New project to study link between sleep and cognitive decline
4/30/19
A $3 million grant from the National Institute of Aging will fund Penn State researchers to study the relationship between sleep and cognitive decline and impairment.
Center for Healthy Aging
Center for Healthy Aging
New research project to analyze cognitive training programs for older adults
2/6/19
A new research project at Penn State aims to evaluate how cognitive training programs can maintain the brain and everyday functioning in older adults.
Martin Sliwinski receives professorship in healthy aging and human development
1/21/19
Martin J. Sliwinski, director of the Center for Healthy Aging and professor of human development and family studies in the College of Health and Human Development, has been named the Gregory H. Wolf Professor in Healthy Aging and Human Development.
Negative mood signals body's immune response
12/20/18
Researchers at Penn State found negative mood is associated with higher levels of inflammation, inspiring future research to investigate how daily interventions can improve mood.
Mobile technologies may help researchers crack the mysteries of aging
11/12/18
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow Penn State’s Martin Sliwinski and team to learn more about how small changes in the brain can develop into neurological conditions later in life by developing new standardized mobile technologies for researchers across the U.S.
Child maltreatment linked to cognitive aging
10/9/18
Almost 10 million older adults in the U.S. have cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, or other related dementias. Penn State researchers are looking into how early life adversity, specifically child maltreatment, can affect cognitive aging later in life in a new project.
'Everyday Ups and Downs' to be topic of September Healthy Aging Lecture
7/20/18
Alyssa Gamaldo, assistant professor of human development and family studies, will address health differences across diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic older adult populations. The lecture is part of the Penn State Center for Healthy Aging Community Lecture Series.
Expecting a stressful day may lower cognitive abilities throughout the day
7/3/18
There may be some truth to the saying “getting up on the wrong side of the bed,” according to Penn State researchers who say starting your morning by focusing on how stressful your day will be may be harmful to your mindset throughout the day.
Love hurts: Spats with spouse may worsen chronic pain, other symptoms
5/15/18
For patients with chronic conditions like arthritis or diabetes, arguments with a spouse may have physical repercussions, according to researchers. They found that in two groups of older individuals — one group with arthritis and one with diabetes — the patients who felt more tension with their spouse also reported worse symptoms on those days.
Lesley Ross to chair transportation committee on safe mobility of older persons
4/13/18
The Larson Transportation Institute (LTI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley Ross, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, to chair the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine standing committee on Safe Mobility of Older Persons, as selected by the Transportation Research Board.
Memory loss in old age, ways to support it topic of upcoming community lecture
9/15/17
The October Healthy Aging Lecture will focus on what happens to the brain as people age, and ways to support and enhance memory into old age. Hosted by Nancy Dennis, associate professor of psychology, the lecture is part of the Penn State Center for Healthy Aging Community Lecture Series.
Self-efficacy boosts physical activity in osteoarthritis patients
7/27/17
Penn State researchers have found that self-efficacy -- one’s confidence in their ability to do something -- influences physical activity in osteoarthritis patients, independent from other such factors as pain, mood and support from a spouse.
The link between memory perceptions and Alzheimer’s risk
5/15/17
Over 20 percent of older adults suffer from subjective memory impairment, where a person reports having trouble remembering things with no evidence of actual memory loss. Now Penn State researchers are looking into the growing evidence that subjective memory impairment can lead to Alzheimer’s disease in some older adults.
FaceAge course provides opportunity for intergenerational connections
4/13/17
HDFS 497, “FaceAge: Perspectives on Aging” is an eight-week course that brings together HDFS students and adults aged 50 and older through Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State to provide real-life, intergenerational synergy. The course, which launched this spring, focuses on perceptions and perspectives of the aging experience and offers the opportunity to learn from different perspectives and generational cohorts.
Bone health topic of April Healthy Aging Lecture Series
4/4/17
Juniper Village at Brookline will host “Healthy Bones for Life,” as part of the Healthy Aging Community Lecture Series, at 10 a.m. on April 20 at Juniper Village at Brookline. The lecture will be presented by Mary Jane De Souza, professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State, who will discuss bone health.