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01-12-2018 | Editorial
Immune-inflammatory responses in the elderly: an update
Authors:
Giulia Accardi, Calogero Caruso
Published in:
Immunity & Ageing
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Issue 1/2018
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Excerpt
In Western countries the number of persons 65 years or older is most rapidly increasing. The percentage of people over 60 in the world has risen from 9.2% in 1990 to 11.7% in 2013 and, according to several estimates, it will reach 21% by 2050. It is expected to exceed the number of children for the first time in 2047. In addition, the number of persons above 80 years is projected to increase even more dramatically from a worldwide total of 125 million in 2015 to 434 million in 2050. Therefore, the problem of the elderly health is now a priority in medicine [
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