Aging

  1. Concept illustration of a group of disabled senior citizens. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Aging in place: U-M study highlights racial disparities among older adults

  2. Concept photo of a caregiver assisting a dementia patient. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    New $81M NIH grant will help US answer urgent need for better dementia care

  3. Concept illustration of an aging Congress. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Do voters care about politicians’ ages?

  4. Illustration of a doctor and patient. Image courtesy: IHPI

    Should older adults with fewer years to live keep getting cancer screenings? U-M poll explores attitudes

  5. Concept illustration of airborne particulates from wildfire smoke and farming emissions. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Wildfires, farming activities may be top sources of air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia

  6. A man filling out a cognitive screening test. Image credit: Getty

    Early signs of Alzheimer’s: Most older adults see value of screening but haven’t been tested

  7. Concept illustration of a man with Alzheimer's disease. Image credit: Nicole Smith, Made with Midjourney

    New Alzheimer’s drug: U-M neurologist can discuss

  8. Concept illustration of an aging daughter and mother. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    With paid leave, older adults care for parents instead of grandchildren

  9. Concept illustration of older Black and Hispanic women. Image credit: Nicole Smitgh, Made with Midjourney

    Exclusion of Black, Hispanic women from health studies masked racial disparities on menopausal aging

  10. Concept illustration of using a smart phone app. Image courtesy: Michigan Medicine

    Logging on for health: More older adults use patient portals, but access and attitudes vary widely

  11. A women placing medicine into a pill box. Image credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya, Unsplash.com

    As ‘deprescribing’ medicines for older adults catches on, poll shows need for patient-provider dialogue

  12. Older adults talking to a voice assistant device. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    ‘Alexa, set the alarm for me to take my medication’

  13. Concept illustration of two people with dementia. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    U-M begins work on Alzheimer’s Disease, related dementias, in India

  14. Concept illustration of a man in front of his hurricane damaged home. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Risk of death for people with dementia increases after a hurricane exposure

  15. Illustration of an older man staring out of a window. Image credit: Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation National Poll on Healthy Aging

    On pandemic’s third anniversary, loneliness and isolation are down but still high among older adults

  16. USA social security card with medicare and US dollars. Image credit: iStock

    Things to know (but you might not be hearing) about the state of Social Security and Medicare

  17. Concept illustration of DNA methylation and cellular reprogramming. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    New research highlights DNA methylation as noteworthy biomarker for epigenetic aging

  18. Bruce Willis at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego. Image credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

    Bruce Willis frontotemporal dementia diagnosis: U-M neurologists can comment on FTD

  19. Icon of a caregiver and an elderly person

    Balancing work and care linked to better emotional well-being for those caring for older adults

  20. Strawberry Burrell (left), a resident of Detroit, and Detroit River Story Lab participant, works with a volunteer building a boat that the students will test in the Detroit River. Image credit: Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography

    Loneliness in later life lessens when older adults spend many hours volunteering