#gerontology
#gerontology

[ follow ]

Psychology says the hardest part of watching your parents age isn't the physical decline - it's the moment you realize they've started performing competence the same way you performed adulthood when you were younger - Silicon Canals

Older adults often use compensation strategies to adapt to cognitive decline, employing rehearsed behaviors to maintain normalcy in conversations.

Health

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

1 month ago

Is the key to better aging all in our mind?

Older adults with positive views about aging show improvements in cognitive skills and physical fitness, while negative aging beliefs correlate with decline.

fromenglish.elpais.com

1 month ago

Nir Barzilai, gerontologist: Just because you look young doesn't mean you're healthy'

The Israeli gerontologist has been studying healthy centenarians for years and has observed that many follow a pattern similar to Reichert's. They do not always lead a monastic, carefully balanced life. There is a great deal of biological lottery involved in longevity. But Barzilai wants to hack that lottery—to understand which numbers are the winning ones and pass them on to the rest of humanity.

Public health

Higher education

fromCornell Chronicle

4 months ago

Jeanne Mueller, creator of social work program, dies at 100 | Cornell Chronicle

Jeanne Mueller was a Cornell professor emerita who developed the undergraduate social work program, advised governments on social services, and conducted international research and training.

Environment

fromSFGATE

11 months ago

The Dramatic Effect That Buying a House in These 'Hot' States Will Have on Your DNA

Extreme heat accelerates biological aging in older adults, especially in hot regions like Phoenix.