NIA Demography of Aging Centers

Michal Engelman, Won-tak Joo, Jason Fletcher, and Barry Burden of the Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) find poor health threatens voting in older age, while offset by wealth.

Poor health threatens voting in older age. Absentee and early voting can help maintain turnout. A research team wanted to address a longstanding question in their field: How do voting patterns change as people age? One-time snapshots of different generations never provided a clear answer.

With heavy hearts, we share sad news that Bob Schoeni has passed away. For many who knew and worked with him, he symbolized dedication, resilience, & an unwavering desire to make the world a better place through academic research & human compassion.

https://isr.umich.edu/news-events/news-releases/passing-of-bob-schoeni-distinguished-social-science-researcher/

Cross-NIA Center Research: Early Results from Pilot Projects on the Health of Older Americans

Nov 4th virtual conference

https://myumi.ch/PlMb5

Maintaining Health Behavior Change in Older Adults:
• Jaime Hughes, Wake Forest School of Medicine
• Janet Prvu Bettger, Duke University
• Minakshi Raj, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
• Susan L. Hughes, University of Illinois, Chicago

Examining S*x Differences in Pleiotropic Effects for Depression and Cognition Using Gene Polygenic and Gene-Region Aggregation Techniques:
• Arianna Gard, University of Maryland
• Erin Ware, University of Michigan
• Lauren Schmitz, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Invest 2 minutes now to discover how the health and well-being of older adults is enhanced by our innovative research programs

Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias With the proportion of older people increasing in the United States and around the world, we face new challenges and opportunities, particularly in the areas...

Are you interested in learning how to get better as an older adult? Join the and Older Adults Q&A livestream on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 2:30pm, ET. Watch live on the NIA Facebook feed. More information here: https://bit.ly/3f4YBpn

FDA approves $56,000 treatment for Alzheimer’s with Questionable Efficacy – What happens Next?

Aducanumab Virtual Symposium, July 23, 2021
https://hbhi.jhu.edu/?page_id=423

Experiencing racism damages a person’s health by triggering the release of stress hormones and a chain of biological events that cause premature aging, which in turn increase the risk of chronic disease.

Racism-Related Stress Is Linked to Premature Aging and Chronic Disease

Older Black adults are less likely than their white peers to have private insurance and more likely to rely on Medicaid or Medicare as their only health insurance.

Unequal Health Care Access and Quality Contribute to U.S. Racial Health Disparities Among Older Adults

Disability rates are down among older Americans, and more are managing daily life on their own with devices. But racial and ethnic gaps persist.

An Improved State of Aging in America

As they age, Black adults experience more rapid decline in the body’s ability to recover from stress or damage, with social and economic factors contributing to this decline.

A PRB research summary.

U.S. Racial Health Disparities Among Older Adults Remain Despite Some Progress As they age, Black adults experience more rapid decline in the body’s ability to recover from stress or damage, with social and economic factors contributing to this decline.

While non-Hispanic Black adults make up 10% of the population ages 65 to 74, they account for 18% of COVID-19-related deaths in that age group.

Research synthesis from PRB.

Being Older and Black Creates a Double Jeopardy During the COVID-19 Pandemic While non-Hispanic Black adults make up 10% of the population ages 65 to 74, they account for 18% of COVID-19-related deaths in that age group.

Black Americans’ higher rates of chronic conditions and disease such as obesity and diabetes, which are linked to fatal COVID-19 infections, may underlie life expectancy differences.

COVID-19 and Other Risk Factors Widen the Black-White Life Expectancy Gap