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Japan’s oldest village tries to attract new, younger residents
Nearly one-third of Japan’s population is over 65, making it the oldest country in the world. Small rural towns nationwide are seeing these demographic changes most acutely as younger residents leave for larger cities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the village of Nanmoku, where officials are using the allure of cheap property to bring a newer, younger generation of residents to town.
Some Portuguese immigrants feel isolated as they grow old in their adopted home
Margarida Xavier came to Massachusetts in the 1960s, when the Portuguese community in New Bedford was a booming microcosm of life back home. As younger generations integrate, life for the most elderly immigrants, who still maintain the culture and language of their home, are feeling isolated.
Researchers may have found the fountain of youth — for mice
When researchers gave old mice the blood of young mice, it seemed to kickstart their brains, boosting their ability to learn and remember, and strengthening their muscles. Would a similar thing ever work in humans? It’s too soon to say, really, but scientists are working on it.When researchers gave old mice the blood of young mice, it seemed to kickstart their brains, boosting their ability to learn and remember, and strengthening their muscles. Would a similar thing ever work in humans? It’s too soon to say, really, but scientists are working on it.