Medical research
Up to a fifth of adults have mental health problems in midlife
Baby boomers and Generation X are at the greatest risk of mental ill-health in middle age, finds new UCL research.
Jan 22, 2021
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Health
Drug overdose epidemic is transmitted from old to young, study shows
It's no secret that America has an ever-worsening drug addiction problem, but how much does a person's birth year come into play?
May 4, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Me, me, me! How narcissism changes throughout life
For parents worried that their teenager's narcissism is out of control, there's hope. New research from Michigan State University conducted the longest study on narcissism to date, revealing how it changes over time.
Dec 10, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers report promising new Alzheimer's drug
A new experimental treatment against Alzheimer's has proved to be promising and free of harmful side effects, researchers in the United States reported Wednesday.
Nov 3, 2016
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Neuroscience
Study shows fruit fly is ideal model to study hearing loss in people
If your attendance at too many rock concerts has impaired your hearing, listen up.
Sep 2, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Youth mental health in decline: Generations differ on causes of apparent crisis, survey finds
There is widespread agreement across generations in the UK—from Gen Z to Baby Boomers—that young people's mental health is worse than it was in the past, but they often differ on what this really means and what might ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Outlook on exercise may curb aging anxiety
Since 2011, roughly 10,000 people in the U.S. have turned 65 every day. The Baby Boomer generation and those born before 1946 make up the country's fastest growing age group, which is on track to outnumber children by 2035.
Oct 31, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Older adults more likely to have multiple health ailments than prior generations
Later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them, according to a study conducted by Penn State and Texas ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Addiction
Aging Baby Boomers keep on using... bringing substance abuse, and treatment, into old age
The rate at which older adults were treated for substance abuse increased sharply from 2000 to 2017, UConn Health researchers report in the March 28 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The rates of older adults getting ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Health
Gens X and Y show worrisome trend of declining health
(HealthDay)—Gen X and Gen Y are showing poorer physical health and higher levels of unhealthy behaviors compared with older generations, according to a study published online March 18 in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Apr 16, 2021
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