She drinks three beers and a glass of whisky every day.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) revolution is ongoing; daily objects are being connected to the Internet one way or another. In light of the worldwide demographic transition, the IoT and Silver economy are connected in many ways.
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According to a study published in the scientific journal Intelligence, the brain of an elderly person who masters new technologies ages slower. Researchers indeed support the hypothesis that the use of smartphones, tablets or PCs improves the cognitive abilities of aged users.
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