Highlights the approaches, scope and impacts of a selection of longitudinal studies of ageing published in Age and Ageing within the past 10 years.
The Amulree Essay Prize is awarded to medical students for an essay on a subject pertinent to ageing or old age written from a medical, biological or sociological point of view.
Despite the rapid gain in life expectancy in the last century, it is not clear if the added years consist of healthy years or years lived in poor health and disability.