Contents
Chapter 2: Trends and challenges
Figure 1: Expected percentage change in population by age group (2018 to 2035)
Figure 2: Projected UK population by age group (based on 2018 data)
Figure 4: Life expectancy for males and females in England by national deciles of area deprivation
Table 1: Leading causes of death in 2017 for males and females in England
Figure 7: Life expectancy at birth for males and females in EU countries, 2017
Figure 8: Estimated percentage of people in England with 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4+ conditions, 2014
Figure 10: Common conditions and the average number of additional conditions, 2014
Coordination of healthcare for older people
Chapter 3: The science of ageing
Biological processes underlying ageing
Deregulated nutrient sensing pathways
Potential treatments targeting ageing processes
Drugs targeting nutrient pathways
Challenges facing treatments targeting ageing processes
Targeting and administration of drugs
Prioritisation of biomedical research into the ageing process
Contribution of biomedical research to the Ageing Society Grand Challenge
Chapter 4: Lifestyle and environmental influences on healthy ageing
Lifestyle and behavioural factors
Environmental factors and local situations
Evidence base for lifestyle risk factors
Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption
Physical activity and inactivity
Cognitive function and psychological stress
Integrated messages and a life-course approach
Motivations for, and barriers to, behaviour change
Responsibility for public health in England
Chapter 5: Technology and services
Housing and the built environment
Data-driven services, robotics and artificial intelligence
Health monitoring and telemedicine
Wearable and implantable medical devices
Reducing social isolation and loneliness
Use of data for healthy ageing
Barriers to uptake of technology and services
Support for innovation and deployment
Funding for technologies and services
Feasibility of the Ageing Society Grand Challenge mission
Chapter 6: The Ageing Society Grand Challenge
Feasibility of achieving the Ageing Society Grand Challenge mission
Inequalities in healthy ageing
Monitoring progress towards the mission
Responsibility and strategy for Ageing Society Grand Challenge mission
Box 1: Initiatives associated with the Ageing Society Grand Challenge, as of 10 October 2020
Post-script: COVID-19 pandemic
Wider health impacts of the pandemic
Changes to health and care services
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/1/ageing-science-technology-and-healthy-living/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
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