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Hydrogen sulphide is a smelly, poisonous gas, but it plays an important role in aging and longevity. New research shows that eating less meat could be a key to harnessing its healthy effects.
Despite greater human rights protections, LGBTQ+ people in Canada still face challenges and discrimination when it comes to housing.
Canadians are living longer, but are they living well? The challenges to aging well go beyond the problems in long-term care. Substantial change to Canada's support service systems is long overdue.
The tiny air pollutants known as PM2.5, emitted by vehicles, factories and power plants, aren’t just a hazard for lungs. A study finds more brain shrinkage in older women exposed to pollution.
Most people know the benefits of physical activity. However, we tend to be less aware of how damaging inactivity can be, even for short periods — especially for older adults.
Healing is a complicated process. As people age, higher rates of disease and the fact that old cells lose the ability to divide slow this process down.
Older adults, who are at a higher risk for COVID-19 complications, can strengthen their immune systems by exercising.
Over one-third of America’s COVID-19 deaths have been nursing home residents. Employee policies, particularly for low-paid aides, have sharply raised the risk.
Elder economic insecurity is a problem for all races, but it's far more common for people of color, particularly in certain states.
A study of 800 Black American families shows early experiences of racism have long-term consequences for physical and mental health.
It's not just older adults who get shorter. You start shrinking, the moment you get out of bed in the morning.
A new wave of productions are proving that there is power and possibility in the menopause
Older coronavirus patients face grimmer outlooks. A virologist explains the aging-related changes in how immune systems work that are to blame.
Americans 65 and older are living longer. The change toward longer old age in the U.S. will have profound effects on health care needs, families and what it means to be old.
Naturally occurring retirement communities, or NORCs, are unplanned communities that have a high proportion of older residents. They may be critical to finding housing solutions for aging Canadians.
September is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and therefore a good time to talk about dementia. Alzheimer's is the most common dementia, but there are others to be aware of, a gerontologist explains.
The social isolation older adults are experiencing as they try to stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic is raising new mental health risks, but people can take steps to protect themselves.
COVID-19 public health messages often classify 'elderly neighbours' as in need of aid, and overlook the substantial contributions, achievements and resources of older people.
Even as skin-whitening products rebrand, they are still selling racism under the guise of wellness and youth.
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Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Economics, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Director of the International Laboratory of Demography and Human Capital, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor Medicine, Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW
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Postdoctoral Associate in Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor & Privacy and Ethics Officer at the Centre for Advanced Computing, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Department of Gerontology, McCormack Graduate School Director, Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University
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Professor of Health Law and Director, Health Law & Policy Program, University of Arizona
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Senior Lecturer in Economy and Society, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University
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Professor and Director of the Australian Institute For Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Bond University
