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  1. Study Suggests a Strong Sense of Purpose in Life Promotes Cognitive Resilience Among Middle-Aged Adults

    … … in middle age,” said author Dr. Kilian Abellaneda-Pérez, from the Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i … in life promotes brain health and protects the brain from dysfunction even in the face of stress, adversity, and … mechanisms, remains unknown. Methods Data was obtained from 624 middle-aged adults (mean age 53.71±6.9; 303 women) …

  2. How You Can Help a Friend Who Has Lost a Significant Other

    … … we all may face at some point in life’s journey.  Support from a good friend can help ease the burden of grief. But as … to know precisely how to support someone who is suffering from the loss of a significant other, to find the right … Assist with household chores that may be a burden, like shopping and cooking. Show up when everyone else clears out …

  3. Study: Testosterone Gel No Better Than Supervised Exercise for Women’s Hip Fracture Recovery

    … … and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research Results from a recent multi-center, randomized, controlled trial … compared to exercise alone in older women recovering from a hip fracture. The STEP-HI study was published in JAMA … Campus, Denver, CO Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, Division of …

  4. Our Leadership

    … … president & CEO of its ActiveHealth Management subsidiary. From 2018 to 2024, he served as senior vice president of … Rick earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Economics from Tufts University, and a Master of Science degree in … Management, with concentrations in Marketing and Finance, from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. Prior to joining …

  5. Dementia Doesn’t Happen to One Person. Neither Should the Care.

    … … today. Alzheimer’s is the most common form, but it’s far from the only one. In Massachusetts alone, more than 130,000 … Families spend enormous energy piecing together answers from scattered sources, coordinating between providers who … to the Wolk Center, I watched our team move seamlessly from clinical assessment to family conversation to treatment …

  6. Proxies Avoid Burdensome Interventions for Dementia Patients at End of Life

    … … Marcus Institute for Aging Research BOSTON — Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) … IM). To discover these findings, researchers combined data from two studies which prospectively followed nursing home … Andrea Loizeau MSc, a visiting doctoral student at IFAR from the Univeristy of Zurich, explains, “Proxies are …

  7. Delirium in Hospitalized Patients Predicts Long-term Cognitive Decline

    … … after postoperative delirium using pre-surgery information from patients, particularly information on pre-surgery … at the Institute for Aging Research. Dr. Elizabeth Devore from the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dr. Richard Jones from Brown University were the first and senior authors on …

  8. Dairy and Vitamin D Supplements Protect Against Bone Loss

    … … Marcus Institute for Aging Research BOSTON — Researchers from Harvard affiliated Hebrew Senior Life’s Institute for … serum vitamin D concentrations.” Study participants hailed from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study, an offshoot of the … Study (HHSN268201500001I), unrestricted institutional grant from the General Mills Bell Institute of Health and …

  9. Conference Addresses the Interface of Delirium and Dementia

    … … Delirium and Dementia.” And will feature presentations, workshops, and a panel discussion on strategies for delirium … and to connect with the vibrant HELP community. Benefit from the shared knowledge of experts and peers, with state-of-the-art geriatric updates, presentations from HELP sites around the world, and updates from HELP …

  10. Hannan Appointed Full Professor at Harvard Medical School

    … … diseases. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Public Health degree from Yale University School of Medicine and her Doctor of Science degree from Boston University School of Medicine. About the …