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As climate-related disasters grow more frequent and intense, one group remains dangerously underprepared: older adults. Planning should involve the entire family.
Our study found that older adults are no more likely to experience muscle soreness after a workout than young adults are.
Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.
People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.
Assessing how well items align with your core beliefs may make it easier to let them go.
Yoga is shown to benefit mental health, reduce risk of age-related diseases and even protect cognitive function.
There are a number of possible reasons we’ve seen a rise in STIs among people over 50 in recent years.
Compared with voters who are trying to have kids or haven’t decided yet, those who definitely don’t want to have kids – known as the ‘child-free’ – have a different set of political priorities.
Fast population growth has left more people in flood-prone areas of Gulf Coast communities, including Houston and New Orleans. Often, those residents at most risk are the most socially vulnerable.
The imperative for employers to accommodate people with disabilities is partly driven by the need to keep older workers on the job as the population ages.
People ages 65 and up will likely reap significant out-of-pocket savings on prescription drugs when the negotiated prices take effect. But other benefits could pay bigger dividends in the long run.
Older adults are at risk for contracting STDs – not only because of stigma and infrequent condom use, but also because of physical changes due to aging.
The heat comes from everywhere when you’re active outside on hot days – the Sun’s rays, the air around you, the ground and even your own body.
Older adults face greater health risks from extreme heat for several reasons, including their medications..
Dementia does not manifest solely as a memory problem. People with dementia can also experience issues with learning, comprehension and judgement, but they may also experience changes in behaviour.
Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect their homes, evacuate safely and recover.
We still have much to learn about many aspects of COVID-19 — including its lingering health effects and the mechanics of its endless mutations — but we do know one thing: we can’t let our guard down.
While there is no guarantee of warding off cognitive decline, encouraging people to be physically, mentally and socially active could potentially keep a significant number of dementia cases at bay.
Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Gerontologist, University of Waterloo
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Associate professor, Gerontology Department, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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A&S Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Science, Boston University
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Researcher, Aging In the Right Place | M.A. student, Gerontology, Simon Fraser University
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Scientist in Energy, Climate and the Environment, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University
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Canada Research Chair in Aging & Immunity, McMaster University
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Professor of Vascular and Clinical Physiology, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor of Athletic Training, University of South Carolina
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Research fellow, University of Toronto