News tagged with gerontology
Research finds psychological vulnerable older adults more susceptible to experience fraud
Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of older adults' needs for assessment of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Studies find strong links between food insecurity, health care among elderly
(Medical Xpress)—A fear of going hungry may be leading many older Georgians to skip medications and cancel doctors' appointments as they juggle limited incomes with prescription costs and out-of-pocket ...
Health
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Maintaining weight loss as important as losing it for older women
When you're postmenopausal and overweight, losing weight is a good thing, but gaining back just a few pounds may actually be detrimental to your cardiovascular health.
Health
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Tech opens communication doors for grandparents of grandkids with ASD
For three years, University of Utah researchers have been deploying a computer-based design program called SketchUp in workshops to teach and develop life skills for youth on the autism spectrum. An earlier ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Dec 10, 2012 |
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New guide helps providers make effective connection with senior patients
"Communicating With Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of What Really Works," the latest report from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), provides 40 pages of recommended guidelines for health care providers i ...
Health
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Fasting makes brain tumors more vulnerable to radiation therapy
A new study from USC researchers is the first to show that controlled fasting improves the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer treatments, extending life expectancy in mice with aggressive brain tumors.
Cancer
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Low-calorie diet may not prolong life: study (Update)
Scientists have found that calorie restriction—a diet comprised of approximately 30 percent fewer calories but with the same nutrients of a standard diet—does not extend years of life or reduce age-related deaths in a ...
Medical research
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Elder abuse affects Latinos disproportionately
A sobering new study by researchers from the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology finds that elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported. More than 40 percent of Latino elders ...
Health
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Mind games: Mental exercises are key to better brain function
Go ahead - do it: Grab a pencil. Right now. Write your name backward. And upside down. Awkward, right?
Health
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Older adults with diabetes live long enough to benefit from interventions
Middle-aged and older adults with diabetes showed substantial survival rates in a new University of Michigan Health System study of retirees.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 02, 2012 |
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Short fasting cycles work as well as chemotherapy in mice
Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting.
Cancer
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Study finds strategy shift with age can lead to navigational difficulties
A Wayne State University researcher believes studying people's ability to find their way around may help explain why loss of mental capacity occurs with age.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Natural anti-oxidant deserts aging body: Cell's reserve fighting force shrinks with age
When the body fights oxidative damage, it calls up a reservist enzyme that protects cells – but only if those cells are relatively young, a study has found.
Medical research
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Nursing home residents at heightened risk of falling in the days following
Nursing home residents taking certain antidepressant medications are at an increased risk of falling in the days following the start of a new prescription or a dose increase of their current drug, according to a new study ...
Health
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Severity of spinal cord injury has no impact on how adults rate their health, research finds
Severity of spinal cord injury in adults is not related to how they rate their health, Wayne State University researchers have found.
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Jul 12, 2011 |
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Gerontology
Gerontology (from Greek: γέρον, geron, "old man"; and λόγος, logos, "speech" lit. "to talk about old age") is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. It is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of medicine that studies the disease of the elderly.
Gerontology includes these and other endeavors:
The multidisciplinary focus of gerontology means that there are a number of sub-fields, as well as associated fields such as psychology and sociology that also cross over into gerontology. However, that there is an overlap should not be taken as to construe that they are the same. For example, a psychologist may specialize in early adults (and not be a gerontologist) or specialize in older adults (and be a gerontologist).
The field of gerontology was developed relatively late, and as such often lacks the structural and institutional support needed (for example, relatively few universities offer a Ph.D. in gerontology). Yet the huge increase in the elderly population in the post-industrial Western nations has led to this becoming one of the most rapidly growing fields. As such, gerontology is currently a well-paying field for many in the West.
For more information about Gerontology, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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