Stories on Aging

  1. AI generated image of a group of middle aged adults

    Many middle-aged adults wary of taking part in studies of dementia prevention drugs

  2. AI generated image of 10 elderly people from behind.

    One in 10 older Americans has dementia

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    Hurricane Ian: U-M experts can discuss

  4. A senior woman gazes at a bowl of food. Image credit: iStock

    Rising food prices hit less-healthy older adults hardest, U-M poll suggests

  5. In Boulder, Colorado, friends sit together and enjoy the evening on the Pearl Street Mall. Image credit: iStock

    Calculate your neighborhood’s ‘cognability’

  6. Cheerful multi-generation family having fun in nature. Image credit: iStock

    The ties that bind: Joint children may strengthen stepfamily ties to older parents

  7. AI-generated image concept of depression among caregivers

    Depression among those caring for partners with dementia can start a decade before dementia diagnosis

  8. A gloved hand holding a vial labeled COVID-19 OMICRON BOOSTER. Image credit: Getty Images

    Most older adults ready to roll up sleeves this fall for updated COVID-19 boosters, U-M poll shows

  9. Brain from wooden puzzles. Mental Health and problems with memory. Image credit: iStock

    Cumulative loneliness associated with accelerated memory aging in older adults

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    Most older adults want to ‘age in place’ but many haven’t taken steps to help them do so

  11. Elderly hands hold a fork and knife next to an empty plate. Image credit: iStock

    1 in 5 older Americans experience food insufficiency, according to U-M study

  12. Figure. Map of US Counties With Fall Injury Rates Per 100 000 Person-Quarters, 2016-2019

    More adults are falling every year, despite prevention efforts

  13. Daughter visiting mother at home during pandemic using surgical mask. Image credit: iStock

    Neighborhoods play important role in older adults’ pandemic experience

  14. Over shoulder view of two people on a video call with a doctor. Image credit: iStock

    Telehealth services for the elderly should include caregivers

  15. Senior hands. Image credit: sabinevanerp, Pixabay.com

    High-need older adults in stepfamilies less likely to receive help from children

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    As a season of joy arrives, pandemic stress weighs heaviest on least-healthy older adults

  17. An older smiling couple. Image credit: Esther Ann, Unsplash

    Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

  18. Senior couple kiss forehead window. Image credit: Getty Images

    Dementia’s toll on US: U-M study shows major gaps in who gets care that could help them remain at home

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    Pandemic may have increased older adults’ fall risk, U-M poll suggests

  20. Brain from wooden puzzles. Mental Health and problems with memory. Image credit: iStock

    More seniors may have undiagnosed dementia than previously thought