Study Links Chronic Pain to Quality of Family Relationships

Strong family relationships have long been associated with a better sense of well-being and connection. Now a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has linked the quality of those relationships with how successfully people — particularly aging African Americans — manage pain. The findings, published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, suggest factors tied to chronic pain that could improve treatment options.

Fellowships Will Advance Reporters’ Coverage of Aging in America

The  Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has received renewed grant support to welcome a 15th class of reporters for the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program. The 2024 funders to date include Silver Century Foundation, The John A. Hartford Foundation, and National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM).

National Center to Reframe Aging to Collaborate with University of Minnesota, Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging

The National Center to Reframe Aging — the leading organization for proven communication strategies and tools to effectively frame aging issues — is partnering with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health's Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation and the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging to advance effective communication strategies from the National Center to Reframe Aging throughout the state.

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