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Adults who look after ageing parents - carents

Are they carers or carents? We explain why we developed the label carent to identify and distinguish adults who look after ageing parents Recognition...

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Ageing society: more centenarians expected

Our ageing society is thoroughly explored in this fascinating  video lecture. Professor Sarah Harper CBE explains how patterns of ageing differ a...

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