Twenty-five years ago, on July 26th of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was voted in order to fight discrimination against disabled people in the USA. The law was created by President George H.W. Bush to promote equal opportunities for disabled individuals for access to businesses, employment, transportation, state and local government programs and […]
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On July 21st, 2015, President Barack Obama welcomed a telepresence robot into the White House for the first time. Robotics tend to become an integral part of our daily life. In the near future, several applications will be developed for our comfort, especially on the Silver Economy area.
Robotics: President Obama welcomes a telepresence robot to the White House Read More »
In a recent study that was published in the Nature Medicine journal, American researchers from the University of California in San Francisco have identified the responsability of a protein in the cognitive decline process: as it accumulates in blood with ageing, the protein harms the cognitive functions in the hippocampus, which is a region of
Study reveals a protein’s influence on memory and cognitive abilitites on adults Read More »
Our baby-boomers are full of energy despite popular belief. Here are a few examples of super seniors who marked our news and who show that ageing does not mean the end of your life.
Age is not an obstacle to break records and make dreams come true Read More »
The ageing process affects Latin America as it affects the entire world, and Puerto Rico is one of the countries with a particularly impressive increasing ageing level. According to the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, the median age of the country is 39. This phenomenon is accentuated by lack of jobs on the island, which
In 40% of municipalities of Puerto Rico, the elderly outnumbers the children. Read More »
