Stories on Aging

  1. 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

  2. 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

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

    Neighborhoods play important role in older adults’ pandemic experience

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

    Telehealth services for the elderly should include caregivers

  5. 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

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

    Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

  8. 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

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

    More seniors may have undiagnosed dementia than previously thought

  11. Senior man using laptop at home. Image credit: monkeybusinessimages, iStock

    Online tools, community health resource guidance could help older adults self-manage pain

  12. Wife Talking To Depressed Senior Husband At Home. Image credit: iStock

    For elderly couples, negative thoughts about aging can be detrimental to their spouses

  13. Senior man stays home because of COVID. Image credit: iStock

    Where are the patient advocates? The negative effect of social isolation on older patient care during COVID

  14. Research on aging expands at U-M

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    Accumulating extra genome copies may protect fly brain cells during aging

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    Mail delays may affect medication supply for nearly 1 in 4 Americans over 50

  17. Casual restaurant. Image credit: iStock

    A happy meal: Casual eateries may provide cognitive benefits for older adults

  18. Focused older 80s patient consulting with doctor via video call. Image credit: iStock

    Telehealth visits have skyrocketed for older adults but concerns, barriers remain

  19. Social media COVID19 concept. Image credit: iStock

    Age discrimination seen @Twitter during #COVID19 pandemic

  20. Social bonds in adulthood don’t mediate early life trauma