Research and Reports

Is 'Feminism' Fading in the 21st Century?
   Do women in the 21st century want to be referred to as "feminists"? The answer to that question depends largely on the age of women responding to it.
5/1/13 2:41 PM  read complete story

Survey: Senior Drivers Practice Safe Driving – Especially Women
   Survey findings, collected by AAA, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and AARP, show that twice the number of women attended driver safety courses even though older men drive more often than older women (by 12%).
5/1/13 11:14 AM  read complete story

Some Academic Reflections on Generation X
   In case you're wondering (and who isn't?) where the moniker "Generation X" comes from, it originated in the 1991 novel by Douglas Coupland, "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture."
4/25/13 4:40 PM  read complete story

Is an Early Death the Price of Fame? Maybe …
   Fame and achievement in performance-related careers may be earned at the cost of a shorter life, find the authors of a new study.
4/18/13 6:49 PM  read complete story

Severe Mental Illness Among Seniors Poses Unique Challenges
   A combination of factors has a dramatic effect on hospitalizations and Medicare spending, but also provides an opportunity to greatly improve outcomes and lower costs by better integrating acute, post-acute, and long-term care, the research suggests.
3/18/13 2:57 PM  read complete story

Congress Disapproval Rate Continues to Climb
   According the latest Economist/YouGov.com poll, Congress' disapproval rate is now at 60% -- and getting worse.
2/27/13 2:04 PM  read complete story

Alzheimer's Population Predicted to Triple by 2050
   The authors of a new study predict the pop­u­la­tion with Alzheimer's Dis­ease in the United State will triple by 2050:-- from 4.7 mil­lion in 2010 to 13.8 mil­lion.
2/27/13 12:28 PM  read complete story

Study Offers New Possible Solutions to Prevent Cognitive Decline
   The study provides a rational bases for targeting the innate immunity receptor CD36 to slow or reverse some of the cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease by preventing cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
2/5/13 10:06 AM  read complete story

Middle-Aged Women Found to be Most Empathetic
   It may be that today's middle-aged adults report higher empathy than other cohorts because they grew up during periods of important societal changes that emphasized the feelings and perspectives of other groups.
2/4/13 1:57 PM  read complete story

Breakthrough Research Paves Way for Better Arthritis Treatment
   The new research identifies how a specific group of genes works behind the scenes to activate bone-destroying cells that cause severe rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating health issue for millions of Americans, the overwhelming majority of whom are older adults.
1/24/13 2:39 PM  read complete story