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DBSR Press Releases

Smokers Flock Together and Quit Together (May 2008)

Americans Living Longer, Enjoying Greater Health and Prosperity, But Important Disparities Remain, Says Federal  Report
  (March 2008)

Study Finds Improved Cognitive Health Among Older Americans
 (February 2008)

Older Adults With Mild Memory Impairment Still Benefit From Cognitive Training in Areas Not Reliant on Memorization
 (November 2007)

One in Seven Americans Age 71 and Older Has Some Type of Dementia, NIH-Funded Study Estimates
 (October 2007)

Study Sheds New Light on Intimate Lives of Older Americans
 (August 2007)

New NIA Online Publication Features Health and Retirement Study
 (August 2007)

New NIH-Supported Study Charactarizes Social Networks of Family, Friends Influencing Obesity
(July 2007)

Could Baby Boomers Be Approaching Retirement in Worse Shape Than Their Predecessors?
 (March 2007)

Mental Exercise Helps Maintain Some Seniors' Thinking Skills
 (December 2006)

Disability Among Older Americans Continues Significant Decline
 (December 2006)

Novel Program Enhances Dementia Caregivers' Quality of Life
 (November 2006)

Study Links Medical Spending to Life Expectancy Gains
 (August 2006)

Medicare's Prescription Drug Coverage Target Met, Yet More Consumer Eduction About Part D is Needed, Survey Finds
 (August 2006)

Greater Proportion of Older Men, Women Working, According to Updated Federal Report
(July 2006)

NIH, University of Michigan Renew Major Survey on Older Adults' Health, Retirement
 (June 2006)

Study Finds Middle-Aged Americans Not as Healthy as English Counterparts
 (May 2006)

Dramatic Changes in U.S. Aging Highlighted in New Census, NIH Report
 (March 2006)

Spouse's Hospitalization Increases Partner's Risk of Death, New Study of Half-Million Couples Shows
 (February 2006)

Heart Attack Death Rates Found Higher for All Patients in Hospitals Treating Larger Share of African Americans
 (October 2005)

Obesity Threatens To Cut U.S. Life Expectancy, New Analysis Suggests
(March 2005)

How Are We Doing? Researchers Aim to Measure National Well Being (December 2004)

Diabetes Among Older Adults Imposed an Estimated $133.5 Billion Cost in 1990's (November 2004)

Six New Roybal Centers for Applied Gerontology Established by National Institute on Aging (October 2004)

NIA Establishes New Demography Centers To Enhance Knowledge about Older Americans (October 2004)

Scientists Detect Two Decision-making Pathways in Human Brain (October 2004)

Health, Retirement Needs Challenge an Aging America (September 2004)

“Imagination” Helps Older People Remember To Comply With Medical Advice (June 2004)

“Enhanced” Counseling, Support Interventions Slash Long-term Risk of Depression among AD Caregivers (May 2004)

Scientist Proposes New Theory of Aging (July 2003)

Training Improves Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults (November 2002)

Study Offers New Insights Into Overcoming Disparities in Health (July 2002)

World's Older Population Growing by Unprecedented 800,000 a Month (December 2001)

Moderate Exercise Program Benefits Health of Older Women Caregivers  (November 2001)

Dramatic Decline in Disability Continues for Older Americans (May 2001)

Sociology Trailblazer Matilda Riley Bids Adieu to NIH to Continue her Career in Maine (June 2000)

Life Expectancy in G-7 Industrialized Nations May Exceed Past Predictions, Study Suggests (June 2000)

New Census Report Shows Exponential Growth in Number of Centenarians  (June 1999)

Aging Institute Names Suzman To Head Behavioral, Social Research (September 1998)

Abuse Associated With Increased Risk of Death for Older People (August 1998)

New Test Predicts Crash Risk of Older Drivers (April 1998)

Stepchildren May Expand Pool of Caregivers for Baby Boomers (December 1997)

Disability Rate Among Older Americans Declines Dramatically (March 1997)


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