Announcements
2 October 2025
International Day of Older Persons—“Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, and Our Rights”, 1 October 2025
October 1 marks the International Day of Older Persons. With global life expectancy at birth now exceeding 75 years in half the world’s countries - 25 years longer than in 1950 - population ageing is accelerating, especially in developing nations. By 2030, older persons are expected to outnumber youth, driving greater demand for healthcare, social support, and dementia care. This year’s theme, “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, and Our Rights,” emphasizes placing older persons at the center of dialogue and policy.
To support awareness and research on these pressing issues, MDPI journals in the field of Medicine and Pharmacology, Public Health and Healthcare, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities provide platforms for scientific collaboration and knowledge sharing, helping to advance solutions and build resilience.
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Invited Speakers:
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| Dr. David J. Ramsey, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center/UMass Chan Medical School, USA |
Dr. Lydia Giménez-Llort, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain |
Prof. Dr. Mario António Cardoso Marques, University of Beira Interior, Portugal |
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| Prof. Dr. Patricia Schofield, University of Plymouth, UK |
Dr. Aprill Dawson, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA |
Prof. Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil |
Free to register for our webinar here!
“Robots for Elderly Care: Review, Multi-Criteria Optimization Model and Qualitative Case Study”
by Bartosz Sawik, Sławomir Tobis, Ewa Baum, Aleksandra Suwalska, Sylwia Kropińska, Katarzyna Stachnik, Elena Pérez-Bernabeu, Marta Cildoz, Alba Agustin and Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis
Healthcare 2023, 11(9), 1286; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11091286
“Hope Mediates Stress to Reduce Burden in Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease”
By Jocelyn Shealy McGee, Edward C. Polson, Dennis R. Myers, Angela McClellan, Rebecca Meraz, Weiming Ke and Holly Carlson Zhao
Geriatrics 2024, 9(2), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics9020038
“Phase II Trial of Romidepsin as Consolidation Therapy after Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, and Cisplatin in Elderly Transplant-Ineligible Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Peripheral T- Cell Lymphoma”
By Satoshi Yamasaki, Hiroatsu Iida, Akio Saito, Morio Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Kuroda, Tohru Izumi, Akiko M. Saito, Hiroaki Miyoshi, Koichi Ohshima, Hirokazu Nagai and Hiromi Iwasaki
Hematol. Rep. 2024, 16(2), 336-346; https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep16020034
“COVID-19 and Its Influence on Prevalence of Dementia and Agitation in Australian Residential Aged Care: A Comparative Study”
By Yunshu Zhu, Ping Yu, Wanqing Li, Ting Song, Zhenyu Zhang, Mengyang Yin, Hui Chen (Rita) Chang, Lixin (Lee) Song and Chao Deng
Psychiatry Int. 2024, 5(4), 642-659; https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint5040046
“Nutritional Support in the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Healthy Aging: A Systematic Review of Nursing Interventions in Community Care”
by Giovanni Cangelosi, Francesco Sacchini, Federico Biondini, Stefano Mancin, Sara Morales Palomares, Gaetano Ferrara, Gabriele Caggianelli, Marco Sguanci and Fabio Petrelli
Geriatrics 2025, 10(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics10010017
“Modifiable Lifestyle Risk Factors and Strategies for Slowing the Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration”
By Khushi Saigal, Joshua E. Salama, Alfredo A. Pardo, Sebastian E. Lopez and Ninel Z. Gregori
Vision 2025, 9(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/vision9010016
“Palliative Care in the Community and the Relevance of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement to Quality of Life and Survival”
By Júlia Magalhães, Hugo Ribeiro, Inês Rodrigues, Elisabete Costa, João Rocha Neves, José Paulo Andrade, António Bernardes and Marília Dourado
J. Dement. Alzheimer's Dis. 2025, 2(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdad2010005
“Ιnnovative Health Promotion Strategies: A 6-Month Longitudinal Study on Computerized Cognitive Training for Older Adults with Minor Neurocognitive Disorders”
By Anna Tsiakiri, Spyridon Plakias, Pinelopi Vlotinou, Paraskevi Athanasouli, Aikaterini Terzoudi, Sotiria Kyriazidou, Aspasia Serdari, Georgia Karakitsiou, Kalliopi Megari, Nikolaos Aggelousis, Konstantinos Vadikolias and Foteini Christidi
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(3), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15030034
“Exploring Interindividual Variability in Resilience to Stress: Social Support, Coping Styles, and Diurnal Cortisol in Older Adults”
By Marie-Josée Richer, Sébastien Grenier and Pierrich Plusquellec
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(5), 631; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15050631
“Effective Social Support to Enable Older Adults Living Alone in Japan to Continue Living at Home”
by Miwako Naoe and Yasuhiro Kawahara
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22(7), 1084; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071084
“Impact of Aging on Periodontitis Progression: A Murine Model Study of Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Alveolar Bone Loss”
By Mitsutaka Nishimura, Motohiro Komaki, Shuntaro Sugihara and Toshiro Kodama
Oral 2025, 5(3), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/oral5030051
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“Health Information Behaviors and Health Literacy in Older Adults” |
“Healthy Ageing and Lifestyle Medicine: Current Knowledge and Future Direction (2nd Edition)” |
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“Risk Factors, Intervention and Prevention of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease” |
“Improving Oral Health for Older Adults” |
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