Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will double from about 11 percent to 22 percent. Source Occupational Health and Safety One of the biggest social transformations is population aging. Soon, the world will have more older people than children and more people of very old age than ever [...]

Source NY Times Higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E are associated with better mental functioning in the elderly, a new study has found. Researchers measured blood levels of these nutrients in 104 men and women, whose average age was 87. The scientists also performed brain [...]