Researchers To Reveal Aging's Origins on Global Stage
Four of the biologists who described the underlying causes of aging will soon share their findings with an international audience during a symposium at the upcoming World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. view more (2009-06-24)
Unmet Need Common Among Patients with Advanced Illness
There is often a lack of adequate communication between health care providers and those facing terminal conditions, according to a series of articles in the latest issue of The Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences (Vol. 63, No. 3). view more (2008-10-07)
Baby boomers value caring for aging parents more than earlier generation
A new study from the University of Southern California's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology found that the generation born in the 1950's and 60's are more committed to caring for their aging parents than their own parents were. view more (2006-12-04)
New hope for treatment of neurodegenerative disorder
Researchers from the University of Southern California have taken an important first step toward protecting against Huntington disease using gene therapy. view more (2009-04-21)
The health burden of raising a grandchild
Precautionary health measures such as mammograms and cholesterol tests that identify the risk of heart disease are critical for the well-being of women over 50. Add the responsibility of providing sustained care for a grandchild, and these preventive examinations become even more important. view more (2008-11-07)
Regular walking nearly halves elderly disability risk
Older adults can decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent by participating in a walking exercise program, according to a new University of Georgia study. view more (2008-07-16)
Risk of frailty in older women dependent on multisystem abnormalities
A study published online ahead of press in the Gerontology Society of America's Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences reports that the condition of frailty in older adults is associated with a critical mass of abnormal physiological systems, over and above the status of each individual system, and that the relationship is nonlinear. view more (2009-07-31)
Joy Luck Club: The health benefits of daughters-in-law
In a new twist on the Confucian ideal of filial piety, a study finds that the assistance of daughters-in-law - but not their own children - helps mitigate depression among older people in China. This is particularly true in rural areas, where elders may rely more heavily on family to be support providers. view more (2008-07-28)
USC study examines effects of caregiving
A new study from the USC Davis School of Gerontology found that caregivers of different ethnicities showed few negative mental or physical health effects as a result of tending to a family member with dementia. view more (2007-10-18)
Low vitamin D levels linked to poor physical performance in older adults
Older adults who don't get enough vitamin D - either from their diets or exposure to the sun - may be at increased risk for poor physical performance and disability, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. view more (2007-04-23)
Vitamin D signals to prevent bone loss during osteoporosis
The risk of bone fracture resulting from falls increases as we age due to bone loss and osteoporosis. Physicians have routinely prescribed vitamin D and vitamin D-related drugs to retard bone loss, but until now, little was known about the specific targets of vitamin D in bone. view more (2006-01-20)
Secret of eternal youth may be in reptiles
Jo'£o Pedro Magalh'£es, researcher in the Biology of Aging, suggests, in work published in the June edition of the magazine "Experimental Gerontology" and entitled "The evolution of mammalian aging", that the study of certain species of reptiles and amphibians that apparently do not age could lead to discoveries about aging. For this... view more... (2002-06-18)
From Married Woman to Independent Widow
Women who are widowed in later life undergo a change in identity that can turn out be very positive in terms of personal growth, says new research that will be presented to the British Society of Gerontology conference in Birmingham from September 12-14. The paper is one of several being given by researchers in the ‘Growing Older’... view more... (2002-09-12)
Genes influence age-related hearing loss
A new Brandeis University study of twins shows that genes play a significant role in the level of hearing loss that often appears in late middle age. view more (2007-11-15)
Research Finds America's Elderly Suffering Abuse
A new study concludes that nearly 13 percent of America's aged citizens suffer some form of abuse. Specifically, nine percent of adults reported they have suffered from verbal mistreatment, 3.5 percent suffer financial mistreatment, and 0.2 percent suffer physical mistreatment. view more (2008-08-25)
Long-term care fraught with uncertainties for elderly baby boomers
The continued decline of the nursing home - once the mainstay care for the frail elderly - and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic changes in long-term care, according to a University of Florida expert and editor of a new book on the subject. view more (2008-07-10)
Atrial fibrillation linked to increased hospitalization in heart failure patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation, common in those with advanced chronic heart failure, have an increased risk of hospitalization due to heart failure. view more (2009-07-07)
Improving quality of life for indigenous peoples
Further efforts are needed to improve the health and wellbeing of indigenous peoples in developed countries all over the world, according to a report published today in the online open access journal, BMC International Health and Human Rights. The study points to a worrying lack of progress for the Australian indigenous population during the 1990s. view more (2007-12-20)
Testosterone therapy may prevent Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at the University of Southern California have discovered a direct link between loss of testosterone and the development of an Alzheimer's-like disease in mice. They also discovered that testosterone treatment slows progression of the disease. view more (2006-12-20)
Is divorce bad for the parents?
The elderly are cared for by their adult children regardless of their marital status. In a unique study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, researchers found British adult children help their elderly parents according to current need (i.e. health) rather than past behaviour. view more (2008-05-12)
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