Tag: aging

Study suggests older people generally more emotionally healthy, better able to resist daily temptations

From the Duke University press release: The stereotype of grumpy old people apparently doesn’t hold up under closer inspection. A new study from Duke and Vanderbilt University psychologists finds that… Read more »

Study links air pollution to dementia and cardiovascular disease

From the Karolinska Institutet press release: People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer from cardiovascular diseases, according to a study… Read more »

Study suggests not finding new goals post-retirement associated with greater cognitive decline

From the American Psychological Association press release: Certain middle-aged and older adults, especially women who tend to disengage from difficult tasks and goals after they retire, may be at greater… Read more »

Study suggests some personality traits may help protect against Alzheimer’s

From the University of Geneva press release: Alzheimer’s disease, the main cause of dementia in the elderly, is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the irreversible destruction of neuronal networks in… Read more »

Study looks at what happens when older people feel excluded at work

From the University of Basel press release: Employees over 50 can feel excluded and demotivated in the workplace for various reasons. They feel particularly excluded when they believe that their… Read more »