life expectancy still lower in poorer countries There will be one in six people over 65 by 2050, up from the current figure of one in 11. Some regions will see the share of older people double in ...

The challenge of feeding 10 billion people by 2050 is formidable, but the University of Pretoria is providing a platform for research, innovations and partnerships that will make this possible.

Disease epidemics transmitted from animals to humans could kill at least 12 times more people in 2050 than they did in 2020, according to a recently published study. These zoonotic diseases are ...

“The rise in obesity and overweight rates in the U.S., with [the institute] forecasting over 260 million people affected by 2050, signals a public health crisis of unimaginable scale.

Long-sightedness (hyperopia) is the opposite of this and allows people to see objects clearly ... will be suffering from ...

Analysis of data from 188 countries suggests there are more than 200 million people with moderate to severe vision impairment. That figure is expected to rise to more than 550 million by 2050.