Major study on ageing launched

Major study on ageing launched
[6 November 2006 - IrishHealth.com] Over 50% of female children born in Ireland today will live to the age of 100 or beyond. This figure was released at the launch of the country's most ambitious study of ageing ever undertaken. TILDA (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing) will be led by researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). It will provide a detailed picture of the lives of over 10,000 people as they age over at least a 10-year period. Research indicates that by 2030, one in four Irish people will be over 65 years of age, with the greatest increase being in those over the age of 80. Ageing on this scale is unprecedented in this country and will have significant consequences for Irish society. According to lead investigator, Prof Rose Anne Kenny of TCD, the experience of ageing in Ireland 'is not a particularly happy one'. More