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RUSH Generations Hosting Virtual Event: Mental Health and Aging

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Join RUSH Generations for this virtual event to learn about anxiety and depression – mental health conditions common in older adults. Recognizing the symptoms and seeking medical intervention is crucial as deteriorating mental health can also affect physical health. Learn more about these conditions, along with strategies for treatment, from RUSH experts. To watch online …

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Spanish-language Resources on Aging

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Caring for a person at the end of life can be complicated. The National Institute on Aging has resources in both English and Spanish to help. Check out these newly translated Spanish-language articles: Proporcionar cuidados de confort al final de la vida (Providing Comfort at the End of Life) Read about how to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual comfort to a …

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Article: “Bioethics for Aging Societies: Informing Policy and Practice.”

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A note from Nancy Berlinger, Research Scholar from the Hastings Center: “This article is part of The Hastings Center’s public-facing initiative Bioethics for Aging Societies: Informing Policy and Practice, building on the 2018 Hastings Center Report special report What Makes a Good Life in Late Life?  This work is made possible by a major grant …

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Get the Latest News on Aging and Alzheimer’s

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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Drug combo removes senescent cells, restores cell growth in obese mouse model—The senolytic drug combination of dasatinib and quercetin cleared senescent cells from obese mice in a study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic …

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Spanish-language Resources on Aging

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Caring for a person at the end of life can be complicated. The National Institute on Aging has resources in both English and Spanish to help. Check out these newly translated Spanish-language articles: Proporcionar cuidados de confort al final de la vida (Providing Comfort at the End of Life) Read about how to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual comfort to a …

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What are common risks to cognitive health?

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Genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors are all thought to influence cognitive health. Genetic factors are passed down from a parent to child and cannot be changed. However, there are risk factors that you do have some control over. These environmental and lifestyle factors include: • health problems (heart disease, diabetes, stroke, depression) • brain injuries …

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