Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 17: Social Support, Networks, and Happiness
(2009) As Americans live longer, researchers have begun to investigate how people can move into old age not just healthier, but also happier. Increasingly, researchers are exploring relationships between physical and mental health and social connections among the elderly.
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Program and Policy Implications
Social Support, Networks, and Happiness
As Americans live longer, researchers have begun to investigate how people can move into old age not just healthier, but also happier. Increasingly, researchers are exploring relationships between physical and mental health and social con-nections among the elderly. The Behavioral and Social Research Program at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) supports research on the relationships between aging and social connections. This newsletter will review recent NIA-sponsored and other research that explores these relation-ships, especially research on the ways social networks affect health and happiness and influence longevity.
This newsletter reviews recent NIA-sponsored and other research that explores the relationships between aging and social connections.
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(2012) Arab countries continue to rapidly gain access to mobile cellular and to a smaller extent, mobile and wireless Internet, but lag behind in access to fixed broadband Internet access at home, according to the report ICT Adoption and Prospects in the Arab Region 2012.1
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 18: HIV/AIDS and Older Adults in the United States
(2009) After three decades of combating HIV/AIDS, scientists have made advances that have helped HIV-infected individuals live longer and better quality lives. These advances have also created new challenges as now over a quarter of the U.S. HIV-infected population is ages 50 and older.
This newsletter reviews some recent research, either sponsored by the U.S. National Institute on Aging or by other organizations, on aging and HIV/AIDS.
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Program and Policy Implications
HIV/AIDS and Older Adults in the United States
After three decades of combating HIV/AIDS, scientists have made advances that have helped HIV-infected individuals live longer and better quality lives. These advances have also created new challenges as now over a quarter of the U.S. HIV-infected population is ages 50 and older.
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(2002) According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 300 million people worldwide suffer from malaria each year resulting in at least 1 million deaths.
(2012) Of the 48 least developed countries in the world, 33 are located in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, this region stands out with the highest birth rates in the world.