Roscoe Nicholson
Combatting Ageism with Lessons from Feminism
Ageism has increasingly been recognized as a social force and ideology that the field of gerontology must confront. According to a recent article in the…
Who Do You Trust? How Older Adults Find Answers to Health Questions—Online & Offline
In light of the increasing use of the Internet as a source for health information and increasing Internet use for older adults, recently a team…
Push It: A Deeper Look into How Challenging Activities Can Change Older Brains
Last year, InvestigAge reported on the initial findings from a study titled the Synapse Project , which showed that older adults who engaged in highly…
How Will Aging Baby Boomers Affect the US Housing Market?
In Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies’ recent report The State of the Nation’s Housing 2015, researchers identify a number of housing trends that are…
Beyond Bingo: Beating Depression in Senior Living with More Meaningful Social Activities
A recently published paper in the Journal of Aging Studies has called for a “social revolution in residential care” in order to combat the ongoing…
Cognitive Training & the Aging Brain
With increasing attention being paid to brain health for older adults and an increasing number of products promoting brain fitness in the marketplace, more and…
Power Lift: Low-Risk, Low-Cost Exercise Technique Quickly Builds Older Adults’ Muscles, Strength
Muscle loss in older adults reduces their mobility and increases risks for falls, fractures, disability, and heart disease. Preventing or reversing the loss of muscle…
It’s All in the Wrist: Using Wearable Technology to Track Older Adults’ Activity Levels & Abilities
Accurately assessing physical activity levels in older adults has been a challenge for health professionals and researchers. Not only are self-reports of physical activity subject…
Wisdom Works: Older Adults with Physical Limitations Benefit from Wisdom
Research has identified a number of factors associated with subjective well-being. In particular, studies have shown that physical health, functional limitations, and self-rated health all…
The Importance of Storytelling in the Lives of Resilient Older Adults
The myriad of factors that lead one person to age well compared to another are seemingly infinite. One of the newer factors receiving attention on…
Are You Lonesome Tonight? The Deadly Impact of Social Isolation & Loneliness
Social isolation is an ongoing concern within the aging services sector, and research has shown that both actual and perceived social isolation have been associated…
Race & Positivity in Caregivers: What’s the Relationship?
While much research has focused on the negative emotional and health impacts of serving as a caregiver to a family member or friend, increasing attention…
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