Naive extrapolations, overhyped claims and empty promises in ageing research and interventions need avoidance
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DOI: 10.1007/s10522-019-09851-0
Abstract: Most proclamations about another wonder breakthrough and another imminent miracle treatment of ageing are usually overhyped claims and empty promises. It is not that the experimental science behind those claims is totally wrong or fake.… read more here.
Keywords: research interventions; interventions need; overhyped claims; empty promises ... See more keywords
Implications of clonality for ageing research
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DOI: 10.1007/s10682-017-9923-2
Abstract: Senescence, an organismal performance decline with age, has historically been considered a universal phenomenon by evolutionary biologists and zoologist. Yet, increasing fertility and survival with age are nothing new to plant ecologists, among whom it… read more here.
Keywords: implications clonality; seed; senescence; ageing research ... See more keywords
Scoping review on medical and social domains of ageing research in Singapore (2008-2018).
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DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2021172
Abstract: INTRODUCTION To examine how ageing research in medical and social domains in Singapore has transformed over time, this scoping review examined the number, types and characteristics of journal publications on ageing in Singapore from 2008… read more here.
Keywords: medical social; research; scoping review; ageing research ... See more keywords
Recruiting older people from the Pakistani community in Community Ageing Research 75.
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DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.3.110
Abstract: Older people from a South Asian background, particularly Pakistanis, are under-represented in health research, possibly because their recruitment to studies is hampered by language barriers and cultural differences. This article describes the observations of two… read more here.
Keywords: older people; community ageing; research; south asian ... See more keywords