Aging

  1. Concept illustration of an older woman consuming sugary and salty foods. Image courtesy: National Poll on Healthy Aging

    1 in 8 Americans over 50 show signs of food addiction, U-M poll finds

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    Biases in cardiometabolic research put minority women’s lives at risk

  3. Poll documents critical role of people over 50 as caregivers, helpers for older loved ones

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

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

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    One in 10 older Americans has dementia

  6. 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

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

    Calculate your neighborhood’s ‘cognability’

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

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

  9. AI-generated image concept of depression among caregivers

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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

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

    Neighborhoods play important role in older adults’ pandemic experience

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

    Telehealth services for the elderly should include caregivers

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    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

  19. I man sits leaning against the base a a tree with a backpack beside him. Image credit: josealbafotos, Pixabay.com

    In the digital era, you are not alone

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

    Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life