Home > All articles l All World Wide Informations on the 50 plus market AUTOMOTIVE : Age simulator used by Nissan The automotive manufacturer Nissan is using an age simulator suit to design its vehicules.   EMPLOYMENT : UK Employment Reaches Yet Another Record High Despite the worsening economic news, the UK employment figures continue to defy gravity and have reached yet another record high.   STUDY : With age comes happiness, University of Chicago study shows Americans grow happier as they grow older, according to a University of Chicago study   REPORT : Obesity and Public Health Policy: Lessons from Tobacco Control Obesity is a significant global public health problem with no known long term effective strategies to address it.   > : Taking Candy From a Baby (Boomer) The ageing of our populations presents many challenges for the future but equally, at the same time...   > : Mon Ami™ - A Different Kind of Caregiving Mon Ami™ is a 21st century innovation that reinforces active aging, enhances quality of life...   REPORT : Ageing in Albania by Mira Pirdeni It was the global movement on ageing in 1999, when the United Nations proclaimed the year...   REPORT : Americans Much More Worried About Retirement, Health Costs a Big Concern The 18th wave of the Retirement Confidence Survey® (RCS) finds that Americans’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement has dropped to its lowest level in seven years, reflecting worries about health costs, the economy, and home values.   TECHNOLOGY : New Robots Can Provide Elder Care For Aging Baby Boomers Engineers have created a robotic assistant that can recognize medical emergencies and call 911, remind clients to take their medication, help with grocery shopping and cleaning and allow retirees to communicate with loved ones.   ECONOMY : Baby Boomers respond positively to market conditions (Australia) Three quarters (77 per cent) of Boomers to make changes to better save for retirement.   WORK : Ideal work week for older workers Canadians who are 55 years of age and older would prefer to work Tuesday through Thursday and work mainly in the morning from nine to noon.   REPORT : How Well Do You Know Boomers? The report, “How Well Do You Know Boomers? Counting Down the Top 10 Boomer Myths   MEDIA : Boomer Dating TV™ Launches Live Beta Boomer Dating TV announced the “live beta” launch of Arizona Boomer Dating TV and Florida Boomer Dating TV online dating sites   REPORT : Health Care Work Force Too Small, Unprepared For Aging Baby Boomers Baby boomers will face a health care work force that is too small and woefully unprepared...   TECHNOLOGY : Is technology a key to aging in place? Older adults have positive attitudes toward using technology so they can function independently at home...   MEDIAS : Older Americans spend time with the television On an average day, most Americans ages 65 and older spent at least half of their leisure time watching television.   WORK : Employment at Older Ages and the Changing Nature of Work Work and retirement decisions depend partly on job attributes. Positions that require physically strenuous work...   REPORT : When Words Get Old: Ageist Language Undercuts Workers and Companies The wrong language ­ denigrating older workers, even if only subtly ­ can have an outsized negative impact on employee productivity and corporate profits   COMPETITION : AARP International Innovative Employer Awards The AARP International Innovative Employer Award is intended to recognize employers who...   ASSOCIATION : AARP.org Redesigned As The New Online Destination For Boomers AARP, the world’s largest membership organization for the 50+ community announced the relaunch of its Web site, AARP.org.   > Next