Public health and ageing
By 2030, 1 in 5 people in England will be over 65. Over 40% of this age group have a limiting long-term health condition, such as diabetes, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer, arthritis or dementia. Many of these conditions are linked to lifestyle and modifiable behaviours. Declines in mortality have not been matched by declines in morbidity. Marked inequalities remain between the least deprived and the most deprived areas.
The public health agenda aims to improve the health of our population, to enable more years spent in good health. This will help to reduce health inequalities across different social groups and reduce the growing financial pressure on our health and social care services.
Ageing, work and health
How an ageing workforce impacts on work and health.
Ambition for ageing
We're helping to combat social isolation in Greater Manchester with this £10 million programme of research.
Cloudy with a chance of pain
To understand which weather conditions affect pain most, we conducted a 15-month study.
fRaill: Frailty, Resilience And Inequality in Later Life
Our research is examining the causal processes relating to frailty and wellbeing at older ages.
From the lab to the dancefloor
Investigating therapeutic benefits of dance for Parkinson's.
Health and wellbeing in later life: measurement predictions and interventions
Understanding how people’s health and wellbeing changes as they age.
Identifying a New Drug Target for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
This is a PhD project funded by the Alzheimer’s Society to develop new small molecule inhibitors of inflammation that could be used to treat dementia.
Older People’s Understandings of Sexuality (OPUS) Research Initiative
We're seeking to understand older people as sexual and intimate citizens.
