Medicine & Health

Through low-cost, personalized home modifications, occupational therapist Susy Stark helps elderly residents stay safe and independent.

WashU researchers have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore the potential for mindfulness approaches to protect against dementia in groups of older Latinx adults.

Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.

The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging has received an 18-month $136,000 grant from the RRF Foundation for Aging to study how older adults understand and experience ageism.

Older Chinese people who transition from wage earners to self-employment report lower self-rated health than those remaining in waged jobs, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Cal J. Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School, has been elected vice chair of the Gerontological Society of America’s Social Research, Policy and Practice section.

Scientists at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis sort the rules governing putty-like biomolecular condensates.

Researchers at Washington University have developed a noninvasive technology combining a holographic acoustic device with genetic engineering that allows them to precisely target affected neurons in the brain.

As universities around the world strive to cultivate diverse and equitable communities, a recent study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis highlights the necessity of recognizing age as a fundamental dimension of diversity.

A sense of well-being can have a profound impact on health, especially for the aging brain. Higher levels of well-being have been robustly associated with a lower risk for future dementia, according to WashU psychology researchers who contributed to this year’s World Happiness Report.