Duke’s Belsky, Caspi, Cohen, and Moffitt study links between childhood characteristics and the pace of biological aging among participants in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study.
In a blog post that summarizes recent NIA-funded studies that have “sharpened the focus” on regional differences in US morbidity and mortality, John Haaga calls for “research that will contribute to reducing these disparities among regions of our...
In collaboration with Andrew Fenelon from the University of Maryland, the Population Reference Bureau created an interactive visualization tool for age-standardized death rates in each US state for residents age 55 and above, by gender. A graph below the map allows...
Results from an 18-month study of adults aged 51 to 84 years found improvements in memory, attention abilities, and mood in patients taking a daily curcumin supplement. Curcumin is found in turmeric, often used in curry as well in Ayurvedic medicine. Gary Small of...
Stanford’s Laura Carstensen says we naturally prune our relationships with age, focusing on people and activities that bring the most value to life. By investing more time in quality interactions, she says, “older people are happier.”