The Population Reference Bureau reports on a study finding that the life expectancy of Californians has decreased by about three years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)-affiliated researchers and...
U.S. obesity is slowing gains in life expectancy and widening racial health disparities. New research examines the health impact and social consequences of obesity to inform intervention and prevention strategies. Issue 42 of Today’s Research on Aging, Rising...
The U.S. News & World Report reported on the risk factors for long haul COVID. Some risk factors predict long COVID – hair loss, headache, and sore throat during illness, and obesity increase the risk of long haul symptoms. According to a recent paper by...
The American Psychological Association’s Division 20 awarded Karen Fingerman the 2022 Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award. The Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement (DRA) Award, sponsored by the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation, is Div....
Karl Pillemer (CAPS-Cornell) & coauthors present a new psychometrically validated measure of financial abuse of older adults. David W. Hancock, David P. R. Burnes, Karl A. Pillemer, Sara J. Czaja, and Mark S. Lachs (2022). Psychometric Properties of The Five-Item...
