Stephen Johnston's blog
They say that if exercise was a pill, it’d be worth trillions of dollars. Its benefits on physical (and mental) health are remarkable. If there’s an equivalent killer app for loneliness, it may well be communal cooking lessons. In reality, the multi-faceted benefits stemming from Diaspo, a fast-moving UK startup that offers intergenerational virtual cooking […]
There is an increasing awareness of the need for innovation to address the needs of our ageing population, and now is the time for action. The transformational demographics we are living in – Britons today can expect at least an extra thirty years of healthy life compared to their great grandparents – requires a fundamental […]
Cambridgeshire is in many ways a natural hub for innovation in ageing – it’s got a diverse population with a significant number of older inhabitants in rural areas, strong startup talent and biotech expertise centered around the University, sizable corporate interests, a healthy new town and some pretty unhealthy healthcare economics of its own, that are probably […]
While nobody doubts the need for doing things differently in preparing for our ageing societies, there’s less agreement on what needs to be done and how to do it. That daunting challenge is the one taken on by the new UK’s £98m Healthy Ageing Grand Challenge and the coming months will be the opportunity to show […]
I’ve just moved back to London after ten years in the US so this is perhaps a rather self-serving post (and one that also marks a shift to UK vs US spelling). I am excited to be back, not just for the obvious reasons (freezing sleet, warm beer, and erratic plumbing (obviously you should have separate hot […]