Roscoe Nicholson

Recently researchers used data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, which asked more than 10,000 participants age 50 to 89 a variety of questions…

Telemedicine—effectively, the use of virtual consultations with doctors and related practitioners to lessen the burden of in-person visits for both patients and medical practitioners—is an…

As technology continues become both cheaper and more advanced, the average age of residents in senior living communities is rising concurrently, creating an even larger…

A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that patterns of personality development for older adults are very distinct from…

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…

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…

Last year, InvestigAge reported on the initial findings from a study titled the Synapse Project , which showed that older adults who engaged in highly…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…