by Eleanor Yap | Jan 29, 2024 | Health
NTU scientists found that communication among brain cells is disrupted with ageing and this can begin in middle age. A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU SIngapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding...
by Eleanor Yap | May 25, 2023 | Miscellaneous
SUSS nurtures innovations and collaborates with the World Health Organization. The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) launched the SUSS Geronpreneurship Innovation Festival at the World Ageing Festival held on the 24 to 25 May to discover and...
by Site Admin | Jan 31, 2023 | Health
The plan will focus on community initiatives to empower Singaporeans to take charge of their own ageing journeys. The Ministerial Committee on Ageing (MCA) has launched the refreshed Action Plan for Successful Ageing to address the evolving needs and...
by Site Admin | Aug 25, 2022 | Health
New consensus study report is a call to action and provides paths for all to thrive in 2050. The US National Academy of Medicine (NAM) held the Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity Report – Implementation in Asia Summit in Singapore. The Singapore Summit is the...
by Site Admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Health
Respondents in this age group want to live their later years with energy and zest. Singapore is one of the most rapidly ageing societies in the world today, with one of the world’s highest average life expectancy at 83.9 years. Not only are Singaporeans living...
by Site Admin | Jul 1, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Two design projects that address ageing societies received the Design of the Year Award. Two design projects that address ageing societies received the recent Design of the Year Award at this year’s President*s Design Award. They include Kampung Admiralty by...
by Site Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | Miscellaneous
A report shared that the G20 countries perform best in providing adaptive healthcare systems and worst in providing inclusive social structures and institutions. No G20 country in Asia-Pacific is fully prepared to support healthy, financially-secure,...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 5, 2020 | Miscellaneous
A stand-up comedy act about ageing and caregiving. What happens when a 68-year-old woman tries her hand at stand-up comedy for the first time after a decade as a caregiver to her mother? Her inhibitions are lowered, the truth is spoken, and all hell breaks...
by Eleanor Yap | May 3, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Book launched to share the wisdom from various disciplines on the matter of ageing. “Ageing in Asia: Contemporary Trends and Policy Issues” which was recently launched is a compilation of different authors in various disciplines including economists, architects...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 20, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The second ARISE event focused on frailty, loneliness and ageing. At the second ARISE (Ageing Research Institute for Society and Education) Industry & Community Engagement event, the focus was on frailty, loneliness and ageing. The first keynote address was...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 19, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The annual Credit Suisse Global Megatrends Conference highlighted the supertrend of the silver economy. “The Silver Economy – Investing for Population Ageing” was one of three “supertrends” that was discussed during a recent panel session at the annual Credit...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 22, 2018 | Miscellaneous
This was the theme of this year’s Positive Ageing Conference and speakers shared about positive ageing, lifelong learning and senior volunteerism. At this year’s Positive Ageing Conference 2018 with the theme “The Better Me”, about 500 people came to listen to three...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 17, 2017 | Miscellaneous
New interactive exhibition at Singapore Science Centre promotes a positive dialogue on ageing. Dialogue with Time, an exhibition exclusively on the topic of ageing, has arrived in Singapore at the Singapore Science Centre (SSC). The interactive exhibition, which is...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 29, 2017 | Miscellaneous
A hilarious musical that shines the spotlight on ageing and eldercare. Sing’theatre’s hilarious jukebox musical called ‘Forever Young’ is guaranteed to knock you off your chair! Originally written by Swiss playwright Erik Gedeon and adapted by...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 19, 2016 | Miscellaneous
From a smart diaper to brain health supplements, there were lots of solutions at Aging 2.0 Singapore, but it was a rehab wearable solutions company that won. BY: Eleanor Yap Innovation by start-ups was certainly abound at the Hangar by the NUS Enterprise, National...