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Academia 1 month ago

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Beyond ‘when will you marry?’: Indonesia’s new demographic challenge

As Indonesia approaches a demographic crossroads, the decision to delay marriage and parenthood is less a private preference and more a rational response to a society that has yet to build a support system for the modern family.

Science & Tech 9 months ago

Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?

But are these comments by the Russian and Chinese leaders, which were picked up during a Beijing summit on Wednesday, backed by scientific evidence?

FEATURES 1 year ago

Too old for what, exactly?

In a world obsessed with youth, what does it really mean to be "too old"?

Academia 2 years ago

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Time to modernize agriculture to avoid land without farmers

That small agricultural scale of cultivation affects food security, which is closely related to poverty and the prevalence of stunting and undernourishment among the members of agricultural households.

Academia 3 years ago

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The quality of life of Asian families in an aged society

Governments need to devise new welfare programs for the region's aging population, as Asia's traditional family unit has evolved to include a growing number of households without children.

Health 3 years ago

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Everyone’s sorrow: Families of dementia patients share their highs and lows

Families of dementia patients open up about the never-ending challenges of caregiving.

Health 4 years ago

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Want to live forever? Theoretically, you could, study says

The outer limit of the human lifespan has long been hotly debated, with recent studies making the case we could live up to 150 years, or arguing that there is no maximum theoretical age for humans.

Opinion 6 years ago

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When Brezhnev comes to America: Gerontocracy in action

Just as was the case in the Soviet Union, the age of American political leaders reflects the long-time deterioration of the US political system, as well as the paucity of new ideas.