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China's rapidly aging population -- part of a worldwide trend
The global demographic shift is a significant opportunity as long as it is in tandem with a policy and cultural shift, say productive aging experts
Oct. 14,
2009 -- China's population of adults over 65 tops 100 million. This number is steadily growing, putting China at the forefront of a global demographic shift that includes the United States and other developed nations. "While a common tendency is to focus on the burdens an aging population will place on a country's economic and social welfare, an aging society represents an opportunity, not just a crisis," says Nancy Morrow-Howell, Ph.D., productive aging expert and professor at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. "Expanding opportunities for productive engagement, including paid employment, formal volunteering, and mutual aid, may reduce social costs by reducing health care expenses and need for post-retirement income supports. (Video available)
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Understanding dementia
$10 million grant awarded for healthy aging and Alzheimer's studies
June 25,
2009 -- Alzheimer's disease researchers at the School of Medicine have won renewal of a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study the differences between people who remain mentally spry in the golden years of life and those who develop dementia.
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Study investigates potential anti-aging drug
Red wine compound may help slow aging process
June 10,
2009 -- For years, scientists have known that red wine can provide certain health benefits. Regular red wine drinkers often have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as other disorders associated with aging. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the active ingredient in red wine to see whether it might enhance longevity in some people.
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The aging artist
Conference to focus on art, aging
April 8,
2009 -- The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is hosting the 2009 Friedman Conference April 21 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The conference, titled "In the Words of the Artist: The Influence of Age on Creativity and Expression," focuses on the ways artists experience the aging process and how it affects creativity and expression.
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Experience Corps tutoring produces big gains in student learning
Study finds students with Experience Corps tutors make 60% more progress in critical reading skills than students without tutors
April 7,
2009 -- Tutoring children in and after school isn't new, but how much does it really help in critical areas like reading? Rigorous new research from Washington University in St. Louis shows significant gains from a national service program that trains experienced Americans to help low-income children one-on-one in urban public schools. The central finding: Over a single school year, students with Experience Corps tutors made over 60 percent more progress in learning two critical reading skills — sounding out new words and reading comprehension — than similar students not served by the program.
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Students are not the only ones who benefit from school-based tutoring
Researchers Find Sustained Improvement in Health in Experience Corps Tutors Over 55
March 12,
2009 --
Tutors over 55 who help young students on a regular basis experience positive physical and mental health outcomes, according to studies released by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The tutors studied were members of Experience Corps, an award-winning organization that trains thousands of people over 55 to tutor children in urban public schools across the country. Researchers at Washington University's Center for Social Development assessed the impact of the Experience Corps program on the lives of its members and found that, compared with adults of similar age, demographics and volunteer history, Experience Corps tutors reported improvements in mental health and physical functioning (including mobility, stamina and flexibility) and maintained overall health longer. Video Available
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Elderly driver safety
Experts discuss aging's impact on ability to drive, find other transportation
April 28,
2008 -- Ensuring that the elderly have access to transportation while preventing age-related driving impairments will be the focus of the eighth annual Friedman Conference on Aging, "Are We Licensed for Life? Transportation and Driving Issues in an Aging Society."
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Staying strong
Older women, not men, have a hard time maintaining muscle mass
March 25,
2008 -- Women over age 65 have a harder time preserving muscle than men of the same age, which probably affects their ability to stay strong and fit, according to research conducted at the School of Medicine and the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. For the first time, scientists have shown it is more difficult for older women to replace muscle that is lost naturally because of key differences in the way their bodies process food.
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Feeling young again
Older men needed for study of exercise and testosterone therapy
Feb. 20,
2007 -- Investigators at the School of Medicine are expanding an ongoing study of the effects of combining exercise training with hormone therapy to improve physical function and quality of life in men 65 years of age and older.
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Battling Alzheimer's
New methods give researchers hope for a safe Alzheimer's vaccine
July 20,
2006 -- Two new approaches toward a vaccine for Alzheimer's disease have led researchers to believe they can avoid the negative side effects of previous attempts at a vaccine. One approach, called passive immunization, uses antibodies manufactured in a lab. The other involves medications that directly target the amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's but don't carry the side effects associated with previous treatments.
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