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Today’s Research on Aging: How COVID-19 Protections Affected Older Adults’ Mental Health

New research shows the pandemic deepened feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression among older adults and their caregivers. Social connection is the "medicine hiding in plain sight."

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Today’s Research on Aging: Rising Obesity in an Aging America

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Today’s Research on Aging 42: Rising Obesity in an Aging America

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Key Factors Underlying Racial Disparities in Health Between Black and White Older Americans

Socioeconomic inequality and racism-related stress are at the root of Black-white health disparities, requiring policies and interventions targeting both economic inequality and exposure to high levels of stress.

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

The Demography of Dementia and Dementia Caregiving

Dementia is one of the nation’s most expensive old-age health conditions and the most time consuming for family caregivers.

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Aging and Health in China: What Can We Learn From the World’s Largest Population of Older People?

The United Nations projects that there will be 366 million older Chinese adults by 2050, which is substantially larger than the current total U.S. population of 331 million.

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

New Evidence on Sleep’s Role in Aging and Chronic Disease

(Issue 38) Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous studies have shown that sleeping too much or too little is associated with mortality among older adults.

View Details Array ( [ID] => 8458 [id] => 8458 [title] => TRA38-2018-Sleep-Health_Aging [filename] => TRA38-2018-Sleep-Health_Aging.pdf [filesize] => 1508110 [url] => https://www.prb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TRA38-2018-Sleep-Health_Aging.pdf [link] => https://www.prb.org/resources/new-evidence-on-sleeps-role-in-aging-and-chronic-disease/tra38-2018-sleep-health_aging/ [alt] => [author] => 15 [description] => Today’s Research on Aging PROGRAM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS | NO. 38 | OCTOBER 2018 Sleep, Health, and Aging Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous studies have shown that sleeping too little or too much is associated with mortality among older adults. A growing body of research indicates that not getting enough sleep may also increase the risk of several conditions and chronic diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. [caption] => Today’s Research on Aging PROGRAM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS | NO. 38 | OCTOBER 2018 Sleep, Health, and Aging Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous studies have shown that sleeping too little or too much is associated with mortality among older adults. A growing body of research indicates that not getting enough sleep may also increase the risk of several conditions and chronic diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. [name] => tra38-2018-sleep-health_aging [status] => inherit [uploaded_to] => 8457 [date] => 2020-12-18 00:44:51 [modified] => 2020-12-18 00:46:35 [menu_order] => 0 [mime_type] => application/pdf [type] => application [subtype] => pdf [icon] => https://www.prb.org/wp-includes/images/media/document.png ) Download (1.5 MB)

Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Will More Baby Boomers Delay Retirement?

Part Three of Three articles related to Today's Research on Aging (Issue 37): Health and Working Past Traditional Retirement Ages

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Is Working Longer Good for Older Americans’ Health?

Some studies suggest that retirement may reduce health-threatening stress and give older people more time to prioritize exercise and healthy eating.

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Are Baby Boomers Healthy Enough to Keep Working?

Today’s Research on Aging, No. 37: Working longer can reduce public spending and enable some older workers to enter retirement with more financial security. But are older Americans healthy enough to work longer?

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