Delighted that the analysis with bia sena de santana on the experience of socially isolated people during the pandemic has been published in PNAS. An unusual perspective on pandemic wellbeing, with some unexpected findings. Behavioural Science & Health UCL English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Did you know that having a pet protects older adults against cognitive decline? You can read more about the benefits of pet ownership in our CLOSER research case study using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing data.

Happy to share a paper from my first ever MSc student on financial-related discrimination and psychological well-being using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing data!

👉 doi.org/10.1186/s12889…

There's been a lot of discussion recently about Waspi women/increases in state pension age and who was adequately informed about what, which prompted me to look back at work we did years ago using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing which asked a representative sample of affected women exactly this...

New Social Biobehavioural Research Group paper BrainBehavImm. #loneliness is risk for increasing chronic inflammation. Social engagement maybe protective. Isolation less consistent. Stronger results in those w/ genetic MDD risk. Shown in two cohorts, venous & dried blood samples.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Startling Loneliness of Middle-Aged Americans | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/friend…

Just TWO days left to submit your abstract for our ECR Conference and Training Event (London, 18 Sept 2024).

We're inviting ECRs to submit research (using longitudinal population study data) relevant to policy areas within the social sciences and biomedical sciences. More info👇

economicsobservatory.com/how-should-pol…

'When the immune and neuroendocrine systems function well together… health is preserved. But chronic stress can disrupt this biological exchange and lead to disease.'
- Lead author, UCL IEHC PhD candidate Odessa Hamilton
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing mirror.co.uk/news/health/ou…

Middle-aged English people are the loneliest in Europe and are more likely to suffer from it than previous generations were, a study has found ⬇️

thetimes.co.uk/article/englan…

🔔Published today, CLOSER’s new impact case study summarises our work to mobilise research and insights from longitudinal population studies on #ActiveTravel in the policy landscape.

Read more: closer.ac.uk/news-opinion/n…

Looking forward to presenting our paper this Thursday at #aps2024uk on optimism and stroke using data from the ⁦English Longitudinal Study of Ageing⁩ ⁦Dr Ruth Hackett⁩

Delighted that Natalie Miller’s analysis of depression and survival among people living with cancer has been published, just before she presents the work at the American Psychosomatic Society conference! AmPsychosomSociety English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. journals.lww.com/psychosomaticm…

'Our bodies pay the price for money worry as stress damages almost every organ' mirror.co.uk/news/health/ou…

Our analysis of #dementia incidence trends in the UK using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing show that when a standardized and consistent case definition is applied, age-standardized dementia incidence declines in the UK over 2002-19, in line with previous findings in the UK and Europe

In our latest blog post by Jonathan Cribb we delve into how retirement patterns have evolved over the past two decades and what it means for policymakers and the future workforce
elsa-project.ac.uk/elsa-blogs/how…

🥪No lunch plans today? Now you do!

Come along to our Emerging Longitudinal Scholars webinar (1-2pm) and learn about healthy ageing research with our speakers Edi Putra IGN & Alisha Suhag!

Sign up now for the meeting link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/els-webinars…

🚨**New study** PLOS ONE

Longitudinal health behaviour clusters and multimorbidity in England (2008-19)

Found 'seven clusters of older adults with distinct patterns of behaviour, socio-demographic characteristics and multimorbidity' using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

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📢 New study suggests the speed at which England’s oldest adults became frailer accelerated during the UK Government’s era of austerity politics.

Find out more ➡️socialworktoday.co.uk/News/frailty-o… English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Paola Zaninotto SocialWorkUnivEdin Research Training Centre - University of Edinburgh

A recent #NIAFunded study found that a sudden loss of 75% or more of total wealth was linked to cognitive decline among #OlderAdults in the United States and China. Learn more about the potential association between wealth loss and #CognitiveDecline : go.nia.nih.gov/484CLuR