"Today's Research on Aging" is an e-newsletter series intended to increase awareness of research results and their application to major public and private decisionmaking. Although policy debates may be closely followed by many members of society, not all people are aware of the research underlying policy prescriptions as well as the choices of public and private decisionmakers. By discussing recent research and the links to major government, business, social, and private issues, we hope to increase appreciation of the scientific findings relevant to aging and their effects on individuals and society.

Funding for this newsletter series and related articles and webcasts has been provided by the National Institute on Aging, Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) Unit, through a grant from the University of Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging. This center coordinates dissemination of findings from 14 NIA demography centers located in academic institutions throughout the United States.

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Today's Research on Aging

• Social Support, Networks, and Happiness  Issue 17, June 2009 (PDF: 587KB)
• Effects of Early Life on Elderly Health  Issue 16, April 2009 (PDF: 529KB)
• Social Security Systems Around the World  Issue 15, January 2009 (PDF: 152KB)
• Use of Biomarkers in Predicting Health and Mortality  Issue 14, September 2008 (PDF: 81KB)
• Obesity, Economics, and Health  Issue 13, September 2008 (PDF: 74KB)
• Older Workers and Retirement  Issue 12, June 2008 (PDF: 78KB)
• Socioeconomic Status and Health Disparities in Old Age  Issue 11, June 2008 (PDF: 68KB)
• Caregiver Health  Issue 10, December 2007 (PDF: 71KB)
• Why Do We Make Bad Decisions? Findings From a New Science  Issue 9, November 2007
  (PDF: 68KB)
• Underweight, Undernutrition, and the Aging  Issue 8, October 2007 (PDF: 72KB)
• Trends in Disability at Older Ages  Issue 7, September 2007 (PDF: 76KB)
• How Does HIV/AIDS Affect the Elderly in Developing Countries? 
    Issue 6, August 2007 (PDF: 71KB)
• Cognitive Aging: Imaging, Emotion, and Memory  Issue 5, July 2007 (PDF: 73KB)
• Global Health and Population Aging   Issue 4, June 2007 (PDF: 67KB)
• Savings and the Elderly   Issue 3, May 2007 (PDF: 73KB)
• Prescription Drugs and Medicare   Issue 2, April 2007 (PDF: 101KB)
• Healthy Aging  Issue 1, March 2007 (PDF: 101KB)
  

Related Articles and Webcasts

• "HIV/AIDS and Older Persons in the Developing World," interview with John Knodel, research professor emeritus at the Population Studies Center and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Michigan, Nov. 2, 2009 (Webcast)
• "Public Policy, Financial Decisions, and the Health of Older Adults" (October 2009)
• "Aging, Family Structure, and Health" (October 2009)
• "Health Effect of Marriage and Other Social Relationships," interview with Linda Waite, Lucy Flower Professor in Urban Sociology and director of the Center on Aging at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, June 1, 2009 (Webcast)
• "The Effects of Smoking on Trends in U.S. Mortality at Older Ages," interview with Samuel Preston, professor of demography, University of Pennsylvania, April 16, 2009 (Webcast)
• "U.S. Adult Mortality and Health Trends in an International Context," interview with Eileen Crimmins, Davis School of Gerontology, UCLA, April 16, 2009 (Webcast)
• "Cognitive Impairment and Decline," interview with Kenneth Langa, University of Michigan School of Medicine and Institute for Social Research, April 2009 (Webcast)
• "Education, Medical Treatment, and Social Networks Can Promote 'Brain Health' Among U.S. Elderly," by Mary Mederios Kent (March 2009)
• "U.S. Trends in Disability in Late Life," interview with Linda Martin, Senior Fellow, RAND Corporation, Sept. 10, 2008 (Webcast)
• "Recent Trends in U.S. Mortality and Population Aging," interview with Ron Lee, professor of demography and economics, and director, Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging, University of California-Berkeley, Sept. 10, 2008 (Webcast)
• "Disability, Elderly Health, and Obesity," interview with Jay Bhattacharya, assistant professor of Medicine, Stanford University, Aug. 1, 2008 (Webcast)
• "Best Practices in Research: Translation and Dissemination," panel discussion with Christine Bachrach, Ellen Carnevale, John Haaga, and Wendy Manning, March 19, 2008 (Webcast)
• "Obesity Threatens the Health of Older Europeans" (June 2008)
• "Race, Ethnicity, and Where You Live Matters: Recent Findings on Health and Mortality of U.S. Elderly" (February 2008)
• "Gender Disparities in Health and Mortality" (November 2007)
• "Disability and Aging" (August 2007)
• "New Research Findings May Help Older People Make Better Decisions" (June 2007)
• "The Brain Changes as it Ages, Sometimes in Surprising Ways" (June 2007)
• "Population Aging Impact Differs Across Countries" (June 2007)
• "The Degree of Certainty in Population Projections" (June 2007)
• "Medicare Drug Benefit Will Help, but May Carry Unwanted Side Effects" (April 2007)

National Institute of Aging: Health & Retirement Study, Webcast of Briefing

On June 12, 2007, in Washington D.C., the National Institute of Aging (NIA) convened a panel of speakers to address the significance of the Health & Retirement Study (HRS). This briefing was designed to introduce media, policymakers, benefits professionals, and others to the study's breadth and depth as a resource about our aging population. At the event, NIA introduced a new publication, Growing Older in America: The Health & Retirement Study, highlighting findings and trends from the study about the lives of older people. View webcast of the briefing.

Reviewers for Today's Research on Aging and Related Web Articles

The Population Reference Bureau would like to thank the reviewers for reading and commenting on newsletters and articles producted for this project since 2007.

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