News
News
2023
01/16/2023
Announcement
Gateway Long-Term Care Seminar Series (CAPRA in partnership with the Gateway to Global Aging Data)
01/12/2023
Announcement
Season 2, episode 6 of Minding Memory is now available
01/12/2023
Finding
Life Expectancy Is Increasingly Tied to a State’s Policy Leanings (PRB)
2022
12/15/2022
Announcement
2023-2024 Pilot Proposals USC/UCLA CBPH
12/02/2022
CeASES ADRD Pilot Call
11/28/2022
Announcement
Season 2, episode 4 of Minding Memory is now available
11/21/2022
Finding
Inaugural CAPRA Data Brief: Differences in Self-Reported Cognitive Limitations by Race and Ethnicity
11/15/2022
Courtney Polenick (MiCDA) discussed the results of a new poll finding a majority of older adults are caregivers for other seniors
11/03/2022
Announcement
Season 2, episode 2 of Minding Memory is now available
10/28/2022
Aging Centers’ Affiliates at GSA 2022
10/21/2022
Announcement
Hopkins’ Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease & Services (HEADS) Center: Call for 2023-24 Pilot Project Proposals
10/20/2022
Finding
Vulnerable Older Americans Aren’t Getting Adequate Care—Even With Paid Caregivers or Grown Children (PRB)
10/19/2022
Announcement
Season 2 of CAPRA’s Minding Memory podcast is here!
10/14/2022
Honor/Award
Arline Geronimus to receive 2021 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship
10/12/2022
Announcement
Call for Abstracts – 2023 LMIC Mortality & Healthy Aging Workshop
10/06/2022
Announcement
HEADS Center Call for Applications- 2023 Summer Workshop on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Disparities
10/06/2022
Announcement
Call for Pilot Project Proposals in AD/ADRD Research (CAPRA)
09/08/2022
Publication
CAPRA Quarterly, Summer 2022
08/23/2022
Finding
Hispanic, Black, and Asian Californians Saw Disproportionately Large Drops in Life Expectancy During COVID Pandemic (PRB)
07/26/2022
Finding
Rising Obesity in an Aging America (PRB)
07/20/2022
Media Appearance
Eileen Crimmins (CBPH) discussed the risk factors for developing long COVID in the U.S. News & World Report
07/19/2022
Honor/Award
Karen Fingerman (CAPS-UT Austin) awarded the 2022 Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award
07/13/2022
New article by Karl Pillemer (CAPS-Cornell) & coauthors examines measurement of financial abuse
07/08/2022
Announcement
Deadline extended: Apply to participate in the Inaugural Collaborative for Innovation in Data & Measurement in Aging (CIDMA) Institute
07/08/2022
Announcement
Now accepting applications for University of Chicago Demography and Economics of Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship Position beginning Summer/Fall 2022 or early 2023
07/05/2022
Josh Ehrlich (MiCDA) & his research was cited in the New York Times
06/27/2022
Rajean Moone (LCC) was part of a research team which conducted a statewide survey to measure societal progress for LGBTQ older adults
06/10/2022
Journals of Gerontology special issue co-edited by Vicki Freedman (MiCDA) and Judith Kasper features the National Health and Aging Trends Study
06/10/2022
Announcement
Josh Ehrlich (MiCDA) is co-principal investigator of an NIH grant in Kenya which will enhance understanding of aging in Africa
06/03/2022
Media Appearance
Gary Engelhardt (CAPS Syracuse/Cornell/Albany) discusses the lag between inflation and cost-of-living increases in The Washington Post
06/03/2022
Announcement
Shannon Monnat (CAPS Syracuse/Cornell/Albany) was elected to serve as Vice President of the Rural Sociological Society (RSS)
06/03/2022
Honor/Award
Anthony Ong (CAPS Syracuse/Cornell/Albany) was awarded the 2022 Mid-Career Trajectory in Affective Science Award from the Society for Affective Science
06/01/2022
CAPRA researchers find that a dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis
05/27/2022
Media Appearance
Brooks Gump (CAPS Syracuse/Cornell/Albany) was interviewed for the Healthline story “What Experts Think of Fauci’s Declaration that the United States is Past the COVID-19 Pandemic Phase”
05/26/2022
Marc Garcia (CAPS Syracuse/Cornell/Albany) publishes a brief on COVID-19 deaths that was picked up by NBC News
05/24/2022
Announcement
Madonna Harrington Meyer (CAPS Syracuse/Cornell/Albany) publishes a brief “Nine Ways Grandparenting is Changing with the COVID-19 Pandemic”
05/23/2022
Announcement
Researchers Use National Study to Enhance Understanding of Late-Life Disability and Care
05/16/2022
Honor/Award
Deb Umberson (UT-Austin CAPS) is the Recipient of the National Institutes of Health Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award
05/11/2022
Announcement
NIA Funding Launches PARC and LDI’s New GEAR UP Program
05/09/2022
Announcement
Now accepting applications: Inaugural Collaborative for Innovation in Data & Measurement in Aging (CIDMA) Institute
05/06/2022
Announcement
Job Posting: Chief of the Population Trends and Analysis Branch (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
05/05/2022
Announcement
Establishing independence: Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Independent Scholars (ARDIS) program
04/22/2022
Honor/Award
Shannon Monnat (Syracuse University CAPS) received the 2022 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award
04/22/2022
Publication
Pinka Chatterji (CAPS – University at Albany) & Yu Lie estimate the effect of the pandemic on utilization of outpatient services
04/20/2022
Job Posting – Concordia University: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Empowered aging: Well-being, technology, and creativity in everyday lives
04/14/2022
Finding
Research by Jennifer Karas Montez (CAPS), et al. is one of the top cited articles in The Milbank Quarterly
04/04/2022
Julie Bynum, Matthew Davis (CAPRA), et al. find a sharp increase in older adults who die with a dementia diagnosis
03/09/2022
Finding
Shannon Monnat (Syracuse) and Irma Elo assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the Health and Retirement Study to identify drivers of rising mortality rates
03/09/2022
Honor/Award
Dan Polsky & Jianhui (Frank) Xu (HEADS Center) awarded Arnold Ventures funding
03/07/2022
Finding
Nancy Hodgson (PARC) is featured in an Penn LDI Blog post
03/07/2022
Finding
Article by Hwajung Choi, Bob Schoeni (MiCDA), Adriana Reyes (CAPS), et al. featured in the IUSSP’s online magazine
03/07/2022
Honor/Award
Shannon Monnat (Syracuse University CAPS) joined the PAA Committee on Population Statistics
03/02/2022
Announcement
Abstract submissions open for 2022 Data-Intensive Research Conference
02/22/2022
Announcement
CAPRA Winter 2022 Newsletter
02/18/2022
Media Appearance
Kevin Volpp (University of Pennsylvania) discusses the COVID-19 roller coaster in the Washington Post
02/15/2022
Media Appearance
Part 2 of Minding Memory Podcast: What is it Like to be a Caregiver for a Person Living with Dementia? With Amanda Leggett (University of Michigan)
02/15/2022
Announcement
New NHATS Online Course for Beginners
02/14/2022
Event
CDHA Launches New Seminar Series for Spring 2022
02/04/2022
Finding
Vicki Freedman, Sarah Patterson, Jennifer Cornman, and Jennifer Wolff compared emotional health and care time for caregivers of older adults with and without dementia
02/02/2022
Media Appearance
Minding Memory Podcast Episode with Amanda Leggett (University of Michigan): Caregiving for Individuals Living with Dementia
02/01/2022
feature story
The Center for Global Health Equity profiled Amy Pienta (University of Michigan)
01/31/2022
Event
RCCN Workshop: Measuring Biologic Age recordings and slides now available
01/31/2022
Announcement
Funding Opportunity: Request for Inter-NIA Center/CTSA Hub Pilot/Project Proposals For Implementation Activities in Support of Inclusion of Older Adults in Clinical Trials
01/28/2022
feature story
Penn Population Aging Research Center team, led by Iliana & Hans-Peter Kohler, tracks behavior and attitudes in Malawi during COVID-19’s first wave
01/25/2022
Finding
Sarah Patterson (Michigan) used 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study to investigate whether older parents receive different levels of care from biological children compared to stepchildren
2021
12/21/2021
Announcement
The Animal Models for the Social Dimensions of Health and Aging R24 Research Network Announces 2021-2021 Pilot Project Awards
12/16/2021
Finding
Susan Alberts shows how baboons successfully “break up” with each other, or how a group divides into two
11/29/2021
Finding
The Proportion of Older People With Dementia Shrinks as Total Numbers Increase
11/24/2021
Announcement
Funding for Junior Scholars: NIA Cross-Center Administrative Supplement Program
11/24/2021
Finding
Montez (Syracuse), Hayward (Texas) & Zajacova examine Trends in U.S. Population Health: The Central Role of Policies, Politics, and Profits
11/21/2021
Announcement
Fellowship Opportunities: Aging, Health, Retirement, and Disability (NBER)
11/18/2021
Finding
Olivia Mitchell (Penn), Jennifer Glass (Texas), and Elizabeth Rose Mayeda (UCLA) discuss the long-term impact of the pandemic on U.S. women’s health and well-being
11/10/2021
Announcement
RFA: Pilot project proposals sought for innovative demography and economics of aging (CAPS)
11/08/2021
Finding
Sibling Deaths, Racial/Ethnic Disadvantage, connected to Dementia in Later Life by Hyungmin Cha, Patricia A Thomas, Debra Umberson (Texas)
11/05/2021
Announcement
Seeking NIA Postdoctoral Fellow at Michigan PSC – exceptional opportunity for collaboration on major projects starting 2022
11/05/2021
Finding
Negative impact of poor health on voting declines with increasing wealth, find Engleman, Joo, Fletcher, & Burden (Wisconsin)
11/04/2021
Announcement
Invest 2 minutes now to discover how the well-being of older adults is enhanced by our research on the Demography and Economics of Aging & Alzheimer’s
11/03/2021
Media Appearance
Joseph Gaugler (Minnesota) answers questions about who family caregivers are, what they do, and common challenges they face.
11/03/2021
Announcement
In Search of Better Biomarkers of Aging
11/02/2021
Event
Nov 4th Meeting: Cross-NIA Center Research: Early Results from Pilot Projects on the Health of Older Americans
11/02/2021
Finding
Fact Sheet: U.S. Dementia Trends (PRB)
11/01/2021
Announcement
RFA: Pilot Projects from Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer’s (CAPRA)
10/26/2021
Finding
Obesity, Diabetes, COVID, Rapid Population Aging Pose New Challenges With Dementia
10/20/2021
Announcement
Passing of Bob Schoeni, Distinguished Social Science Researcher
10/19/2021
Announcement
A call to action on dementia research for the behavioral and social sciences
10/19/2021
Finding
Bharat Thyagarajan (Minnesota), Jessica Faul, David Weir (Michigan), Eileen Crimmins, Jung Ki Kim (USC) et al use HRS to evaluate age-related differences in T cell subsets in a nationally representative sample of people over age 55
10/18/2021
Announcement
RFP: Pilot Projects to examine ADRD care: patient needs, economic consequences, organization, financing, and delivery impacts (Hopkins)
10/15/2021
Media Appearance
Amanda Leggett examines Pandemic’s toll on older adults serving as unpaid caregivers for chronically ill or disabled loved ones
10/15/2021
Finding
Families Bear Most of the Monetary Costs of Dementia
10/14/2021
Announcement
RFA: ADRD Social Science Pilot Funding, and RCMAR Mentorship & Pilot funding (USC)
10/14/2021
Finding
Unpaid Family Members Provide the Most Care for People With Dementia
10/13/2021
Finding
Most People With Dementia Do Not Live in Nursing Homes
10/12/2021
Finding
Olivia Mitchell (Penn) et al find find that financial literacy strongly improves the quality, but not the quantity, of financial advice sought
10/11/2021
Julie Bynum & Donovan Maust (Michigan) discuss the work of the Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer’s (CAPRA)
10/11/2021
Media Appearance
Scott Landes (Syracuse) discusses reasons for the elevated risk of dying from COVID-19 among persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities
10/07/2021
Finding
Zhiyong Lin (Texas) finds Racial-Ethnic Differences in COVID-19 Concerns among Older Americans: Evidence from the HRS
10/07/2021
Announcement
RFA: AD research career enrichment program involving seminar participation and mentoring in AD-relevant research (MCCFAD)
10/06/2021
Finding
Irma Elo & Samuel Preston (Penn) lead the American Mortality Project to study health disparities in aging
10/06/2021
Finding
More Schooling Reduces Adults’ Dementia Risk
10/05/2021
Honor/Award
Jennifer Karas Montez (Syracuse) Appointed University Professor
10/05/2021
Media Appearance
Karen Lasater (Penn) Discusses How Do We Keep the Nursing Shortage From Getting Worse?
10/04/2021
Announcement
RFA: NIA Postdoctoral Traineeship at Wisconsin’s Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA)
10/04/2021
Announcement
NHATS/NSOC Dementia Caregiving Research Conference
09/24/2021
Finding
Philippa Clarke (Michigan) and colleagues explore how neighborhoods may protect the cognitive health of older Americans
09/24/2021
Announcement
Check out NIA’s New Cleared Concepts for Aging Research
09/23/2021
Media Appearance
Karen Lasater (Penn) discusses a shortage of well-funded nursing positions, nurse-patient staffing ratios, and high-paying traveling positions
09/22/2021
Announcement
NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) is hiring Program Officers
09/22/2021
Finding
Women, People Ages 85 and Older, and Racial and Ethnic Minorities Face Greater Dementia Risk
09/21/2021
Finding
Rachel Werner (Penn), Edward Norton (Michigan) et al assess state responses to the coronavirus pandemic related to nursing homes in the first half of 2020
09/20/2021
Announcement
RFA: Postdoc to study impact of vision impairment and blindness on health, disability, and well-being in older adults
09/17/2021
Finding
Freedman, Hu (Michigan), and Kasper (Hopkins) find Older adults’ weekly in-person contact fell substantially early in pandemic
09/16/2021
Finding
Julia Lynch (Penn) et al release new book, Ageing and Health: The Politics of Better Policies
09/15/2021
Finding
The Role of Economics in Research on Alzheimer’s Disease (NBER)
09/15/2021
Tyson Brown (Duke) Named First Presidential Scholar
09/15/2021
Announcement
RFA: Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) among People Living with Dementia (PLWD) and their Care Partners
09/08/2021
Finding
As dementia’s toll on the U.S. rises, HwaJung Choi (Michigan) et al show major gaps in who gets care that could help them remain at home
09/01/2021
Announcement
NIA awards up to $5M to Wake Forest University and AFAR to continue leading the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN)
09/01/2021
Announcement
New NHATS video tutorial describing its COVID-19 supplements
08/26/2021
Finding
Gregory Samanez-Larkin (Duke) et al Find that Using Imagination Exercises Help Older Adults Better Understand Pandemic Risks
08/25/2021
Finding
Robert Hummer (N Carolina) & Iliya Gutin find sociology optimally positioned to lead discourse on the future of US life expectancy
08/24/2021
Finding
Jason Fletcher (Wisconsin) evaluates the integration of genetic data into medical sociology research
08/24/2021
Announcement
Matthew Dupre & Scott Lynch (Duke) study integrates risk trajectories and social determinants to enhance cardiovascular risk assessment in older adults
08/19/2021
Media Appearance
Linda Aiken (Penn) calls for action to end nurse understaffing in hospitals, nursing homes, and schools (NYT)
08/18/2021
Announcement
NIA support for dementia care research: Taking stock of the evidence
08/17/2021
Finding
Karen Fingerman (Texas), Kira Birditt (Michigan) & colleagues examine loneliness in late life, television viewing, and physical activity
08/17/2021
Announcement
Judith D. Kasper, Johns Hopkins public health researcher who co-conducted acclaimed study on aging, dies
08/16/2021
Announcement
PAA President Robert Hummer (N Carolina) Participates in White House-NIH Sponsored Listening Session on ARPA-H
08/11/2021
Media Appearance
Mark Hayward (Texas) interviewed about new federal data showing a decline in U.S. life expectancy
08/06/2021
Honor/Award
Karen Lasater (Penn) inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing
08/05/2021
Announcement
Quincy Samus & Chanee Fabius (Hopkins) Recieve New NIA Impact Collaboratory Awards
08/05/2021
Announcement
RFA: Postdoc: Specialized Training Program in the Demography and Economics of Aging (T32 Chicago)
08/04/2021
Finding
Jenny Tung (Duke) et al find genetics shape the gut microbiome of baboons with some traits heritable in humans, increasing with age
08/03/2021
Announcement
Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America: A Decadal Survey of the Behavioral and Social Sciences
08/03/2021
Honor/Award
Carrie Henning-Smith (Minnesota) examines role of community context and social infrastructure in supporting social well-being among rural older adults
08/01/2021
Media Appearance
Mark Peterson (Michigan) dismisses misconception that people over 65 cannot produce hypertrophy of the muscle
08/01/2021
Media Appearance
All Things Caregivers: Podcast with Chanee Fabius and Halima Amjad (Hopkins)
07/31/2021
Media Appearance
Susan Alberts (Duke) and colleagues conclude there is no cheating old age in sweeping analysis
07/30/2021
Honor/Award
Shannon M. Monnat (Syracuse) received the Excellence in Research Award from the Rural Sociological Society
07/30/2021
Media Appearance
Philipp Koellinger (Wisconsin) discusses how luck drives the interplay of genetics and social environments influences our lives
07/30/2021
Honor/Award
Jung Kwak (Texas) elected as Gerontological Society of America Office of Social Research, Policy, and Practice (SRPP) Section Chair
07/29/2021
Finding
NHATS Chart Book includes key findings about recent trends with an emphasis on differences by age group, gender, and race and Hispanic ethnicity groups
07/28/2021
Honor/Award
Roshanak Mehdipanah (Michigan) receives Henry Russel Award
07/28/2021
Finding
Julia Lynch (Penn) et al examine the effects of politics on health inequalities and show how the COVID-19 pandemic is a syndemic of disease and inequality
07/25/2021
Honor/Award
Jennifer Karas Montez (Syracuse) & Mark Haywood (Texas) elected to Interdisciplinary Association of Population Health Science (IAPHS) Board of Directors
07/24/2021
Media Appearance
Madonna Harrington Meyer (Syracuse) notes “there is very little money flowing uphill” to the older generation (NYT)
07/24/2021
Honor/Award
Mark D Hayward (Texas), Jennifer Karas Montez (Syracuse) et al receive Honorable Mention for the ASA 2021 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award
07/23/2021
Honor/Award
Toni Antonucci (Michigan) Receives Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award from APA
07/22/2021
Announcement
Jenny Tung (Duke) co-leads Animal Models Research Network to understand the social determinants of health and aging with new Fellowships
07/21/2021
Media Appearance
Jennifer Karas Montez (Syracuse) discusses US life expectancy decrease by 1.5 years during the pandemic – the largest drop since WWII
07/17/2021
Announcement
FDA approves $56K treatment for Alzheimer’s with Questionable Efficacy – What happens Next? – Aducanumab Virtual Symposium
07/14/2021
Finding
Sanjay Asthana (Wisconsin) et al find rural living in early life is an independent risk for lower levels of cognitive functioning in later life
07/13/2021
Finding
Aiken, McHugh, Behrman, Smith (Penn) et al find establishing safe nurse staffing standards in Chile saves lives, prevents readmissions, shortens hospital stays & reduces costs
07/12/2021
Finding
Lauren Schmitz (Wisconsin) et al Examine The Socioeconomic Gradient in Epigenetic Ageing Clocks with Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis & HRS
07/12/2021
Finding
Peterson, Faul (Michigan) et al, use HRS to determine the link between grip strength & inflammation as predictors of disability, chronic multimorbidity and dementia
07/08/2021
Announcement
Register for the Network for Data-Intensive Research on Aging (NDIRA) Conference
07/06/2021
Honor/Award
Namkee Choi (Texas) receives Maxwell Pollack Award from Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
07/05/2021
Finding
U.S. Racial Health Disparities Among Older Adults Remain Despite Some Progress
07/04/2021
Finding
Ware & Smith (Michigan) et al examine the association between DNA methylation in circulating leukocytes and blood lipids in a multi-ethnic sample
07/02/2021
Finding
Being Older and Black Creates a Double Jeopardy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
07/01/2021
Finding
Corinna Loeckenhoff (Syracuse) et al find modernization makes older adults feel rushed, too
06/30/2021
Finding
An Improved State of Aging in America: Revelations from new NHATS Interactive Dashboards
06/30/2021
Announcement
Gabor Kezdi, Economist and Research Associate Professor, Dies at Age 50
06/29/2021
Finding
Unequal Health Care Access and Quality Contribute to U.S. Racial Health Disparities Among Older Adults
06/28/2021
Media Appearance
Marti DeLiema (Minnesota) examines Baby Boomers’ Biggest Financial Risk: Cognitive Decline
06/27/2021
Finding
Disparities Related to Education, Race, and Gender Compound Health Disadvantages at Older Ages
06/23/2021
Finding
Vicki Freedman (Michigan) find older Americans are aging better than ever, especially women
06/22/2021
Honor/Award
Matthew D. McHugh (Penn) elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
06/22/2021
Finding
Kristin Litzelman (Wisconsin) examines “Caregiver resource utilization: Intellectual and development disability and dementia”
06/22/2021
Finding
COVID-19 and Other Risk Factors Widen the Black-White Life Expectancy Gap (PRB)
06/21/2021
Finding
Racism-Related Stress Is Linked to Premature Aging and Chronic Disease
06/17/2021
Finding
Faul, Ware, Langa (Michigan) et al examine the relationship between childhood socioeconomic position and cognition in older adults in the US & England
06/16/2021
Announcement
RFP: McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss
06/16/2021
Announcement
NIA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award to Promote Diversity in Translational Research for AD/ADRD
06/11/2021
Finding
Joseph Gaugler (Minnesota) discusses Improving Health For Older Minnesotans
06/10/2021
Announcement
2 minutes to discover how the well-being of older adults is enhanced by our research on the Demography and Economics of Aging & Alzheimer’s
06/10/2021
Finding
Topping & Fletcher (Wisconsin) find association and pathways of birth in the stroke belt on old age dementia and stroke Mortality
06/09/2021
Finding
Key Factors Underlying Racial Disparities in Health Between Black and White Older Americans (PRB)
06/06/2021
Finding
Ehrlich, Langa (Michigan) find Vision impairment (VI) is associated with the development of cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND)
06/02/2021
Announcement
After COVID, research on social isolation and loneliness is needed more than ever
06/01/2021
Announcement
Amy Kind (Wisconsin) leads new UW Center for Health Disparities Research
06/01/2021
Honor/Award
Nancy Hodgson (Penn) wins Catalyst award for project, “Sense4Safety-Supporting Socially Vulnerable Older Adults”
05/28/2021
Announcement
NHATS searchable bibliography of publications using NHATS and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) now available
05/25/2021
Announcement
Colleen Heflin (Syracuse) will testify before Congress on the Hunger Crisis Among Veterans and Military Families
05/23/2021
Network for Data-Intensive Research on Aging (NDIRA) invites membership
05/22/2021
Honor/Award
Miriam Mutambudzi (Syracuse) selected as a NIMHD 2021 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar
05/21/2021
Announcement
Kathleen Cagney named new director of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR)
05/20/2021
Honor/Award
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes (Syracuse) joins the Editorial Board of the Journal of Population Economics
05/19/2021
Announcement
Get the latest round of NIA cleared research concepts on your 2021 radar!
05/12/2021
Honor/Award
Laura Zahodne (Michigan) Wins GSA Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award for outstanding early career contributions in behavioral & social gerontology
05/10/2021
Finding
Susan Alberts, Jenny Tung (Duke) et al Find that Chronic Stress in Female Baboons Leads to Early Deaths
05/07/2021
Announcement
Career Opening: Economist & Survey Statistician at The Demographic Research Area, US Census Bureau
05/06/2021
Announcement
Video Introduction: Centers on the Demography & Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
05/05/2021
Sela Panapasa (MiCDA): Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders have long been overlooked — which the “Asian American” label exacerbates
05/01/2021
Announcement
Dan Lichter (Syracuse) named to Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations
04/30/2021
Media Appearance
NHATS Data Show Older Adults Lack Even Simple, Helpful Equipment (NYT)
04/29/2021
Honor/Award
Jun Li (Syracuse) received an honorable mention for the John Heinz Dissertation Award
04/29/2021
Media Appearance
Scott Landes (Syracuse) discusses disability data during the pandemic on “Included: The Disability Equity Podcast”
04/13/2021
Finding
Jenny Tung (Duke) on the importance of a comparative perspective on when & how social status influences biological aging
04/10/2021
Media Appearance
Relative invisibility makes for uphill battle to get COVID vaccines for Americans with IDD: Scott Landes (CAPS)
04/09/2021
Announcement
Great Smoky Mountains Study of Rural Aging launched by Dodge & Hotz (Duke)
04/08/2021
Announcement
Addressing global challenges for aging and dementia: NIA joins GEOHealth initiative
03/31/2021
Media Appearance
Jennifer Karas Montez (Syracuse) discusses how US state policies have contributed to life expectancy troubles
03/30/2021
Finding
Herman Pontzer (Duke) finds lessons on staying healthy from humanity’s past and following the calories
03/29/2021
Announcement
Scott Landes (Syracuse) launches the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Age-at-Death Tracker
03/08/2021
Announcement
Warren, Grodsky, Goosby, Muller et al will use biomarkers to understand how childhood shapes risks of Alzheimer’s
03/05/2021
Honor/Award
Jacqueline Angel (Texas) receives 2020 Outstanding Mentor Award from the ASA’s Section on Aging and the Life Course
02/28/2021
Finding
Shippee & Beebe (Minnesota) Identifying Domains of Assisted Living Quality for Minnesota’s Assisted Living Report Card
02/27/2021
Media Appearance
Eileen Crimmins (USC) discusses social factors associated with poor aging outcomes
02/27/2021
Media Appearance
Terrie Moffitt (Duke) reports on improving translation of aging research from mice to humans
02/26/2021
Media Appearance
Engelman & Malecki (Wisconsin) comment on US life expectancy decline during the COVID-19 pandemic
02/24/2021
Announcement
Perez, Hodgson, Coe (Penn) awarded R01 to address increasing rates of ADRD among Latinos
02/16/2021
Media Appearance
Ken Langa (Michigan) comments on finding that people with dementia are more likely to catch severe COVID-19
02/15/2021
Finding
Shannon Monnat (Syracuse) et al discuss how policies differentially impact population health and aging in rural versus urban populations
02/12/2021
Honor/Award
Kohler & Penn Population Scientists Win NAM Catalyst Grant Award
02/11/2021
Finding
Summary Report from the National Research Summit on Care, Services, Support for Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers
02/09/2021
Announcement
Join Clin-STAR’s “Who’s Who” in Aging Research community
02/04/2021
Announcement
Handbook of Aging & Social Sciences, 9th ed. Book Release Celebration, Feb 25
02/03/2021
Announcement
Top tips for early career research grant applications from NIA
01/29/2021
Finding
Employment May Slow Memory Decline for Women
01/29/2021
Finding
Quincy Samus (Hopkins) et al Examine Cost-effective Care coordination for People with Dementia At Home
01/15/2021
Finding
COVID-19 reduced U.S. life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations
01/15/2021
Honor/Award
Scott Halpern (Penn) named a Hastings Center Fellow
01/14/2021
Media Appearance
Quantifying Potentially Avoidable Financial Losses Due to Dementia addressed by Nicholas
01/14/2021
Finding
Landes Describes Progress in Closing the Age-at-Death Disparity for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
01/05/2021
Announcement
NHATS COVID-19 Sample Person (SP) Early-release Beta file is now available
01/05/2021
Finding
Carrie Henning-Smith (Minnesota) on Meeting The Social Needs Of Older Adults In Rural Areas
01/04/2021
Finding
Wolf & Lin report on Division of Parent Care Among Adult Children
01/04/2021
Outcomes of Medicaid home- and community-based long-term services relative to nursing home care among dual eligibles
2020
12/17/2020
Finding
Positive mood in older adults suggests better brain function
12/14/2020
Finding
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial “symptoms” up to six years before diagnosis
12/12/2020
Announcement
Minnesota’s Network for Data-Intensive Research on Aging (NDIRA)
12/03/2020
Media Appearance
Zuelsdorff & Knopman discuss New research into Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
11/26/2020
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Shippee leads study to improve quality of home and community-based services for people with dementia
11/07/2020
Announcement
Wisconsin’s CDHA Welcomes 10 New Affiliates For Fall 2020
10/14/2020
Announcement
Announcing NIA’s New Crop Of Research Concepts!
09/02/2020
Finding
Many Older Americans Do Not Receive the Recommended Home Health Care After Hospitalization
08/31/2020
Finding
What Can Economics Say About Alzheimer’s Disease? (NBER working paper)
08/06/2020
Help Establish Standard Data Collection Protocols For COVID-19 Research
08/05/2020
Finding
Study Finds That COVID-19 Is Hitting Older Black And Latinx Persons Hardest
08/03/2020
Fingerman Shows That People Who Are More Socially Integrated Are Also More Active Physically
07/08/2020
Announcement
Doing COVID-19 research? These data tools can help!
06/10/2020
Announcement
NIA’s Strategic Directions: Priorities for continued progress
06/07/2020
Finding
“The Demography of Dementia and Dementia Caregiving” – a new summary from PRB
05/14/2020
Finding
Cole, Seeman, and Smith comment on Health Impacts of Coronavirus Stress and Fear
05/14/2020
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Coronavirus Stress and Fear Could Take a Toll on Our Health
05/12/2020
Announcement
Webinar recording and slides available from “Resilience and Reserve: Defining, Refining, and Advancing Research in Aging”
04/29/2020
Media Appearance
Karlawish et al. write on how the struggles of dementia patients and caregivers are worse with the shutdown
04/15/2020
Media Appearance
Bloom and Canning (Havard) discuss obtaining better COVID-19 infection data without universal testing by leveraging the American Community Survey (ACS)
04/10/2020
Media Appearance
Study by Danaei finds women making lifestyle changes even in middle age results in their less likely to have a stroke
04/07/2020
Media Appearance
Grabowski speaks to coronavirus cases in senior care facilities
04/04/2020
Finding
Zissimopoulos & Thunell Find Older Adults Living Alone Report Higher Rates of Anxiety and Depression
03/26/2020
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Older Americans’ Greater Health Problems May Make Them More Vulnerable to COVID-19’s Effects
03/03/2020
Media Appearance
Study by Dieleman et al. finds low back and neck pain tops US health spending.
02/11/2020
Finding
What Can We Learn From the World’s Largest Population of Older People? Aging and Health in China
2019
10/10/2019
feature story
Older Women Live Longer, But With More Disability and Financial Challenges Than Men
10/09/2019
Publication
PRB article on measuring population aging features researchers from Demography and Economics of Aging Centers at USC/UCLA and the University of Washington
09/19/2019
Media Appearance
Laura Carstensen (Stanford) quoted in Bloomberg on baby boomers staying in the generational mix
09/17/2019
Media Appearance
Maria Polyakova (Stanford) et al. found low-income seniors have better health in affluent communities
09/10/2019
Media Appearance
Alexander Kulminski (Duke) et al. propose new approach to Alzheimer’s research to address environmental risks
09/10/2019
Media Appearance
Caleb Finch (USC/UCLA) and Alexander Kulminski (Duke) propose the ‘Alzheimer Disease Exposome’ to address environmental risks
09/05/2019
Media Appearance
Elham Mahmoudi and Kenneth M. Langa (Michigan) find hearing aids linked to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls
08/28/2019
Media Appearance
Kenneth M. Langa (Michigan) et al. find married people are less likely to develop dementia
08/26/2019
Media Appearance
Francine Grodstein (Harvard) and coauthors find optimism linked to living longer
08/20/2019
Publication
Christine Cigolle et al. on establishing the first geriatric medicine fellowship program in Ghana
08/19/2019
Announcement
National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) Extended for PIs Vicki Freedman and Wolff
08/16/2019
Honor/Award
Fabian T. Pfeffer receives Doris Entwisle Early Career Award from American Sociological Association
08/12/2019
Media Appearance
Mara Mather (USC/UCLA) et al. find older adults less distracted by negative information
08/07/2019
Media Appearance
Mark D. Peterson on increased risk of mental health conditions for adults with cerebral palsy
08/07/2019
Media Appearance
Tamara Dubowitz (RAND) quoted on environment and obesity
07/25/2019
Media Appearance
Carstensen (Stanford) mentioned in Psychology Today on feeling more positive as we age
07/19/2019
Media Appearance
Social Security Statement Has Impact, According to Philip Armour (RAND)
07/17/2019
Media Appearance
Jason Karlawish (U Penn) on inclusive definition on health for older adults
07/15/2019
Media Appearance
Jason Karlawish (U Penn) on learning genetic risk of Alzheimer’s in WSJ
07/14/2019
Media Appearance
Kenneth M. Langa (Michigan) et al. on lifestyle changes and dementia
07/12/2019
Media Appearance
Cacchione (UPenn) quoted in an article about why elderly and older populations are particularly vulnerable in an emergency evacuation
07/10/2019
Media Appearance
Donovan T. Maust discusses the increasing rate of fatal falls for adults over 75
07/09/2019
Media Appearance
Kathryn Edwards (RAND) study behaviors of parents who provide financial assistance to unemployed adult children
07/03/2019
Honor/Award
Colter Mitchell receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
06/25/2019
Media Appearance
Bhattacharya (Stanford) and colleagues find educational attainment reduces heart disease
06/20/2019
Media Appearance
Studies by Carstensen and Knutson (Stanford) cited in news on saving for the future self
06/19/2019
Media Appearance
Edward Norton (Michigan) et al. find Medicare Shared Savings Program may not be working as well as thought
06/19/2019
Media Appearance
Melissa Wei (Michigan) et al. find multimorbidity increase the risk of cognitive decline and suicide
06/15/2019
Media Appearance
Study by Maestas, Mullen and Powell (RAND) on population aging and economic growth cited in NYT
06/13/2019
Media Appearance
Jason Schnittker (U-Penn) quoted on self-rated health by older adults
06/13/2019
Media Appearance
Arline T. Geronimus, John Bound, Timpe et al. find opioid epidemic alone didn’t cause life expectancy decline
06/12/2019
Honor/Award
Jacqui Smith (Michigan) receives Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award from the Gerontological Society of America
06/12/2019
Honor/Award
Kira Birditt, Lindsay Ryan (Michigan) and coauthors won Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award from the Gerontological Society of America
06/11/2019
Media Appearance
Baby boomers are redefining what aging is, said Jennifer Ailshire (USC/UCLA)
06/10/2019
Media Appearance
Goodarz Danaei (Harvard) and colleagues find 3 interventions that can prevent 94 million premature death
06/08/2019
Media Appearance
Study by Linda Aiken and Matthew McHugh (U-Penn) cited in a New York Times article on health care providers
06/06/2019
Honor/Award
LA Times cites studies by Skolarus (Michigan), Burke (Michigan), Grabowski (Harvard) and colleagues on high out-of-pocket medical costs
06/06/2019
Media Appearance
Gruber (NBER) interviewed on NBER study on association between early social security claiming and poverty
06/05/2019
Media Appearance
Carstensen (Stanford) quoted on increasing the odds of high quality longevity
06/03/2019
Media Appearance
Studies on education level and health outcomes by researchers from Demography and Economics of Aging Centers cited in NYT
05/31/2019
Media Appearance
Study from USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health links racism to disease risk among African Americans
05/30/2019
Finding
PRB features researchers from Demography and Economics of Aging Centers on studies of older women’s disability and financial challenges
05/28/2019
Honor/Award
Amanda Kowalski (Michigan) and John Mullahy (Wisconsin) won 2019 ASHEcon Awards
05/24/2019
feature story
The case for more diversity in studies of genetic association with disease
05/20/2019
Media Appearance
Cutler (Harvard & NBER) ‘s work on value of medical spending featured in NYT Upshot
05/20/2019
feature story
Is a healthy social life a healthier life in general?
05/17/2019
Media Appearance
Grabowski (Harvard) and Werner (U Penn) comment on federal ratings for rehab care at nursing homes
05/15/2019
Media Appearance
Donovan T. Maust (Michigan) on survey results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging
05/10/2019
Media Appearance
Grabowski (Harvard) quoted in NYT
05/09/2019
Media Appearance
Lisa Berkman (Harvard) on social connections and health
05/01/2019
Media Appearance
James F. Burke, Lesli E. Skolarus (Michigan) and coauthors find out-of-pocket costs for neurologic medications rise sharply
04/25/2019
Media Appearance
Research on social interaction and memory loss by Glymour and Berkman (Harvard) in the news
04/24/2019
Media Appearance
David Grabowski (Harvard) et al. find many middle-income seniors will have insufficient resources
04/16/2019
Media Appearance
Sarah Tishkoff (U Penn) quoted in Nature article on diversity in genome-wide association studies
04/15/2019
Media Appearance
Cheryl Damberg (RAND) and coauthors on primary care spending of Medicare beneficiaries
04/15/2019
Media Appearance
Keeler (RAND) and Damberg (RAND) et al. on reducing low value preoperative care for cataract surgery patients
04/15/2019
Media Appearance
Jason Karlawish (U Penn) quoted by Associated Press on social cognition and the aging brain
04/10/2019
Honor/Award
Amy Kind (Wisconsin) Honored with Yoshikawa Award from the American Geriatrics Society
03/28/2019
Media Appearance
Sarah Tishkoff (U Penn) and colleagues on the missing diversity in human genetic studies
03/28/2019
Media Appearance
Rachel Werner, Norma Coe (U Penn) et al. study patient outcomes with home care vs skilled nursing facility
03/14/2019
Media Appearance
David Grabowski (Harvard) testifies before Senate Finance Committee
03/08/2019
Media Appearance
Joseph Dieleman (Washington) and coauthors on new population aging metric
03/06/2019
Honor/Award
Murray and Lopez (Washington) won 2018 Gairdner Global Health Award for their work on Global Burden of Disease
03/05/2019
Media Appearance
Scott Huettel (Duke) and colleagues study saving decision and behavior
02/21/2019
Media Appearance
Jessica Ho (USC/UCLA) finds overdose death rates highest in US
02/21/2019
Media Appearance
Poterba (NBER) and Shoven (Stanford & NBER) quoted in Reuters’ report on Brookings Forum on working longer
02/19/2019
Media Appearance
Cutler (Harvard and NBER) et al. on the slowdown in medical spending growth among the elderly
02/18/2019
Media Appearance
Sanjay Basu (Stanford) led study finds more primary care physicians associated with longer life expectancy
02/14/2019
Announcement
Cleared Concepts: An early heads-up for savvy scientists seeking funding from NIA
02/11/2019
Media Appearance
Negativity bias decreases with age, according to Laura Carstensen (Stanford) and co-author
02/05/2019
Media Appearance
David Cutler (Harvard and NBER) led study on cutting health care costs
02/05/2019
Media Appearance
John Shoven (Stanford) quoted in Reuters
01/25/2019
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Maestas and Grabowski find Simpler Plan Finder may help Medicare Part D consumers cut costs
01/25/2019
Announcement
NIA Director outlines aging research in 2019
01/24/2019
Media Appearance
Grabowski and Cutler (Harvard) co-authored paper on hospital readmission under Medicare program discussed in NYT
01/22/2019
Media Appearance
Vicki Freedman et al. study association between caregivers’ wellbeing and daily caregiving experience
01/18/2019
Announcement
Marguerite Burns (Wisconsin) awarded grant to study “Leaving Prison and Connecting with Medical Care”
01/14/2019
Media Appearance
Kenneth M. Langa, Bruno J. Giordani (Michigan) and co-authors find black adults with high blood pressure showed faster cognitive decline
01/13/2019
Announcement
Funding for Behavioral Change to Benefit Older Adults from NIA’s Research Centers Collaborative Network
01/07/2019
Announcement
UCLA Division of Geriatrics led by David Reuben awarded $2 million from Eisner Foundation
2018
12/28/2018
Media Appearance
Reuben and colleagues show dementia care program reduces nursing home admission and cuts Medicare costs
12/26/2018
Media Appearance
Jennifer Ailshire (USC/UCLA) and co-authors examine sleep duration trends in U.S. adults
12/20/2018
Media Appearance
McHugh and Aiken (U Penn) et al. study the quality of end of life care in US hospitals
12/20/2018
Media Appearance
John Shoven (Stanford) quoted in WSJ on working longer for financial well-being
12/19/2018
Announcement
Pamela Herd will present at NIH OBSSR Director’s Webinar Series
12/11/2018
Media Appearance
“Saving regret” study by Hurd (RAND), Rohwedder (RAND) et al. featured in Forbes
12/07/2018
Media Appearance
Hudomiet’s study on retirement paths featured in the Forbes’ article
12/05/2018
Media Appearance
Matthew Dupre (Duke) quoted in Time for his research on health impact of marriage
12/05/2018
Announcement
A new NIA-funded resource synergizes efforts of aging research centers
11/30/2018
Announcement
Asthana and Herd (Wisconsin) lead new research that will track the progression of dementia in the WLS.
11/28/2018
Media Appearance
Gary Small (USC/UCLA) quoted in the Washington Post on the effect of sedentary behavior on brain health
11/28/2018
Honor/Award
Kindig, Nobles and Zidan (Wisconsin) are among award winners for AJPH paper of the year
11/26/2018
Media Appearance
Freedman (Michigan) co-authored study on dementia’s impact on family and caregivers was cited in The New York Times
11/26/2018
Media Appearance
NYT quotes study on widening differences in life expectancy by Toni C. Antonucci (Michigan), Berkman (Harvard), Carstensen (Stanford), Goldman (USC/UCLA) and James S. Jackson (Michigan)
11/20/2018
Media Appearance
Study by Douglas Sloane, Herbert Smith, Linda Aiken and Matthew McHugh (U Penn) on the effect of nursing resources on the quality of care has been quoted in The Nation
11/14/2018
Honor/Award
Three affiliates from the Aging Centers Terrie Moffitt (Duke), Daniel Polsky and Rachel Werner (U-Penn) were elected to the National Academy of Medicine
11/06/2018
Announcement
Curtis, Engelman, Fletcher, Palloni to Examine Place Of Birth, Health, And Mortality At Older Ages (CDHA)
11/05/2018
Media Appearance
William Dow is quoted in Forbes as a speaker at Milken Institute Future of Health Summit panel “Race, Gender, and Work: The Economics of Healthy Aging”
11/05/2018
Publication
“The Effect of Physical and Cognitive Decline at Older Ages on Job Mismatch and Retirement” from Hudomiet (RAND), Hurd (RAND), Rohwedder (RAND) and Willis (Michigan)
11/01/2018
Media Appearance
Hospital accreditation is not associated with better outcomes for U.S. patients according to Ashish Jha and colleagues
10/22/2018
Announcement
Sleep’s Role in Aging and Chronic Disease – New Evidence from PRB
10/17/2018
Media Appearance
Nicole Maestas (RAND) and David Grabowski (Harvard) on Medicare plan finder tool
09/26/2018
Media Appearance
Norma Coe (U Penn) et al. examine the caregiving costs for families
09/24/2018
Media Appearance
David Reuben will use foundation endowment to expand geriatrics research
09/24/2018
Media Appearance
Coe et al. estimate “cost to well being” for daughters, age 40-70, who provide care for elderly mothers
09/20/2018
Media Appearance
Maestas says women may sacrifice more Social Security earnings than men when they retire early
09/17/2018
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Amy Finkelstein and Jonathan Skinner (NBER) on mandatory Medicare bundled payment program
09/07/2018
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NIA funded CALERIE Research Network aims to inspire and support new studies
08/30/2018
Media Appearance
Ashish Jha et al. on improving global health care
08/28/2018
Announcement
PRB launches 2018 WPD site with focus on changing age structures across the globe and historical time
08/17/2018
Announcement
Centers well represented in PAA election results
08/15/2018
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Jha on the role of physician gender in the outcomes for women who have heart attacks
08/15/2018
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World’s largest collection of publicly available research data on aging
08/14/2018
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FEM: Modeling trends in the demographics and economics of aging
08/13/2018
Announcement
Jagust and Mormino say new approach to imaging brain synapses could help with diagnosing and treating AD
08/09/2018
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Harvard study of South Africans age 40+ finds older age, more than education, wealth, or health, linked to depressive symptoms
08/08/2018
Announcement
Add Health Parent Study data released
08/08/2018
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Freedman, Kasper et al. examine recent changes in dementia prevalence among Americans 70+
08/07/2018
Announcement
NHATS releases Round 7 data files
07/27/2018
Media Appearance
NIA-funded genetic database on Alzheimer’s makes DNA sequence data available to researchers
07/10/2018
Media Appearance
Trojanowski et al. find “proteinopathies” may contribute to many old-age neurodegenerative diseases
07/06/2018
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Wisconsin’s Neighborhood Atlas: Mapping areas of disadvantage
07/02/2018
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New report on advances, trends, and research directions in the demography of aging
06/19/2018
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Gateway to a full array of survey data on aging from around the world
06/19/2018
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WaPo on recent work by NIA researchers showing increasing cognitive life expectancy
06/18/2018
Announcement
Michigan researchers examine joint genetic-environmental contributions to risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s
06/08/2018
Media Appearance
Hayward and Basu on inaccuracy of common tool to estimate CVD risk and prescribe meds
06/01/2018
Announcement
Student volunteers needed for IAPHS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Oct 3-5. Register July 23.
05/24/2018
Media Appearance
NIA repository offers cell/DNA samples for research on the mechanisms of aging
05/24/2018
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New study by Bardo and Lynch examines whether cognitive health is essential for a happy life
05/24/2018
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NIA researchers find falling prevalence of dementia among older Americans
05/23/2018
Announcement
NIA offers rich source of Spanish-language health info for older adults
05/17/2018
Announcement
Jason Fletcher selected as Wisconsin’s new CDHA Director
05/16/2018
Announcement
NIA on dementia detection using biomarkers
05/08/2018
Publication
New analysis by Vicki Freedman, Kasper et al finds declines in US dementia prevalence over past 5 years
05/07/2018
Honor/Award
Judith Campisi elected as National Academy of Sciences member
05/03/2018
Announcement
Valter Longo leads NIA-funded $10 million program on fasting and mechanisms of cellular protection and regeneration
04/30/2018
Media Appearance
Jagust et al find subclinical amyloid accumulation predictive of Alzheimer’s
04/23/2018
Announcement
Are Baby Boomers Healthy Enough to Keep Working? (Issue 37 of Today’s Research on Aging from PRB)
04/17/2018
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Examining dementia trends in America
04/05/2018
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Measuring biological risk for late-life health outcomes
04/04/2018
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Maestas finds married boomer women may want to keep working after their husbands retire
04/04/2018
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Unretirement becoming more common
03/14/2018
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RAND Center for Disability Research
03/08/2018
Media Appearance
Trojanowski and colleagues chart epigenetic changes linked to Alzheimer’s
02/23/2018
Announcement
Herd and Stanford colleagues use 60-year WLS to study predictive quality of polygenic scores
02/23/2018
Announcement
Preston and Elo examine impact of diabetes on US mortality trends
02/23/2018
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Small et al. find 4-weeks of mental and physical training improved cognition among older adults
02/22/2018
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USC releases open-source MRI stroke dataset
02/16/2018
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States with highest death rates among older Americans concentrated in the South
02/14/2018
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Carstensen says “older people are happier” in their more selective interactions
02/14/2018
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45-year Dunedin Study follows New Zealanders from birth into pre-retirement
01/24/2018
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Small et al. find curcumin improves memory, attention, mood among older adults
01/12/2018
Media Appearance
PRB’s interactive map by gender and state of death rates for Americans age 55+
01/10/2018
Announcement
NIA urges research on geographic inequalities in US morbidity/mortality
2017
12/08/2017
Media Appearance
Herd et al. find 25 genetic variants linked to human longevity
12/07/2017
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RAND researchers find “fluid concept” of retirement among US workers
11/30/2017
Media Appearance
U-Penn’s Ryskina, Polsky and Werner find increasing prevalence of ‘nursing home specialists’
11/30/2017
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Martha J. Bailey among Bloomberg’s ‘People to Watch in 2018’
11/29/2017
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Laura Carstensen on “perennial” potential of aging well
11/20/2017
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Impact of diabetes on US mortality trends
11/19/2017
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Cruickshanks et al find boomers have better eye health than previous generations
11/17/2017
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Belsky says test to predict the pace of biological aging isn’t ready for market
11/16/2017
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Mexican Health and Aging Study charts changes since 2000
11/16/2017
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Eight projects examine health and aging in long-running NBER program
11/08/2017
Announcement
NIA initiative assesses effectiveness of interventions for mediating cognitive decline and dementia
11/08/2017
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Can economic booms shorten lives? Cutler et al examine 100 birth cohorts in 32 countries
11/06/2017
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UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program wins innovation award
10/20/2017
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Helping create a world where the majority of people thrive in old age
10/09/2017
Honor/Award
Sherri Rose wins New Innovator Award from NIH
10/06/2017
Announcement
NIA funding for Alzheimer’s and dementia research increases dramatically
10/03/2017
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Kawachi and colleagues find living with a purpose may lessen physical decline with age
10/02/2017
Media Appearance
New study analyzing link between population aging and economic growth compared to studies at RAND and Harvard
10/02/2017
Announcement
NIA rolls out new feature-rich mobile-responsive website
10/01/2017
Honor/Award
Congratulations to new PAA Board members Mary Beth Ofstedal (Michigan) and James Raymo (Wisconsin)
09/22/2017
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HRS data show 37% of Americans age 50+ have less than $1,000 in their checking account
09/21/2017
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Kenneth M. Langa et al. find rising rates of healthy older Americans are uneven by race, education, and income
08/22/2017
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Bhattacharya et al. find vision-cognition link among older adults
07/28/2017
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USC & Columbia develop index of life quality among the aging in 30 countries
07/21/2017
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Grodstein et al. find weight gain in adulthood linked to much higher risk of chronic disease in later life
07/20/2017
Honor/Award
Neal Krause wins GSA’s Robert Kleemeier Award
07/20/2017
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Understanding the generational economy
07/18/2017
Media Appearance
PRB report looks at the changing face of dementia
06/27/2017
Media Appearance
Work by Ailshire, Beltrán-Sánchez, and Crimmins suggests important considerations in early retirement
06/27/2017
Media Appearance
Glymour, Rohwedder, Willis, and Börsch-Supan say working longer may boost cognitive health
06/20/2017
Media Appearance
Jonathan Skinner says Boomers aren’t saving enough for retirement
06/15/2017
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Picturing how education impacts life expectancy across the globe
06/15/2017
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Massive study of the social determinants of HIV/AIDS incidence, prevalence, and mortality
06/14/2017
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How employers, the government, and older people can help keep Americans age 65-plus in the workforce
05/25/2017
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Belsky et al. find reducing calorie intake over two years slowed biological aging
05/09/2017
Media Appearance
Dwyer-Lindgren, Mokdad, Murray et al. find large and growing geographic disparities in Americans’ life expectancy
05/01/2017
Announcement
Mokdad and Dwyer-Lindgren identify patterns in cancer mortality across US counties, 1980-2014, by cancer type
05/01/2017
Announcement
Joseph Dielman uses pilot funding to explore impact of economic development on health of older populations in 188 countries
04/27/2017
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Auerbach, Goldman and Lee gauge how wealth contributes to Americans’ longevity, lifetime government benefits
04/25/2017
Media Appearance
Marsha Mailick, Jan Greenberg et al. examine links among FMR1 genotype, stress, and health among aging adults
04/24/2017
Media Appearance
Maestas, Mullen, Powell say older voters tend to oppose economic reforms that would counter costs associated with aging population
04/21/2017
Media Appearance
Sam Preston and Andrew Stokes say diabetes kills more Americans than commonly thought
04/06/2017
Announcement
Kenneth M. Langa, Larson, Crimmins, Jessica Faul, Levine, Kabeto, and David Weir report on decreasing prevalence of dementia among Americans in JAMA
03/28/2017
Media Appearance
John Bound, Arline T. Geronimus, et al. find estimates of decreasing longevity among low-SES whites sensitive to measures and interpretations
03/24/2017
Announcement
CEDA launches Berkeley Forum on Aging and the Global Economy
03/22/2017
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Longitudinal Aging Study in India
03/21/2017
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Developing novel indicators of cognitive function
03/21/2017
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Disparities in stroke risk factors by race/ethnicity
03/21/2017
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Impacts of physician practice characteristics on health care
03/20/2017
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Cellular senescence, inflammation and aging
03/15/2017
Honor/Award
Linda Aiken wins nursing’s most prestigious international award
02/16/2017
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Analyzing determinants of healthy life span and longevity
02/15/2017
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New PRB report: How neighborhoods affect health and well-being of older Americans
02/09/2017
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Ashish Jha and colleagues find better survival rates among Medicare patients treated by foreign-educated doctors
02/06/2017
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Belsky, Caspi, Cohen, Yashin, Moffitt and Levine develop bio measures of aging at midlife
01/31/2017
Announcement
Aging in the 21st Century synthesizes large range of research output using HRS data
01/30/2017
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Arun Karlamangla, Gail Greendale and colleagues find cognitive aging in middle-aged women
01/30/2017
Announcement
NIA offers heads up on future funding possibilities by publishing concepts approved at National Advisory Council on Aging meetings
01/16/2017
Honor/Award
Laura Carstensen elected to National Academy of Medicine
01/14/2017
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Peter Huckfeldt and colleagues find Medicare Advantage costs less and leads to better patient outcomes than traditional Medicare
01/03/2017
Honor/Award
Linda George awarded distinguished professorship at Duke
2016
11/22/2016
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Kenneth M. Langa, Eric Larson, and Eileen Crimmins find decline in dementia prevalence among Americans 65+
11/21/2016
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Sean Fahle and Kathleen McGarry find growing need for elder care has negative impact on women’s employment
11/10/2016
Announcement
Research on longevity determinants and implications. TRA, Nov 2016
10/26/2016
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Models test impact of U.S. social welfare interventions on health over life course
10/26/2016
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Phenotypes, genotypes, and exceptional longevity
10/26/2016
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Do migrants really have a mortality advantage in their host countries?
10/25/2016
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Chronic social stress and later life health
10/21/2016
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Jason Karlawish and Kenneth M. Langa specify how to improve national research on Alzheimer’s interventions
09/30/2016
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Researchers from NIA, Harvard, USC, UCLA and more find additional evidence that epigenetic age predicts mortality
09/27/2016
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Laura Carstensen sees symbiosis in older people working with children
09/24/2016
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RAND researchers find lower labor productivity from an aging U.S. workforce
09/16/2016
Announcement
Population-Level Trends in Dementia: Call for Proposals
08/29/2016
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Laura Carstensen says positive relationship between aging and happiness is no paradox
08/23/2016
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Henry Paulson directs NIH-funded Michigan Alzheimer’s center
08/17/2016
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Morgan Levine finds link between age at menopause and biological aging
08/17/2016
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Morgan Levine, Hoorman Allayee and colleagues analyze biological aging by race/ethnicity and sex
08/10/2016
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Vicki Freedman finds black Americans live more of their older years with disability than white Americans
07/27/2016
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Harvey Jay Cohen and colleagues find regular exercise in 50s key to later mobility
06/30/2016
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Retirement satisfaction slipping among retirees over past 15 years?
06/25/2016
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Richard Wight and Carol Aneshensel find aging gay men at higher risk of various forms of stress
06/20/2016
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How does expanding Medicaid impact access to and wait times for primary care?
06/07/2016
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Duke researchers Belsky and Moffitt examine genetics of socioeconomic success across 40 years
05/13/2016
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Olivia Mitchell says lump-sum payment would inspire more Americans to delay claiming Social Security benefits
05/09/2016
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Robert Sampson and Samuel Preston discuss shrinking gap in life expectancy between black and white Americans
04/29/2016
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The generational economy and population aging in 50 countries
04/29/2016
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Data on mortality levels and trends, by state, since the 1930s
04/29/2016
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Progression of Parkinson’s to cognitive impairment
04/11/2016
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Raj Chetty, David Cutler and colleagues find Americans in top 1% of income live 10-15 years longer than poorest 1%
04/11/2016
Announcement
AAUP reports on faculty compensation by category, affiliation, and academic rank
04/07/2016
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UPenn’s Matthias Hollwich looks at how to ‘live smarter now to live better forever’
03/23/2016
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Brooke McFall, Amanda Sonnega, Robert Willis, and Peter Hudomiet examine compositional changes in jobs held by older workers
03/18/2016
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Vicki Freedman et al find women are living longer than men, but with fewer disability-free years
03/14/2016
Announcement
Family Caregiving for People with Dementia infographic released by PBR
03/10/2016
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HRS genomics data available for analysis
03/07/2016
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Lisa Berkman and colleagues discuss opportunities for and challenges of older people in the workforce
03/01/2016
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PRB reports on NIA-supported research on family caregiving to aging family members
02/22/2016
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Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez says homicides impact national life expectancy in Mexico
02/12/2016
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What predicts aging well among women?
02/11/2016
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Kenneth Langa and Michael Hurd discuss impact of education on dementia
02/01/2016
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Eileen Crimmins says recent research suggests the likelihood of getting dementia in old age is decreasing
01/27/2016
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William H. Frey says Boomers continue to make ‘ground-breaking history’ as they enter their seventies
01/07/2016
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Risk factors for sensory and cognitive declines beginning in mid-life
01/05/2016
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William Dow and colleague find the poor live longer in Costa Rica than in the U.S.
2015
12/16/2015
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Judith Campisi says new publication is GSA’s most comprehensive textbook on biology of aging
12/15/2015
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Understanding how Americans age
12/02/2015
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Susann Rohwedder and Robert Willis find those who stay on the job after age 60 stay sharper than early retireess
11/30/2015
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Till Bärnighausen and colleagues find growing gender gap in life expectancy among HIV+ South Africans with increasing availability of ART
11/06/2015
Announcement
PRB report summarizes findings on impacts of Great Recession for older Americans
11/03/2015
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Samuel Preston, David Cutler, and Ronald Lee taken aback by rising mortality among middle-aged white Americans
11/01/2015
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Zeng Yi (Duke) says China’s abandonment of one-child policy not unexpected, especially given government’s interest in his research
10/23/2015
Announcement
Latest issue of Today’s Research on Aging available from PRB
10/20/2015
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Desire for and benefits of engaged activities for older adults
10/19/2015
Announcement
Princeton’s Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize in economics
10/19/2015
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Investment choices among workers in Mexico’s privatized social security system
10/18/2015
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How does obesity impact international differences in longevity?
10/17/2015
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Genes, environment, behavior, EPs, and health risks in later life
10/16/2015
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Cardiometabolic disorders among older Sub-Saharan Africans
10/05/2015
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Keith Whitfield wins GSA award for outstanding mentorship
08/27/2015
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Christopher Murray says GBD study results can help guide international health policies
08/21/2015
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John Beshears says it’s important to know retirement implications of different 401(k) savings plans
08/21/2015
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Axel Börsch-Supan says Germany cannot afford government program allowing retirement at age 63
08/10/2015
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David Bloom says mandatory retirement policy based on ageist assumptions
07/28/2015
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Grant Miller to help develop Bengal, India’s first Institute of Public Health
07/21/2015
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Alan Auerbach says holding the line on Social Security and Medicare may be politically difficult
07/08/2015
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Gary King says bias likely in SSA’s demographic and financial forecasts
07/07/2015
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Caspi, Yashin, Moffitt, Sugden and colleagues find 38 year olds vary in biological age from 28 to 61
07/06/2015
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Tchetgen, Glymour, Kawachi and colleagues find middle-age adults with depression have double the risk of stroke
06/19/2015
Honor/Award
David Lam is new director of Institute for Social Research
06/08/2015
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Richard Hodes, Ronald Lee, Robert Willis and Susann Rohwedder cited on how increasing life span impacts retirement
06/08/2015
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James S. Jackson says racial health disparities at older ages result from differences in lived experiences, not genetics
05/22/2015
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Michael Hurd says older workers face a number of impediments in job searches
05/19/2015
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John Laitner says planning for future retirement should account for increasing longevity
05/14/2015
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Ulrike Malmendier says Great Depression-era Americans less likely to invest in stock market
05/13/2015
Announcement
Christopher Murray signs IHME-WHO memorandum of Agreement to collaborate in efforts to improve worldwide health data
05/11/2015
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Arline T. Geronimus says urban poor experience cellular aging linked to chronic stress of poverty, racism, everyday life
05/06/2015
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HRS data analysis indicates 1 in 5 older Americans dies broke
04/22/2015
Announcement
Remembering NIA’s Richard Suzman
04/21/2015
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Emilio Parado says low in-migration and loss of college graduates contribute to aging of Pennsylvania’s population
04/21/2015
Announcement
John Haaga and Richard Suzman introduce special issue of the Journal of Population Ageing
04/20/2015
Announcement
Promoting the health and well-being of older adults is a prime goal of the NIA-funded Aging Centers, overviewed in Research Highlights #14
02/20/2015
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Seth Sanders says Great Migration of African Americans to northern urban areas brought higher mortality
02/13/2015
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Laura Carstensen says we need to redesign culture to account for longer lifespans
01/21/2015
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James P Smith and colleagues review forces affecting healthy aging in China
01/20/2015
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Christine Cigolle finds falls among seniors up 30% over past 12 years
01/05/2015
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Emma Aguila, Arie Kapteyn, and James Smith find income supplements benefit health of poor elderly Mexicans
2014
12/08/2014
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Laura Carstensen challenges notion that old age is depressing time of life
11/17/2014
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Philip Cook discusses benefits of smart guns as component of firearms regulation
11/13/2014
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Helen Levy and Kenneth M. Langa find older Americans may not enjoy benefits of internet-based health information
11/13/2014
Announcement
Richard Hodes invites comments on NIA’s 2015 Strategic Directions for Research on Aging
10/24/2014
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Laura Carstensen confronts claims by “brain game” makers about their benefits for cognition and memory
10/22/2014
Announcement
Stanford Center on Longevity issues design challenge to students
10/21/2014
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Thomas Anderson and Hans-Peter Kohler say social and economic barriers in South Korea contribute to aging population
10/16/2014
Announcement
Longevity and Genetics Conference explores developments in biotechnology, personal genomics, and quantified self
10/12/2014
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Hurd and Rohwedder find singles less financially prepared for retirement than married couples
10/09/2014
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Vicki Freedman and Spillman find nearly half of those 65+ need some daily assistance
09/02/2014
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Work by Sanjay Basu (Stanford) and colleagues finds depression more likely among unemployed in U.S. than in Europe
08/28/2014
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Lisa Berkman (Harvard) says policies needed to address ‘disruptive experience’ of job loss
07/16/2014
Announcement
National report shows impact of aging among Americans 65+
06/25/2014
Announcement
What a “just-in-time” information request from NIA signals about the ultimate success of your application
06/17/2014
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Work by Susann Rohwedder and Robert Willis on retirement and cognition cited in NYT
05/21/2014
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Katherine Baicker says mortality decrease in Massachusetts shows impact of legal mandate for health insurance
05/15/2014
Announcement
Mary McEniry and Robert F. Schoeni host Conference on Long-run Impacts of Early Life Events
05/01/2014
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Robert Willis (Michigan) and Joanne Hsu find dementia impacts financial decision making among Americans over 50
04/18/2014
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Work of Kaare Christensen and Anatoliy Yashin (Duke) featured in article on old age dementia
04/18/2014
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Heather Howard (Princeton) comments on state variation in outreach for insurance enrollment
04/18/2014
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Uwe Reinhardt (Princeton) says replace individual insurance mandate
04/18/2014
Announcement
Michael Hurd and Susann Rohwedder (RAND) find variation in retirement spending based on wealth
04/18/2014
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Eric Kingson (Syracuse) says senior rights movement needs strong leadership
03/14/2014
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Vicki Freedman (Michigan) finds caring for husband adds to wife’s happiness
03/14/2014
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Heather Howard (Princeton) comments on state insurance exchanges on NPR
2013
12/02/2013
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Gary Engelhardt (Syracuse) and colleagues find senior homeowners face fewer impediments to good health than renters
12/01/2013
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Analysis of dementia costs by Michael Hurd (RAND) and Kenneth M. Langa (Michigan) cited in USA Today
11/01/2013
Announcement
CAPS (Syacuse) and CPC (Cornell) establish consortium to facilitate collaboration and leverage resources
10/21/2013
Honor/Award
Arline T. Geronimus elected to Institute of Medicine, 2013
09/25/2013
Honor/Award
Angela Duckworth (U-Penn) selected as 2013 MacArthur Fellow
09/19/2013
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Hans-Peter Kohler (U-Penn) quoted in NYT on U.S. fertility
09/19/2013
Announcement
Angus Deaton (Princeton) examines history behind global health and wealth disparities
08/19/2013
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Research of Linda Aiken (U-Penn) cited in NYT piece on the importance of sufficient nursing staffing
08/01/2013
Announcement
Ron Lee (UC-Berkeley) steps down as Director of CEDA, Will Dow steps in
07/15/2013
Announcement
Robert Fogel (Chicago) passes away June 11, 2013
07/12/2013
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Angus Deaton (Princeton) finds living with children increases stress among seniors
05/19/2013
Honor/Award
William Dale (Chicago) wins Hartford’s Heroes of Geriatric Care story contest
05/03/2013
Honor/Award
Arline T. Geronimus wins Excellence in Research Award from School of Public Health
04/19/2013
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NIH-funded study at RAND and University of Michigan estimates costs of dementia
04/15/2013
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Toni Antonucci (Michigan) and Laura Carstensen (Stanford) discuss some causes and effects of happiness in later years
04/05/2013
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Michael Hurd (RAND) discusses dementia study in NYT
01/14/2013
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Ana Diez Roux says Americans’ health problems are systemic
01/01/2013
Honor/Award
Ulrike Malmendier (CEDA) awarded Fisher Black Prize
2012
12/19/2012
Honor/Award
James Smith (RAND) wins Cozzarelli Prize from PNAS
12/19/2012
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Laura Carstensen (Stanford) honored as one of AARP’s most influential aging advocates
12/14/2012
Honor/Award
James S. Jackson elected president of COSSA
11/12/2012
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Eileen Crimmins (USC-UCLA) wins GSA’s 2012 Kleemeier Award
10/26/2012
Honor/Award
Linda Waite (Chicago) gives Matilda White Riley Lecture, October 22, 2012
10/20/2012
Honor/Award
Kevin Volpp (U-Penn) elected to Institute of Medicine
09/26/2012
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Jay Olshansky (Chicago) discusses declines in life expectancy for low-educated whites
08/26/2012
Media Appearance
Olivia Mitchell (U Penn) looks at opt-out version of 401(k) in Bloomberg BusinessWeek
07/26/2012
Honor/Award
Anatoli Yashin (Duke) receives Mindel Sheps Award for contributions to demographic research methodologies
05/30/2012
Announcement
Kenneth M. Langa gives plenary on Alzheimer’s treatment and prevention
05/02/2012
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Linda Waite, Deborah Carr, Laura Carstensen and Toni Antonucci comment on living alone without loneliness
03/28/2012
Announcement
Health and Retirement Study adds genetic data to NIH database
03/16/2012
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Toni Antonucci (Michigan) says good friends increase feelings of worth and meaning, especially as we age
03/09/2012
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Kenneth M. Langa (Michigan) says care-giving resources for dementia key public policy issue
03/05/2012
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Helen Levy (Michigan) featured in story on U-M faculty advisors to White House
03/02/2012
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William H. Frey (Michigan) tells NYT unmarried boomers face greater economic hardships than married counterparts
02/27/2012
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Ana Diez Roux notes that life expectancy is rising with weak economy as during Great Depression
02/20/2012
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William H. Frey says age of senior citizen status a “gray area”
02/16/2012
Honor/Award
U-Penn’s Claudia Valeggia wins Presidential Early Career Award for work in Argentina
02/16/2012
Honor/Award
David Wise (NBER) and Daniel Kahneman (Princeton) elected Distinguished Fellows by AEA
02/16/2012
Honor/Award
Brigitte Madrian and David Laibson (Harvard) and James Choi (Yale) receive TIAA-CREF award for work on financial security
02/15/2012
Announcement
Data from pilot wave of Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) now available
02/14/2012
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David Weir says years near end of work life best time for retirement savings (USN&WR)
02/14/2012
Announcement
NIA and WHO release report on Global Health and Aging
02/14/2012
Announcement
PRB publishes report on life expectancy trends in high-income countries
02/14/2012
Announcement
PRB releases report on volunteering and health for aging populations
02/13/2012
Announcement
Recent web article from PRB examines how centenarians’ genes and habits provide clues to longevity
01/26/2012
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Helen Levy (Michigan) discusses federally mandated state health insurance exchanges
2011
12/19/2011
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William H. Frey (Michigan) says upcoming retirees “may not run with the herd,” but many will still move to Florida
10/26/2011
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Robert F. Schoeni (Michigan) discusses AJPH article on early childhood links to mid-life health
10/05/2011
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Lauren Nicholas (Michigan) et al find advance directives may improve care, cut costs at end of life
2009
2008
07/01/2008
Honor/Award