Are we any close to a cure for Parkinson’s?
There is an article in Wired about 23AndMe’s quest for Parkinson’s. 23AndMe, as you know is a company that is decoding the human genome in search for patterns to help us understand diseases.
Parkinson’s is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that
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Wheelchairs and air travel
I recently took my mother-in-law to Mumbai for a family wedding. While she can walk a bit, she finds standing for extended periods and walking long distances very painful, so I ordered wheelchair support for her at the time of …
Towards a strength-based approach to elderly care
A strength-based approach rather than a deficit-based approach towards ageing could well have an empowered senior citizen stepping into a journey of a “well-being” experience.
Strength is a capacity – a talent, ability, skills or multiple intelligences; whereas the deficits …
Understanding generic medicine
A gentleman I met recently thought that generic drugs were the same as spurious drugs. I was shocked and explained what generic drugs meant. Thought I should put down the explanation here for the benefit of others who may be …
‘Jashn’ – India’s largest senior citizen sports, cultural festival
India’s Largest Senior Citizen Sports and Cultural festival – JASHN 2016, will kick off on Saturday 15th – October in Lavasa with an underline theme of “High on Life”.
The two day event will witness participation of seniors from Ashiana’s …
Elders week: Chennai Metro falls flat on Accessibility
The first week of October is marked as Elders week and a lot of programs are conducted around the country to highlight the fact that there is an elderly segment of population still living in India.
Pensioners Associations, senior citizens …
Elders week – Accessibility still out of reach
India’s first accessibility audit failed to find a single public building or place that was completely accessible to people with disability!
That the first accessibility audit has been conducted decades after Independence is in itself a telling fact. However, even …
Employment Opportunities for seniors
A new company and website had come up focusing on job opportunities for the retired. Aptly named NotRetired.in, it aims to connect persons retired from formal employment with prospective employers to address the problem of finding a job/ activity.…
