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As an ICAA member you can access a library of over 2,000 peer-reviewed and published studies. You can also stay up to date with current research by reading ICAA Research Review, the online newsletter of breaking news in health, wellness and demographics. Published 45 times each year, Research Review is emailed to ICAA members. To learn more about becoming an ICAA member click here, or telephone ICAA toll-free at 866-335-9777.
- Predictors of happiness, depression among oldest-old identified
- Survey reveals Boomers’ mindset toward aging and retirement
- Study highlights need for safe weight-training programs
- High rates of at-risk drinking found among older adults
- Healthcare reports show more support needed to target obesity
- People with amnesia feel emotions, despite memory loss, research shows
- Single exercise program improves fracture and heart disease risk
- ‘Self-directed volunteering’ rises among adults 45-plus
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- Singapore’s older adults are keen to learn
- Video games can counter depression, improve stroke recovery in older adults
- Daily calcium and vitamin D supplementation prevents bone fractures
- Movement therapy may also improve language skills in stroke survivors
- Greater purpose in life linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
- Subjective feelings about age may affect how people age cognitively
- Boomers account for one-third of all Internet traffic
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- Social service activities can improve brain functions
- Journal launches series on aging patient
- One in three American adults involved in caregiving
- Pain associated with higher falls risk in later life
- Loneliness can be contagious, study finds
- Exercise improves survival rates for men living with colon cancer
- Subjective memory loss linked to further cognitive decline in healthy elders
- Substance abuse increases among older adults
- Rising tide of dementia projected for Canada
- Volunteering may help prevent frailty in older adults, study suggests
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- Active older adults live longer and have better functional status
- Persistent pain may accelerate signs of aging
- Pelvic exercises help older women manage urinary incontinence
- Canadian Boomers devote time, money to aging parents
- Healthcare spending doubles for middle-aged Americans
- Widowed adults in America face higher mortality risk
- People who work after retiring enjoy better health
- Difficulty performing daily activities associated with progression to dementia
- Processed and high-fat foods linked to depression
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- Intervention improves insomnia and pain due to osteoarthritis
- Falls with walking aids land elders in emergency
- >Brain exercises may delay memory decline in dementia
- Canada’s Boomers maintain positive outlook on future inheritances
- New care management model improves outcomes and saves money
- Economic anxiety prompts lifestyle changes
- Waist-hip ratio bests BMI as obesity gauge in older adults
- Hypertension linked to midlife memory problems
- Britain’s ‘Baby Gloomers’ unprepared for parents’ retirement care
- Previous exercise helps stroke patients recover more quickly
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- Walking often and far reduces risks in heart patients
- Australia’s male Baby Boomers risk loneliness, isolation in retirement years
- In the US, healthy lifestyles decline among aging adults
- Survey documents impact of economy on retirement
- Wii video games and dancing help older adults to meet exercise recommendations
- A higher purpose in life cuts risk of death among older adults
- DASH diet reduces women’s risk of heart failure
- Less frequent social activity linked with motor function decline in later life
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- Swimming may half men’s mortality rates
- Meaning trumps money for those seeking the ‘good life’
- Physical activity after menopause lowers breast cancer risk
- Cognitive rehabilitation helps people with acquired brain injury, stroke
- Exercise improves leg pain caused by arterial disease
- Houseplants increase quality of life in assisted living
- Mentally engaging activities may prevent memory loss
- Older women find physical and mental health benefits through volunteer program
- Weight influenced by fast-food availability
- Osteoarthritis guidelines emphasize exercise and weight loss
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- Study demonstrates return on investment for workplace wellness
- MetLife profiles Boomers at age 62—with some surprises
- Disability and disease: one may not follow the other in old age
- Menopausal women in rural areas need better care and support
- Work and civic life still important after 65
- Neck pain study sheds light on care
- Health/physical abilities influence when Australians cease working
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- Health issues push some Canadians to retire, prompt lifestyle changes
- Treadmill improves walking endurance for PAD patients
- Creating a legacy when death is near benefits elders and caregivers
- Study illuminates concerns related to dementia diagnosis
- More than 70,000 Canadians under 65 have dementia; call to action issued
- Comparable benefits found in study of resistance bands vs. weight machines
- Older adults cut back on spending, fear loss of health coverage
- Rethinking job key to happiness for long-term healthcare workers
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- Study suggests attending religious services cuts risk of death
- ACSM pinpoints top fitness trends for 2009
- ‘Activity strategy training’ helps people with arthritis
- New-home builder customer satisfaction survey released
- Program gets elders moving
- Healthy lifestyle factors may sharply reduce risk of premature death
- Employee engagement stems from the right conditions
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- Americans 50 and older thwarted in efforts to walk instead of drive
- British elders struggle to learn new tricks, new research shows
- Many Canadian Boomers experience short-term memory loss
- Boomers going digital, using social network sites
- Heart disease linked to worse mental processes
- Behavior strategies motivate people to move
- Alexander technique offers long-term relief for back pain
- Active social life may delay memory loss
- Arthritis may hamper physical activity in adults with diabetes
- Normal sleep linked to healthy aging in women ages 60 and beyond
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- Assisted-living residents highly satisfied with their communities
- Depression and use of antidepressants increase risk of falling
- Most recreation and park agencies take part in community-based healthy lifestyles partnerships
- Knee replacement patients need to relearn proper use of the knee
- Internet users ages 50-plus reap social benefits
- Falls may cause traumatic brain injury
- Elders are vital, active and socially engaged
- Brain changes affect gait and balance
- Majority of Canada’s Boomers plan to stay put when they retire
- New osteoporosis guidelines discuss screening, prevention
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- Debt ‘blind spot’ creates financial security risk
- Physical activity relieves arthritis pain
- Smokers more likely to quit at retirement
- Consumers’ complaints about fitness clubs soar
- New report profiles 50-plus housing market
- Guideline identifies those most at risk of falling
- Healthy lifestyle adds years to life
- Music therapy might soften depression symptoms
- Active elders curb costs for healthcare
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