Healthy ageing has been found to be accompanied by changes in slow wave activity (SWA) and cognitive function. Furthermore, these changes have been seen predominantly in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) compared to other regions of the cortex. Current theories of cognitive ageing pro…
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This thesis sits at the nexus of three important contemporary issues: health, migration and ageing. A growing literature problematises the UK's current restrictive approach to immigration, whilst concurrent health research increasingly recognises that exile environments determin…
Balance is critical for health and well-being, but the ageing process is a key risk factor for poor balance which may lead to falls, disability, and death in older adults. The benefits of physical activity (PA) are recognised in policy and guidelines for fall prevention, where m…
It was 12:51pm on Tuesday the 22nd of February when a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand’s South Island. This earthquake devastatingly took the lives of 185 people and caused widespread damage across Christchurch and the Canterbury region. Since…
There are competing models through which a dementia diagnosis can be understood, but what dominates the assessment process for dementia diagnosis is the medical model, which neglects the social, cultural, and political aspects of the diagnosis. In a Western society where value i…
The World Health Organization (WHO) 'age-friendly city' framework has been adopted by an increasing number of cities around the world as a key strategy to respond to the needs of their ageing population. Starting with 33 cities in 2006, the membership of the Global Network of Ag…
Dementia incidence is rising as our population is ageing. There is growing evidence for the protective effect of physical activity against cognitive decline. However, there are inconsistent results across studies despite the large number of high quality trials. The role of psych…
The current thesis explored participants' stereotypes and auto-stereotypes of old age within the UK, and the consequences of auto-stereotype activation on older adults' memory performance and well-being. Study 1 employed a questionnaire design to explore young (aged 17-25 years)…
This thesis presents novel investigations of three common ageing phenotypes in human population studies, using microarray technology to assess ‘transcriptome-wide’ expression in whole blood to identify mechanisms and biomarkers. Muscle strength is related to frailty and is predi…
This thesis investigates the effect of normal ageing on the strategies adopted during episodic memory retrieval, using a combination of neuropsychological profiling and neuroimaging data measured during performance on a source memory exclusion task. The exclusion task is a type …
Ageing poses one of the largest risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The increased propensity towards vascular pathology with advancing age maybe explained, in part, by a reduction in the ability of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to …
In recent years much has been made of active and productive ageing policies, with the attempt to promote a more positive image of ageing. Despite this, negative representations of ageing and conceptualisations of older people as a ‘burden’ persist. This thesis presents an argume…
The nuclear hormone receptor (NHR) liver X receptor β (LXRβ) has been highlighted as a possible candidate for involvement in ageing by several recent findings. LXRβ is the closest human homologue to the longevity-associated gene daf-12 in the nematode worm and LXRβ haplotypes ha…
The following thesis investigates contemporary issues within the applied physiology of soccer refereeing. 1) Training performance. The impact of a high intensity training regime was examined in a group of elite-level soccer referees. Following a 16-month training period the refe…
Hair plays an important role in human social and sexual communication. The androgen-stimulated, patterned loss of hair in cases of androgenetic alopecia (or common baldness) in genetically pre-disposed individuals, is associated with ageing and can cause marked phychological dis…
This thesis introduces the innovative idea of the use of computer games and interactive entertainment by second-and third-age adults, specifically in the area of game content and interaction. This form of entertainment and technologies has become varied recently, with increased …
This study explores claims made by Filipino migrant caregivers in a northern Israeli city to assert their perceived right to increased forms of social integration, including access to permanent residency and citizenship. Caregivers formulate their claims through their belief tha…
The social and economic experiences of older people in Scotland over the past two centuries provides a particularised lens through which larger themes of change and adaptation may be analysed. Older age cohorts are examined as specific identity groups within the context of a soc…
The goal of this study was to compare aspects of Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris) (Mitchell 1814) and American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) (Wilson 1811) life history while also providing supplemental information on their age and spawning composition, recreational catch and effort, an…