Burden from dementia may be less than feared, say Albin & Langa
September 30, 2016
In a column for The Conversation, Why Dementia Burden May Be Less than Feared, Roger Albin and Ken Langa discuss results of recent studies showing a decline in age-specific prevalence and incidences of dementia. This piece was picked up by several news sources, including: 12News in Arizona SFGate...
UM is part of a new research initiative to investigate environmental influences on child health
September 29, 2016
Michael Elliott is the UM co-investigator and is joining researchers from Michigan State University and Wayne State University to make up the University Research Corridor. The other collaborators are Henry Ford Health System and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.The $4.8 million...
Levy says Medicaid expansion is not a silver bullet
September 16, 2016
According to new Census data, the percentage of uninsured Americans fell below 10% in 2015. The 23 states which did not expand their Medicaid coverage saw smaller declines in the uninsured rates. According to Helen Levy, while Medicaid does provide more insurance coverage, demographics – age,...
Curtin says U.S. consumers are split on whether Clinton or Trump would improve economic outcomes
September 15, 2016
According to an August poll by the Surveys of Consumers, respondents were almost evenly split on whether a Clinton or Trump victory would be better for the economy (30% and 31%), but the most popular answer was that the results would make no difference at all (39%). Richard Curtin said,...
Survey Research Center to Create a Nationally Representative Sample of Tweens for the ABCD Study
September 15, 2016
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study is beginning to enroll hundreds of 9 and 10 year olds in the Ann Arbor/Detroit area for a long-term study of brain development and child health.The Survey Research Center, led by Karin Schneider, is charged with creating the nationally...
Miech, Patrick, O’Malley, and Johnston find more teens vape for flavor than for nicotine
September 1, 2016
Richard Miech, Megan E Patrick, Patrick M O’Malley, and Lloyd D Johnston used data from Monitoring the Future and found among teens who reported ever using a vaporiser, more of them used ‘just flavouring’ than options with nicotine. The article abstract is here.Round-up of news...
Racial Differences in Depression as a Predictor of Heart Disease
August 15, 2016
A new study by Shervin Assari and Amanda Sonnega using HRS data finds that depression is strongly predictive of heart disease in older black adults. This study is being reported in PsychCentral.
Differences in Active Life Expectancy Persisted Between 1982 and 2011
August 15, 2016
Vicki Freedman and Brenda Spillman’s study examined changes in life expectancy for black and white adults ages 65 and older between 1982 and 2011. They found longevity increased and disability decreased for whites, but increases in longevity for blacks were offset by earlier disability. This...
HRS data used in study finding reading books is associated with longevity
August 8, 2016
The study by Avni Bavishi, Martin D. Slade, and Becca R. Levy was made up of 3635 participants in the Health and Retirement Study who provided information about their reading habits. After adjusting for co-variates, the study finds a 20% reduction in risk of mortality over the 12 year period.
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Birdett, et al. on Partner Drinking Habits and Relationship Satisfaction
July 15, 2016
A new study — Drinking Patterns Among Older Couples: Longitudinal Associations With Negative Marital Quality — by Kira Birditt, James Cranford, Jasmine Manalel, and Toni Antonucci is being reported on in multiple outlets:Reuters Health Fox News Daily Mail Citizen Digital (Kenya) AOL...