PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROTECTS FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE AFTER AGE 50
Adverse childhood experiences, such as neglect and household dysfunction, can deteriorate numerous health outcomes. Investigating the nature of these effects [...]
HOW THE SEASON OF BIRTH AFFECTS HEALTH AND AGING
We investigate how the season of birth affects human health and aging. Forthis purpose, we use five waves of the [...]
CHANGING ATTITUDES TO RISK AT OLDER AGES: THE ROLE OF HEALTH AND OTHER LIFE EVENTS
Attitudes towards risk shape a broad set of decisions relating to important outcomes such as savings and investments, labour supply, [...]
COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS OF OLDER ADULTS ARE BETTER THAN BEFORE – EVEN IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Researchers worldwide are on a quest to stop the epidemic of dementia, a disorder of old age that leads to [...]
HANDICAP AND HAPPINESS: ARE THEY AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL NETWORK?
Everyone wants to live a long, happy life. Yet as we grow older, we suffer from diseases and become handicapped. [...]
CAN WE IDENTIFY GROUPS OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH HOMOGENEOUS DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM PROFILES?
Depression is common in later life. Several instruments have been developed to detect the presence of certain symptoms or emotional [...]