Older adults who participate in training designed to improve cognitive ability are more likely to continue driving over the next 10 years than those who do not, according to health researchers. Lesley Ross (HDFS faculty) and colleagues studied the effects of three different cognitive training programs -- reasoning, memory and divided attention --...
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The June 7th Healthy Aging Lecture Series presentation "Caregiving as Illness Advances - Considerations to Smooth the Path" is now available to view online at cnet1.org. A direct link to the online program is below:
https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/GNduNoua2rBThhw6N4PRP9OCSPf6B2ru
The April 14th Healthy Aging Lecture Series - "Move It! Physical Activity and Aging" by Christine Phillips is now available to view online at cnet1.org. The direct link to the online program is below:https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/GNduNoua2rBThhw6N4PRP9OCSPf6B2ruThe program will be televised on C-NET Channel 98 at the following times:...
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Older adults, who are Facebook's fastest growing demographic, are joining the social network to stay connected and make new connections, just like college kids who joined the site more than a decade ago, according to Penn State researchers.
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Nancy L. Sin, postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Healthy Aging and in the Department of Biobehavioral Health, and colleagues wanted to find out if daily stress and heart rate variability are linked.
Watch the "Paradoxes of Aging" by Dr. Martin Silwinski's (January) Healthy Aging Community Lecture on C-Net or online.
TV broadcast schedule on Channel 98 at the following times:
Wednesday, February 3 – 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 4 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 6 – 12:00 a.m.
Sunday,...
We are partnering with C-Net to bring you the Healthy Aging Community Lecture Series through your television and computer. Beginning with the Novemver 2015 lecture, Wisdom in Words, C-Net will broadcast the lectures 5 times following the live event and also post the video of the lecture on their website. Penn State Center for Healthy Aging will...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Alzheimer's research has a clear theme: Change your lifestyle to protect your brain.
It will take several years for scientists to prove whether some experimental drugs could at least delay Alzheimer's disease, and an aging population is at risk now.
A group of Penn State Center for Healthy Aging researchers recently sought input from older adults regarding their experiences and expectations for leisure opportunities at senior centers as a first step to developing programs to meet their specific needs. The feedback collected through the focus groups will be utilized for future studies, such as...
Read More ...On Wednesday, April 15th Club Gero was featured in The Collegean, Penn's State's student newspaper.
Club Gero recognizes the importance of helping the retired community in State College, especially because, as Club President Sharon Qi said, there are so many senior centers and retirement communities in the area.
This weekend Dr. Lynn Martire will present her research on how spouses can and do influence chronic disease management.
“Intergenerational Play” workshops at the 4-H Leadership Conference on Saturday, January 31st at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. We are using a fun strategy for older adult volunteers and 4-H youth to explore (in a hands-on way) how “play” has changed over the years. For more information contact Matt Kaplan 814-863-7871 or msk15@psu....
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The Intergenerational Leadership Institute (ILI) is a 8-week long certificate training program offered to older adults (55+) wishing to develop or expand intergenerational programs in their area of interest. ILI is being offered this innaugrual year at the Center. Consider joining the next ILI!
September 30, 2014 - 1:00pm to November 11, 2014 - 1:...
The study, titled, “Daily positive events and inflammation: Findings from the National Study of Daily Experiences,” suggests that positive aspects of everyday life may accumulate over time to protect against inflammation and promote long-term health. “In this study, we found that daily positive events were associated with lower levels of...
Read More ...A study by researchers in Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development (HHD) has been published in Brain, Behavior and Immunity, the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society.
Recently the Arthritis Foundation published an article which synthesizing the work of Dr. Lynn Martire and colleagues related to joint pain and sleep. In addition, suggestions are offered for how to improve sleep.
Children of War: An Intergenerational Conversation about "The Kite Runner," War and Peace
“What are the activities that unite us around the world?” asks a senior volunteer sitting with a group of students at the State College Area High School. “Art”, “sports”, “caring for children”, “food”, “families”, chimed in students as the group brainstormed...
Courtney Polenick (HDFS graduate) and Amanda Gresh (HPA undergraduate) spent some time at The Village at Penn State teaching residents how to use their own computers and tablets so that they could Skype with their families.
Courtney Polenick, M.S. is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in human development and family studies and works with Lynn Martire and the Center for Healthy Aging. ElderBranch recently interviewed Courtney to discuss her paper, Increasing Social Activity Attendance in Assisted Living Residents Using Personalized Prompts and Positive Social...
Read More ...This issue of the “Ideas for Intergenerational Living” newsletter provides several recent examples of how our Penn State group engages in new modes of teaching, research, and practice in the intergenerational studies field.
