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Four Alumni Recognized for Outstanding Leadership

The awardees were recognized at the 2024 Alumni Summit on September 27.

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Public Health Education
Losing a Loved One May Speed Up Aging, Study Finds

People who lost a parent, partner, sibling, or child, showed signs of older biological age compared to those who hadn’t experienced such losses.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
In Utero Undernutrition Contributes to Accelerated Biological Aging

A. new study finds babies born after exposure to famine in-utero show signs of accelerated aging six decades later.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
A Champion for Ethical Policies on Migrant Health

A Q&A with Thalia Porteny, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity

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Healthy Aging Summit Unites Medical Center in Shared Goals

April 24, 2024

The Healthspan Extension Summit brought together researchers across the medical center to present their findings in basic science, clinical medicine, and public health, and to discuss solutions.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
Cognitively Stimulating Jobs May Protect Against Dementia

April 22, 2024

People with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s had a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
Pregnancy Accelerates Biological Aging in Healthy Young Adults

April 8, 2024

People who reported having been pregnant looked biologically older than those who had never been pregnant.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
Healthy Diet Is Linked With a Slower Pace of Aging, Reduced Dementia Risk

March 14, 2024

New research links a healthy diet with reduced dementia risk and a slower pace of aging.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
More Schooling is Linked to Slowed Aging and Increased Longevity

March 1, 2024

Participants in the Framingham Heart Study who achieved higher levels of education tended to age more slowly and went on to live longer lives.

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
How Have Earned Income Tax Credit Enhancements Affected Mental and Physical Health?

October 17, 2023

Complex Impacts of the Earned Income Tax Credit Enhancements on Mental and Physical Health

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Child and Adolescent Health