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Resilient Aging

Resilient Aging
Resilience vs. robustness Biological resilience can be defined as the ability of cells, tissues, organs, and the whole person to recover following stress or injury. This contrasts with biological robustness, which refers to the ability of cells, tissues, organs, and the whole person to maintain a normal state in the face of stress or injury.…
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Feel Younger, Live Longer and Better

Feel Younger, Live Longer and Better
Feel younger, be stronger Older adults typically feel younger than their chronological age. Having a younger subjective age (how you feel abut your age) predicts better psychological and physical health-related outcomes. Could a younger subjective age be experimentally induced and would it lead to improved physical performance? Researchers in France and Germany did just that…
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How Can Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging Boost Your Health?

How Can Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging Boost Your Health?
Embodied positive and negative age stereotypes Positive and negative age-related stereotypes held by older people predict beneficial and detrimental effects on health and well-being, respectively. Becca Levy’s research over the past two decades led to a theory of stereotype embodiment. According to Levy, stereotypes from the surrounding culture become embodied when individuals accept the stereotypes…
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The Broad Reach of Ageism and Its Adverse Effects

The Broad Reach of Ageism and Its Adverse Effects
What is ageism? Ageism refers to stereotype, prejudice and discrimination against people based on their age. Unlike racial or sexual stereotypes that are typically frowned upon, ageism is socially condoned and institutionalized in the US and other countries. The combination of negative age-related stereotypes and discrimination can make ageism a chronic stressor for older people.…
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