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New research estimates genetic heritability of lifespan at 50% – double previous estimates.
US researchers have shown that people with more active social lives show slower biological ageing and lower inflammation levels.
The Senior Community Service Employment Program helps older Americans balance their checkbooks, enjoy better health and engage more with their own communities.
When people over 65 lose Medicaid coverage, they stop seeing their doctors for preventive care due to high costs. This in turn leads to worse health outcomes and higher health care costs.
People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.
Her proposal is aimed at easing the burden for family caregivers. She says that negotiating lower drug prices for Medicare could cover the cost of this expansion of benefits for older Americans.
When dementia patients on Medicare enroll in hospice, they lose other crucial supports and services.
Typically, cataract surgeries are painless and significantly restore vision.
As the share of adults age 60 and older grows globally, age-friendly universities offer social connection, continued learning and better health.
Family caregivers who have stronger support networks and positive communication with loved ones tend to be more resilient.
It’s part of a decadeslong trend.
It’s long been known that exercise helps maintain strength and agility as we age. New research points to the importance of exercise type in supporting cognitive health in the latest decades of life.
The drug pricing reform may drastically lower prices for some of the most critical life-saving drugs in the long run. But numerous obstacles stand in the way.
Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related physical decline.
Middle age means staying a step ahead on both the medical and financial fronts.
A study of medical costs and income losses found that those who can least afford to pay for health care and miss out on their paychecks rack up the biggest bills.
Researchers are trying to understand whether ultraprocessed foods erode brain health in the aging process.
Amazon founder is funding a biotechnology startup that is looking to reverse ageing.
Mice given a faecal transplant from young mice, rejuvenated their brains and were better able to complete a maze task.
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Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences and Associate Professor, Mississippi State University
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Researcher, Senior Lecturer, Kenyatta University
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Vice President for Research & Innovation, University College Cork
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Reader in Molecular Genetics of Ageing, University of Essex
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Postdoctoral research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of Aging, Arizona State University
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Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida
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Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London
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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Gerontological Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Central Connecticut State University