News out of the Columbia Aging Center on education's effect on the pace of aging from the Daniel Belsky lab.

Eat smart, stay sharp! New study led by Dan Belsky (Daniel Belsky) shows the connection between a healthy diet and a slower pace of #aging, reducing the risk of #dementia. Columbia Epidemiology Columbia Aging Ctr ow.ly/ysJ150QTzeU

"Healthy Diet Is Linked With a Slower Pace of Aging, Reduced Dementia Risk" -- news coming out of the Daniel Belsky lab: publichealth.columbia.edu/news/healthy-d…

The idea and some of the resources behind this story came from a fellowship with Columbia Aging Ctr (part of ColumbiaPublicHealth). 40+ reporters nationwide have spent months covering older people's housing needs. I'm grateful to be part of the program and I have another story coming soon.

Tomorrow, April 10 in DC, The The John A. Hartford Foundation RRF Foundation for Aging The SCAN Foundation Archstone Foundation Summit on Reframing Aging kicks off. Global aging specialist John Beard is a panelist. The need to deal with ageism is real. And these folks are doing it: ReframingAging reframingaging.org/Events/Summit-…

.John Beard: "Change is hard, and the moment you try and change the things we're talking about, you're gonna get pushback... We need to be prepared for a need to rise above it." #reframingaging ADvancing States Columbia Aging Ctr UCSF School of Nursing Guidehouse bit.ly/42TUior

New work on how pregnancy may contribute to the speed of biological aging from our Belsky lab with h/t to Calen P. Ryan 🌊 💪

Hats are off! To Arun Balachandran (@arunabc3.bsky.social) -- @danbelsky lab: congratulations on this award. Your Columbia Aging Center colleagues are chuffed!

By 2050, the number of people aged 80+ is expected to triple. CUIMC's Healthy Aging Summit convened experts across #ColumbiaMed's campus to tackle the challenge of extending "healthspan" and promoting well-being across the lifespan. Columbia Aging Ctr ow.ly/Wlna50RocBe

Indeed they are!

Hi fam! Check out our new preprint linking epigenetic clocks with preclinical cognitive decline, cognitive resilience, and dementia. Short story-Faster pace of aging is associated with more rapid cognitive decline medrxiv.org/content/10.110… Daniel Belsky Calen P. Ryan 🌊 Columbia Aging Ctr

A piece from Axios on the importance of staying healthier longer as we benefit from more years of life -- only thing is the trend is not in the right direction. axios.com/2024/05/17/us-…

How fabulous! Congratulations Indira Turney, PhD!

Authors of a new report by ColumbiaPublicHealth, Columbia Aging Ctr, and colleagues call for action on #teenpregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa, warning the region's share of global adolescent births is projected to reach 67% by 2035. ow.ly/Zp2i50SCLeo

New study in JAMA highlights the deep impact of #grief on health & the critical need for grief support. Research shows loss impacts #aging long before middle age & may contribute to health disparities among racial/ethnic groups. Columbia Aging Ctr ow.ly/FCaZ50SMopW

The grief is real. For anyone who has experienced loss and wondered about its impact on your wellbeing, check out important work from Allison E. Aiello, our James S. Jackson Healthy Longevity Professor of Epidemiology & director of our Biosocial Aging and Health Equity program:

Saddened by the loss of Ina Jaffe -- a wonderful, smart reporter who put the aging beat into the mainstream. An engaged Age Boom Academy fellow and faithful alumna, Ina will be missed. Sympathies to her loved ones. npr.org/2024/08/01/nx-…

JAMA Network Open Daniel Belsky Columbia Aging Ctr Dr. Aiello explained to The Guardian, “Our research reveals a significant association between experiencing losses from childhood through adulthood and biological signs of ageing." Check out the full text of the JAMA Network Open paper for more!

New work by Allison Aiello et al shows the toll of losing a family member and its impact on biological aging.

Hat tip to Age Boom Academy fellow Tony Hicks for shining a light on all-too-frequent elder abuse in the form of financial scamming. If one person you know reads this article and remains extra vigiliant it's worth a share. localnewsmatters.org/2024/08/14/con… #fraud #elderabuse #aarp