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The National Neighborhood Data Archive@umnanda.bsky.social · 2w ago

Curious how neighborhood context could strengthen your aging research? Join us for a hands-on session with @geronsociety.bsky.social 🗓️ Wednesday, October 7, 12 p.m. EDT 🎟️ $15 GSA members, $25 non-members Register: myumi.ch/Z8AkQ

The Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging @micda-umisr.bsky.social (MiCDA) is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for a stipend program for early-career researchers working in the MiCDA enclave. Applications are due November 1 and May 1 of each year. (1/2)

We are so pleased that Shu Xu will be continuing her research at SRC's Demography of Aging, Disability and Care (DADC), which houses @micda-umisr.bsky.social

UM Population Studies Center@um-psc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Shu Xu: "I cannot speak for all, but for me this is the perfect place for doing research." Xu and Cayley Ryan-Claytor spoke with us about what makes @um-psc.bsky.social and @um-src.bsky.social at @umisr.bsky.social a supportive environment for postdocs. #MentorshipAtISR youtube.com/shorts/L9kIW...

The Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA) & the Center for Aging Families (CAF) are co-hosting a conference on the changing demography of US families and implications for health and care in the second half of life. Abstracts due Nov. 15, learn more: micda.isr.umich.edu/micda-caf-co...

Congratulations to our MiCDA affiliates who were granted Fellow status by geosociety.bsky.social! We’d like to celebrate Elham Mahmoudi, Courtney Polenick, and seoyounkimphd.bsky.social for this achievement and for their outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology.

Missed a MiCDA webinar this year? They're all archived on our YouTube channel: catch up on past sessions on aging and demographic research, including the Schoeni TRENDS Lecture and "Caregiving and Relationship Dynamics" anytime at www.youtube.com/@MiCDA-UMISR

Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging

The Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA) has been a leader in aging-related research for more than 25 years. MiCDA affiliates pioneer the collection of innovative data for study of the d...

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate @dtmaust.bsky.social in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, “Assessing Associations of Three Types of Higher-Risk Medication Use and Mortality in Older Adults”: myumi.ch/WD2R5

Assessing Associations of Three Types of Higher‐Risk Medication Use and Mortality in Older Adults

Having a medication regimen with polypharmacy was associated with higher risk of mortality among older adults even after accounting for clinical factors and other types of higher-risk medication use.

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliates @vafreedman.bsky.social, @spattersearch.bsky.social, Jennifer Cornman, and Jennifer Wolff in Health Affairs, “Trends In Care Needs Among Older US Adults Diverged By Age, 2011-22”: myumi.ch/7J3Ad

Trends In Care Needs Among Older US Adults Diverged By Age, 2011–22 | Health Affairs Journal

Changing late-life disability and care patterns that may accompany population aging have profound consequences for the nation’s health and related public policies. Drawing on two cross-sectional…

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Kira Birditt in Biological Psychology, “Your Heart Beats Next To Mine: Daily Physiological Synchrony Among Black And White ADRD Caregiver-Care Recipient Dyads”: myumi.ch/zN1dZ

Did you miss our Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network’s webinar on June 5th? You can watch all presentations on our YouTube channel, including Karen Fingerman's "Challenges of Research With Lewy Body Dementia Caregivers": www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpgH...

Challenges of Research With Lewy Body Dementia Caregivers

"Challenges of Research With Lewy Body Dementia Caregivers" was presented by Karen Fingerman and Sibo Gao of the University of Texas at Austin for the Changing Demography of Family Caregiving…

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social affiliates Lauren Gerlach, Julie P.W. Bynum, and Donovan Maust in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, “Off-Label Initiation of Gabapentin and Valproic Acid Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents With and Without Dementia”: myumi.ch/E7kjk

Off‐Label Initiation of Gabapentin and Valproic Acid Among Long‐Stay Nursing Home Residents With and Without Dementia

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Congratulations to MiCDA affiliate Amanda Leggett for her article "Measuring dementia caregiving styles to improve person-centered care" being chosen as Editor's Choice in Innovation in Aging! You can read the article here: academic.oup.com/innovateage/...

Measuring dementia caregiving styles to improve person-centered care

AbstractBackground and Objectives. Approaches to caregiving interventions are often “one-size-fits-all,” yet family caregivers for individuals with dementi

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Did you miss our Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network’s webinar on June 5th? You can now watch all of the presentations on our YouTube channel, including @sheriarobinsonlane.bsky.social’s "Role Adjustment and Caregiving Self-Efficacy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc4D...

Role Adjustment and Caregiving Self-Efficacy

"Role Adjustment and Caregiving Self-Efficacy" was presented by Sheria Robinson-Lane of the University of Michigan for the Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network's June 5th, 2026 webinar.…

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Congratulations to MiCDA affiliate Elham Mahmoudi for her article "When context matters: social disparities in preventable hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia" being chosen as Editor's Choice in Innovation in Aging! Read the article here: academic.oup.com/innovateage/...

When context matters: social disparities in preventable hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia

AbstractBackground and Objectives. We examined geographic variation in the risk of potentially preventable hospitalization (PPH) among individuals with Alz

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Did you miss our Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network’s webinar on June 5th? You can now watch all of the presentations on our YouTube channel, including Adriana Reyes’s "Caregiver Preference Alignment Across Generations." @cornelluniversity.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGWr...

Caregiver Preference Alignment Across Generations

"Caregiver Preference Alignment Across Generations" was presented by Adriana Reyes of Cornell University for the Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network's June 5th, 2026 webinar. This year's…

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi in PLOS Global Public Health, “Episodic memory trajectories of older adults with and without HIV: A longitudinal population-based study in rural South Africa”: myumi.ch/5wWx1

Episodic memory trajectories of older adults with and without HIV: A longitudinal population-based study in rural South Africa

With the introduction of antiretroviral treatment (ART), life expectancy among people with HIV in South Africa has increased substantially. This ageing population faces age-related challenges,…

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Did you miss our Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network’s webinar on June 5th? You can watch all presentations on our YouTube channel, including Chanee Fabius's "Family and Paid Care Coordination in Home Care for Older Adults With and Without Dementia": www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yaq...

Family and Paid Care Coordination in Home Care for Older Adults With and Without Dementia

"Family and Paid Care Coordination in Home Care for Older Adults With and Without Dementia" was presented by Chanee Fabius of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for the Changing…

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Did you miss our Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network’s webinar on June 5th? You can watch all presentations on our YouTube channel, including Courtney Polenick’s “Extradyadic Social Interactions and Physiological Synchrony in Couples Living With Dementia” www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZPo...

Extradyadic Social Interactions and Physiological Synchrony in Couples Living With Dementia

"Extradyadic Social Interactions and Physiological Synchrony in Couples Living With Dementia" was presented by Courtney Polenick of the University of Michigan for the Changing Demography of Family…

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Kelly Bakulski in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, “Dementia etiology classification using NULISA plasma biomarkers and machine learning”: myumi.ch/rwqbZ

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate @dtmaust.bsky.social in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, “Characterizing treatment initiation with central nervous system–active polypharmacy among adults with dementia”: myumi.ch/Mp9Jg

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi in Journals of Gerontology: Series B, “The association between lifetime marital histories and later-life cognitive function: Evidence from the United States and China”: myumi.ch/QMerD

The association between lifetime marital histories and later-life cognitive function: Evidence from the United States and China

AbstractObjectives. We adopted a life course perspective to characterize lifetime marital history typologies and examined their associations with later-lif

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Grace Noppert in Journals of Gerontology Series A, “Widowhood, immune aging, and mortality in older Americans: evidence from the US Health and Retirement Study”: myumi.ch/G7WVM

Widowhood, immune aging, and mortality in older Americans: evidence from the US Health and Retirement Study

AbstractBackground. Widowhood has been linked to increased mortality risk, particularly among men, but the biological mechanisms remain unknown. Given the

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Curious about our summer course next week and missed the application deadline? Good news: you can still audit the course to attend lectures and office hours! Visit nhats.org/learning-opp... to learn more and sign up.

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate @emilybriceno.bsky.social in Neurology Open Access, “Association of Pre-stroke Cardiovascular Risk With Post-stroke Cognitive Decline and Dementia”: myumi.ch/mVAWx

Association of Pre-stroke Cardiovascular Risk With Post-stroke Cognitive Decline and Dementia | Neurology Open Access

Background and ObjectivesStroke survivors have an elevated risk of cognitive decline and dementia. It is unclear how pre-stroke atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk influences…

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi in American Journal of Epidemiology, “Exploring the association between higher education and steeper cognitive decline in a nationally representative longitudinal study in India”: myumi.ch/G7Wdn

Exploring the association between higher education and steeper cognitive decline in a nationally representative longitudinal study in India

Abstract. Evidence on the association between education and cognitive decline is mixed. Recent systematic reviews suggest no association, but most evidence

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliates Lianlian Lei and @dtmaust.bsky.socia in Medical Care, “Consistency of a Dementia Diagnosis Between Systems for Patients Receiving Care Through the VA, Traditional Medicare, and Medicare Advantage”: myumi.ch/2jMDE

Consistency of a Dementia Diagnosis Between Systems for... : Medical Care

s. Design: Parallel cohort study of patients with dementia identified in the VA or Medicare, both overall and separated into traditional Medicare (TM) and MA. Participants: Patients aged 65 years or…

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliates Kenneth Langa and Lindsay Ryan in American Journal of Public Health, “Ultraprocessed Foods and the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older US Adults: 2013–2020 Health and Retirement Study”: myumi.ch/yknJR

Ultraprocessed Foods and the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older US Adults: 2013–2020 Health and Retirement Study | AJPH | Vol. Issue

Objectives. To examine associations between ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption and risks of dementia, cognitive impairment with no dementia (CIND), and a composite outcome of CIND or dementia in a…

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social affiliates @vafreedman.bsky.social, Rachel Margolis, Ashton Verdery, @emagree.bsky.social, and Esther Friedman in Population Research and Policy Review, “The Future Availability of Family Caregivers: Implications for Late-Life Care Gaps”: myumi.ch/nVZyx

There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar, Caregiving and Relationship Dynamics, so don't miss it! You can sign up at myumi.ch/y1MNW for this virtual event taking place from 12-2 PM EST.

MiCDA-UMISR@micda-umisr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

One week until the Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network webinar! You can still register at myumi.ch/y1MNW for this event including five presentations from network members.