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Aging

A nursing home resident and nurse

Eldercare

Online courses address COVID-19 challenges for assisted living and senior housing communities

Published Dec 18, 2020

Developed with the Baltimore City Health Department, courses cover emergency preparedness, infection prevention, and well-being policies to keep residents and staff safe

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Health

Study suggests missed financial payments may be early indicator of dementia

Published Dec 2, 2020

Older adults who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to miss payments on bills as early as six years before a clinical diagnosis, study suggests

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Q+A

The complexities of safe nursing home visits during the holidays

Published Nov 23, 2020

Nursing home visits support residents' socialization and care, but families should exercise caution when planning a visit during the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Hopkins Nursing expert says

Q+A

The impact of COVID-19 on older adults

Published May 5, 2020

COVID-19 poses a risk not only to the health of older adults who contract the disease but also to those without the health care resources and social structures that contribute to overall wellness

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Another reason to meditate

Published Winter 2019

A School of Medicine study links stressful events with memory loss among aging Americans / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Alzheimer's disease

Stressors linked to cognitive decline in women

Published Aug 6, 2019

'We can't get rid of stressors, but we might adjust the way we respond to stress,' Hopkins neuropsychologist Cynthia Munro says

Nursing

Aging-in-place program expanding

Published Dec 13, 2018

Nearly $3M grant in support of School of Nursing's CAPABLE program could help millions of lower-income older adults age safely in their own homes

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GERONTOLOGY

Careful wording

Published Fall 2018

Hopkins expert develops gold standard for discussing sensitive topics relating to health and life expectancy / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Public Health

Life expectancy gains slowing

Published Jan 29, 2018

Progress in health technology has not been enough to keep average life expectancy increasing at historic rates, study finds

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Cell biology

How old are your cells?

Published July 11, 2017

Determining cell age more accurately could help clinicians delay effects of age-related health decline