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  1. Coronavirus variant: 30% increased mortality?

    also easier to catch than previous variants. Overall, this makes for a more worrying picture. The key things we need to do to avoid infection remain the same, though: minimise close contact with others

  2. New UK survey reveals our beliefs about staying sharp in later life

    managing our heart health or lowering our risk of certain cancers. What did the results say? Among key findings were that people expected memory to be the skill that would decline earliest, while wisdom

  3. Age UK’s Cost of Living Response Fund

    programme awarded £5 million to 126 local Age UKs who delivered a range of interventions across 5 key areas: information and advice, home support, meal provision, social support and/or physical activity

  4. Embracing at-home exercise

    continues Lavina. “I also try to explain a lot of the science about why building muscle is so key to our longevity and maintaining our independence. “They’re feeling the benefit – ... easy. It’s really never too late to start. Removing barriers Above all, Lavina says that the key to getting people of all ages moving more is making it accessible. One method she has is reframing

  5. Predicting the progress of the coronavirus epidemic

    is missing. As different scientists have different hypotheses, the answers they come up with to the key questions are also different. Dramatic headlines As this new area of science is of great public importance

  6. A new milestone for improving dementia care in hospitals

    simple logic that  John’s Campaign  was founded in 2014 by Nicci Gerrard and Julia Jones. The key focus behind the Campaign is an open visiting culture; to support carer access to the hospital outside

  7. Think Digital

    older people to make the most of the digital world. We live in an increasingly online world, with many key services moving to become ‘digital first’. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the

  8. Index of Wellbeing in Later Life

    data sources and state-of-the-art statistical techniques. Read our summary It explains what we did, key findings and provides a picture of older people's wellbeing across the whole population. On this page

  9. Digital Champion Programme 2022-2026

    be delivered across 2 cohorts, each lasting 18 months. The Digital Champion Programme combines four key services to address the common barriers to digital inclusion. Each Age UK/Cymru who is part of this

  10. Do what you can

    everyday exercises you recommend for older people wanting to maximise strength? “One of the key things for balance and strength is having strong legs. It’s therefore important to strengthen ... them down. Doing that 8-10 times with each leg will help strengthen the muscles around the knees. The key thing is to do them slowly. “Another thing to do, while still sitting in the chair, is to reach

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