Age concern

摘要

The old 'three score years and 10' rule of thumb for a decent lifespan may need to be revised. The wizards of demographics tell us that more of us are going to get older — much older — before our time is up. But if, as all Informed predictions suggest, significantly more people survive into their 80s and 90s they are unlikely to do so in perfect health. Care of an ageing population is one of the most pressing problems facing advanced economies, and new medical and care technologies will need to go a long way to finding an answer. Norgren, the UK motion and fluid control group, has seen the writing on the wall. For the past few years the company has mounted a concerted push to develop the medical technologies that many of us will be relying on two or three decades down the line.