News tagged with adults age
Middle class benefits the most from post-1992 university expansion
Initiatives by successive governments to provide better access to higher education for young people from less-privileged backgrounds have failed according to Understanding Society, the world's largest longitudinal study. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Parents break rule to help young kids join Facebook
Nancy Gerstein is a savvy marketing executive who knows a lot about Facebook. She supervises corporate Facebook pages for her company's clients.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Computers provide connections for older adults
The rapid evolution of computers makes it challenging for computer savvy users to keep up, but what about older Americans? How useful are computers to the aging population? As the rate of technology change accelerates, there ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Grandparents connected to success of human race
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you looked around at your family some 40,000 years ago, you would not have seen grandparents as the likelihood of a person passing their 30th birthday was slim. However, according to new research reported ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Use of social media on the rise
Every year, Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden takes a barometer reading of media use in Sweden. Media Barometer data were first collected in 1979. These are some of the findings of the 2010 survey.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Seniors' sex lives are up -- and so are STD cases
Across the nation, and especially in communities that attract a lot of older Americans, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an active - if not always healthy - sex life.
May 17, 2011 |
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Gaps in health care limit options for older adults, expert says
There are 50 million family members providing care to older adults in the United States, according to the MetLife Foundation and national caregiving associations. When older adults are hospitalized and discharged, their families ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Intervention helps curb older adults' drinking but doesn't significantly lower drinking risks
(PhysOrg.com) -- An intervention program aimed at curbing at-risk drinking among older adults succeeded in helping these individuals significantly reduce their overall alcohol consumption, according to a new UCLA study.
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Natural substance NT-020 aids aging brains in rats, study finds
A combination of nutrients called NT-020 promoted adult neural stem cell proliferation in aged rats and boosted their memory performance, reported University of South Florida researchers studying natural therapeutic approaches ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 20, 2010 |
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'Obese' BMI does not harm current health of young adults, study says
A study examining the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and illness suggests that a BMI of 30 or above, a signal of obesity according to federal health standards, does not translate into current illness among adults ...
May 25, 2010 |
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Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age
(PhysOrg.com) -- The saying "You're only as old as you feel" really seems to resonate with older adults, according to research from Purdue University.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Preparing for successful aging
It's never too early or too late to start working toward the goal of improving brain health. So perhaps the New Year is the perfect time to consider how one achieves a long and satisfying life. A book recently publishing ...
Dec 30, 2009 |
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New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being
Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Psychologists say longer lives can still lead to happier golden years
As more people live well into their 80s and 90s, it's reassuring to know that most people get happier as they age and exert more emotional control than younger adults, according to researchers who spoke at the 117th Annual ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Memory grows less efficient very early in Alzheimer's disease
Even very early in Alzheimer's disease, people become less efficient at separating important from less important information, a new study has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2009 |
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