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The same molecules that predict mortality in dogs do so in humans, according to a study published today in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences.  The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that “dogs are the closest representation of human aging that anybody’s ever found,” said Ben Harrison, PhD, a senior scientist at the University of Washington School of Medicine and lead author on the paper.

A new Gerontological Society of America (GSA) report summarizes survey findings on the readiness of the primary care workforce to adopt digital cognitive assessments (DCAs) for use in the diagnostic process for cognitive impairment and dementia.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has released a new four-video series highlighting how The GSA KAER Toolkit for Brain Health supports primary care teams to improve timely detection of cognitive impairment, care, and outcomes for people with dementia.

A new supplement issue of The Gerontological Society of America’s journal The Gerontologist marks 20 years of public health leadership on dementia through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) and highlights unprecedented progress in establishing dementia as a public health priority nationwide. Accelerated through implementation of the federal government’s Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure (BOLD) Act, the supplement documents how brain health, dementia risk reduction, early detection, and caregiving are now core components of public health practice.

Shingles vaccination not only protects against the disease but may also contribute to slower biological aging in older adults, according to a new study published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biolgical Sciences and Medical Sciences.