What Investment Offers a 60-Fold Return? Food Stamps
For the youngest Americans, $1 of SNAP payments generates $62+ in economic and health benefits.
Older Americans With Dementia Are More Likely to Suffer a Debilitating Fall. Targeted Interventions Could Help.
In an aging country, understanding fall risk and supporting caregivers with evidence-based strategies to mitigate it are increasingly urgent.
Homelessness is Hard on Health. Unsheltered Homelessness Is Worse—and It’s on the Rise.
More Americans are sleeping in places not meant for human habitation, putting them at risk for chronic disease, mental health and substance use issues, and early death.
For Homeless Youth, Is Poor Health Just a Matter of Time?
A new study finds that the longer young adults spend unsheltered, the more likely they are to report poor health outcomes
Wildfires devastated their communities. Will Californians stay put?
Recent research about migration patterns after the most destructive wildfires may help us predict what happens next
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Webinar: The Pros and Cons of Virtual vs. In-Person Interaction for Older Adults
Researchers discussed how social media and new technologies may enhance—or limit—social connectedness and emotional well-being among older adults.
In the Battle for Time, Exercise Beats Sleep for American Adults
Parents get less sleep than nonparents but still squeeze in workouts, study suggests
Vaccination During Pregnancy May Reduce Whooping Cough in Infants
New study finds drop in infant cases after experts promote vaccination for pregnant women
From the Emergency Room to Eviction?
Research finds increase in housing hardship among families who use the emergency room or are hospitalized.