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JUNE 9, 2025

For some, Osteoboost might initially evoke TV informercials for gadgets that promise to shock people's abdominal muscles into six-pack formation while they sit, or mid-20th century contraptions that professed to jiggle away fat without exercise.

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Scienmag

JULY 1, 2022

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the driving force behind advancing innovation in aging awarded fellowstatus to Alyce S. Ashcraft was recognized for her outstanding and continuing work in the field of gerontology. Ashcraft was recognized for her outstanding and continuing work in the field of gerontology.

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Scienmag

JUNE 16, 2022

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — is proud to acknowledge the work of 23 outstanding individuals through its prestigious awards program.

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JULY 16, 2025

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — is proud to acknowledge the work of 20 outstanding individuals through its prestigious awards program.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 6, 2023

A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study challenges existing ideas of how buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is related to Alzheimer's disease.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A new special issue of the journal The Gerontologist from The Gerontological Society of America takes on the complexities at the intersection of aging and environment to advance our understanding of how to promote age-friendly environments across a variety of human ecosystems.

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Scienmag

MARCH 6, 2022

EMBARGOED by the Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences until March 7, 2022, 12:01 a.m.,

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Medical Xpress

MAY 4, 2023

Older people have better mental well-being than 30 years ago, according to a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä (Finland).

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Older adults residing in assisted living facilities and quarantined to their rooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lost significant weight, according to gerontology care providers and researchers from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

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JUNE 22, 2021

an associate professor with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University, recently published the results of a three-year study of cognitive changes in older adults. Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT – Jessica Damoiseaux, Ph.D.,

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19.

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Scienmag

JUNE 29, 2021

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has received renewed grant support to welcome a new class of reporters for the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program. The 2021 funders to date include RRF Foundation for Aging and The John A. Hartford Foundation.

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Scienmag

MAY 23, 2022

A new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences features papers examining outcomes from 10 years of the seminal National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS).

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Scienmag

APRIL 11, 2022

Researchers Laura Kadowaki and Andrew Wister from Simon Fraser University’s Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) prepared the report for […].

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Scienmag

MARCH 9, 2022

A new study led by Simon Fraser University’s Gerontology Research Centre has found that female informal caregivers who provide intensive care at home experienced higher levels of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggests more support is needed.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19. The following were published between December 5 and January 6; all are free to access: Reactive, Agentic, Apathetic, or Challenged?

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

A new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, titled "The Impact, Experience, and Challenges of COVID-19: The Women's Health Initiative (WHI)," explores key areas on how older women initially responded to the threat of COVID-19, their concerns about the pandemic, and aspects of their prior (..)

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Scienmag

MARCH 2, 2021

In “Vaccines for Older Adults: Overcoming the Challenges of Shared Clinical Decision Making,” a new white paper from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) National Adult Vaccination Program, a team of experts outlines a set of recommendations to encourage better definition and increased understanding of how health professionals talk (..)

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

has been awarded a three-year, $300,000 Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award. Hansen is the first scientist to receive grants in four different award categories offered by AFAR Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. Malene Hansen, Ph.D.,

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19, and all are free to access. The following were published between October 26 and November 13: Are Older Populations at a Disadvantage?

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19. The following articles make up the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report, titled “Policy Considerations for a Post-COVID Presidency”: Has It Really Become Us Versus Them?

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19, and all are free to access.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

19 in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 — For older adults, social engagement (SE) is associated with greater microstructural integrity of specific gray matter (GM) regions relevant to social cognition, which have roles in dementia , according to a study published online Oct. Cynthia Felix, M.D.,

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 20, 2020

He’s an assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Also, 61% of the patients who used cannabis had started using it after age 60.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

of Psychiatry and at the USC Davis School of Gerontology. Albert “Skip” Rizzo is a clinical psychologist and director of medical virtual reality at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies. He is also a research professor with the USC Dept.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from Case Western University. Erika holds her B.A. from the University of Vermont, her M.A. from Case Western Reserve University and her M.A. from Temple University. Please join me in welcoming Erika on the show. Podcast Sponsor(s): This podcast is brought to you by Slope.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 23, 2025

Some people spring into action at dawn, while others prefer a slower start to their day. Whether you rise with a grin or a groan, scientists say your internal clockknown as the circadian rhythmmight influence that behavior and much more.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 12, 2023

A new research paper titled "Selenium as a predictor of metabolic syndrome in middle age women" has been published in Aging.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Older women heal bone fractures slower than men. Now a team has found that a single, localized delivery of estrogen to a fracture can speed up healing in postmenopausal mice. The findings could have implications for the way fractures in women are treated in the future.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and injury. Scientists aren't completely sure why. They may have a better idea now, however, thanks to a study in GeroScience.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 16, 2023

New research suggests that centenarians—people who live to be at least 100—have a diverse collection of viruses in their gut that could help protect them from infectious diseases. The findings, published May 15 in Nature Microbiology, shed light on some of the biological pathways that may help centenarians live long, healthy lives.

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A major study from Aarhus University in Denmark has now identified that there are actually two types of Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Per Borghammer/Jonathan Bjerg Møller (video), Aarhus University Although the name may suggest otherwise, Parkinson’s disease is not one but two diseases, starting either in the brain or in the intestines.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 15, 2023

Women who experience more severe hot flashes after menopause are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 3, 2023

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Directors (JAMDA) found that the risk of severe COVID-19 illness among nursing home residents with complete vaccination are low.

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MAY 17, 2023

As we age, our muscles start to waste. Called sarcopenia, it happens to us all, yet no one has ever understood why and how it happens.

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