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TTUHSC School of Nursing’s Ashcraft named Fellow for the Gerontological Society of America

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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the driving force behind advancing innovation in aging awarded fellowstatus to Alyce S. Ashcraft was recognized for her outstanding and continuing work in the field of gerontology. Ashcraft was recognized for her outstanding and continuing work in the field of gerontology.

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The Gerontological Society of America congratulates 2022 awardees

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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — is proud to acknowledge the work of 23 outstanding individuals through its prestigious awards program.

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New study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer's disease

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A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study challenges existing ideas of how buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is related to Alzheimer's disease.

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The Gerontological Society of America congratulates new 2020 awardees

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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — is proud to acknowledge the work of 20 outstanding individuals through its prestigious awards program.

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Feelings of fatigue predict death in older adults

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24, 2022 – How fatigued certain activities make an older person feel can predict the likelihood death is less than three years away, according to research published today in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences by University of Pittsburgh epidemiologists. PITTSBURGH, Jan.

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Older people have better mental well-being than 30 years ago, says study

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Older people have better mental well-being than 30 years ago, according to a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä (Finland).

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Optimism may promote emotional well-being by limiting how often one experiences stressful situations

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EMBARGOED by the Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences until March 7, 2022, 12:01 a.m.,