Physical function and sense of autonomy are independent determinants of life-space mobility in older people. This was found in a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä. In this project, 848 older men and women…
The direct address is https://www.facebook.com/gerontologiantutkimuskeskus/.Please visit the page and like it, remember to invite you colleagues and those interested in ageing research to like the page as well. Facebook will provide a good opportunity to make our research known to…
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have developed a new indicator for assessing active aging. The indicator is called the University of Jyväskylä Active Ageing Scale (UJACAS). Active ageing refers to having initiative and doing things the aging…
Strenuous occupational physical activity in midlife increases the risk of mobility limitation in old age, whereas leisure-time physical activity decreases the risk. This is found in a study which followed up 5,200 public sector employees for 28 years. The study…
GEREC reserachers participate in the work of COST Action Ageism. Read the newsletter here. Gerontology Research Center;PO Box 35, FI-40014 University of JyväskyläStreet Address: Rautpohjankatu 8Gerontology Research CenterPO Box 100FI-33014 University of TampereStreet Address: Arvo Ylpön katu 34 FI-33520 Tampere
A recently published study, conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, found associations between features of natural environment in the home neighborhood and physical activity of older people. “Water fronts are favorable areas for outdoor mobility…
GEREC has joined an EU-funded COST-action network COST-action network (European Cooperation in Science and Technology IS1402) that focuses on ageism, the generation of joint research projects and on increasing awareness of the topic of ageism on various levels. The COST-action…
The research conducted at the School of Health Sciences and the Gerontology Research Center in the University of Tampere found that the high-educated have better functioning and less cardiometabolic risk factors than people with low education. Educational differences in inflammatory…
PhD Leena Forma is studying the effects of age and closeness of death on use and costs of hospital and long-term care. The research council for health in Academy of Finland has awarded for Forma 3-years funding for postdoctoral research.…
The International Journal of Ageing and Later Life (IJAL) serves an audience interested in social and cultural aspects of ageing and later life development As such, the Journal welcomes contributions that aim at advancing the theoretical and conceptual debate on…
The 9-year follow-up study in the Vitality 90+ Study showed that also in nonagenarians older age, male gender, the activities of daily living (ADL) disability and mobility disability, poor self-rated health and institutionalization increased the risk of mortality. Especially in…
Plasma cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) has recently emerged as a new biomarker of age-associated systemic inflammation and cell death. . In this study we analyzed the associations between the distinct cf-DNA species (i.e. unmethylated cf-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, RNAse P gene-coding cf-DNA,…