The Fire Next Time Natural disasters lay bare society’s deepest inequalities, and for older adults, challenges are life-changing and potentially life-threatening.

Wrote a piece for the American Society on Aging on the LA wildfires and their impact on older adults

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Long a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target The agency long benefited from broad bipartisan support. But Republican criticism has intensified, and new choices for top health posts hope to upend the organization.

The National Institutes of Health, the world’s leading public funder of biomedical research, has long benefited from broad bipartisan support. But come January, when President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans take charge, the NIH may face a reckoning.

Infections can promote the development of dementia and other negative neurocognitive outcomes (lower arrow) and can directly lead to brain atrophy and neurodegeneration (upper arrows). Illustration courtesy of Michael Duggan.

1- A new study conducted by the NIH Center for Alzheimer's & Related Dementias found that history of infection with influenza & other viruses was associated was with brain volume loss, cognitive decline, and #Alzheimers biomarkers.

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Electric fan use did not reduce core body temperature in older adults exposed to extreme indoor heat (36°C, 45% relative humidity), suggesting that they may not be effective as a stand-alone cooling intervention.

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Roberto Vicinanza represents USC Leonard Davis at U.N.’s Mediterranean Diet A Living Heritage, Unleashing One Health Event Instructional Associate Professor Roberto Vicinanza recently presented at the U.N.’s Mediterranean Diet A Living Heritage, Unleashing One Health event, which aimed to raise awareness of the health ben...

Dr. Vicinanza—one of my professors during my time at USC—brought his classroom enthusiasm for aging to the global stage at the UN recently, as shared by the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology below.

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An intimate look at dementia — and the emotional toll it takes on family and caregivers Photographer Steven G. Smith takes an intimate look into caring for a loved one with dementia and the daily struggles and triumphs that come with it.

Remarkable photo essay about the challenges of caring for a loved one with #dementia.

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I recently wrote an article on the growing public health crises that librarians are facing as they shoulder more and more responsibilities crises in the workplace.

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Inside your body, aging unfolds at remarkably different rates New research shows aging is not a uniform process. Parts of our bodies start aging earlier than others, right down to our organs and cells.

New research shows aging is not a uniform process.

Parts of our bodies start aging earlier than others, right down to our organs and cells.

Getting Help from Family Members When You're the Main Caregiver From laundry to meal preparation, tips for asking siblings and others to share the caregiving duties

Sharing caregiving responsibilities with loved ones—or even thinking about it—can be a wildly difficult task riddled with guilt and stress. Michelle Hollow over at Next Avenue provides some helpful tips for navigating that conversation.

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“Wise aging involves the ability to appreciate and relish the joys of life, but also to accept and embrace more negative emotions and fully support others going through different times.” #Gerontolgist #OpenAccess
#HealthyAging #NewPerspectives

Brides and grooms, many in their 70s, took part in Hong Kong's 17th Elderly Wedding event to highlight the importance of mental health among older adults.

In full: https://buff.ly/4eI1SXp

A Photographer’s Unflinching Hymn to Her Aging Body Rosalind Fox Solomon forged her way as an artist at 53. With remarkable self-knowledge, A Woman I Once Knew lays out her nonagenarian life story.

Photographer Rosalind Fox Solomon’s latest book blends raw self-portraits with a candid narrative of aging and late-blooming artistry.

Good mantra in this piece: “Instead of thinking of seniors as ‘old,’ [Nakamats] says we should think of this demographic as people who have accumulated experience throughout their lives.”

Thanks for pulling this together!

Wishin you luck and sending lots of hope / patience as you go on the caregiving journey!!

Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die." In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."

Rather wild first post. Interested to understand how the topic of elder abuse and understanding some statistics around the problem led to this response from Google's AI chatbot.

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