Aging & Wellness

Researchers Find That Working Out More Is Better for the Body Than Working Out Less
, Aging & Wellness, Health & Wellness

Older adults can experience sharp declines in balance, strength, and general well-being. Between the ages of 30 and 70, adults experience a decrease in maximal…

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Modifying Heart Health May Boost Brain Health
, Aging & Wellness

The American Heart Association has released an assessment tool called Life’s Simple 7 that focuses on modifiable health behaviors, which can be used to promote…

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How Levels of Engagement in Work, Volunteering & Caregiving Affect Well-Being
, Aging & Wellness, Caregiving

A recent study in The Gerontologist examined how psychological well-being is impacted by different types of engagement in productive activities, such as paid work, family…

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Does How You Retire Affect Your Satisfaction with Life?
, Aging & Wellness

There are a number of routes to retirement, both voluntary and involuntary, and involuntary retirement can be for either organizational or health reasons. Recently, researchers…

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It’s Never Too Late: Even Late-Life Physical Activity Can Reduce Dementia Risk
, Aging & Wellness

The Finnish Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) study had previously found that leisure-time physical activity in midlife was related to lower dementia risk…

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Can Benefits of Cognitive Training Last 10 Years?
, Aging & Wellness

Cognitive training has become increasingly popular for individuals looking to reduce cognitive decline in normal aging and to reduce their risk of dementia. But does…

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Mastery & Resilience: A Tale of Two Women Coping with Late-Life Loss
, Aging & Wellness

Old age invites the opportunity for losses as well as gains. Losses associated with growing older include decreased physical function and the deterioration of health.…

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Forget BMI—Measure Older Adults’ Muscle Mass
, Aging & Wellness

Although over the lifetime, obesity has been associated with a number of poor health outcomes and greater overall mortality risk, some previous studies have shown…

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Mentally Demanding Jobs Pay Off in Retirement
, Aging & Wellness

A recent study examined how the cognitive demands of a job can impact cognitive changes before and after retirement. Using data from the Health and…

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A Closer Look at Widowhood and Depression
, Aging & Wellness

Prior research has shown that the experience of widowhood differs for men and women. Following widowhood, women are more likely than men to suffer economic…

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What Factors Affect a Widow or Widower's Risk of Death?
, Aging & Wellness

Widowhood has been known to increase the probability of dying for the surviving spouse, but many questions remain about the reasons for this greater risk…

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Researchers Discover “Senior Coolness” Factor in Aging Well
, Aging & Wellness

A team of German researchers recently undertook a research project which examined both media representations of older adults and older adults’ ideas of what it…

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