Aging & 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…