"We examine the main effect of caregiver role overload on care recipient CRP. Separate models were run on the interaction of overload with emotional difficulty of care and caregiving gains to test whether appraisal of care moderates the association between caregiving overload and care recipient CRP"
05.12.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social WSUPsychology affiliate Amanda Leggett
Does caregiver stress get under the skin? Associations with care recipient inflammation
myumi.ch/G2y2R
05.12.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1
"Latinx older adults have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and other chronic conditions that require caregiving. Family and unpaid care, in addition to formal care, have associated costs (e.g., missing work)"
04.12.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"We draw groups of family or friends caring for older adults with trouble remembering, memory issues, or dementia to explore definitions of family, caregiving, and responsibility. Although many caregivers immediately default to traditional definitions, the breadth of "family" seen as responsible..."
03.12.2025 15:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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"About 21% of adults ages 65 and older have dementia. About 26% of both households and immediate families with an adult age 65 and older include an individual with dementia. This figure rises to 37% among extended families of older adults."
02.12.2025 15:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social affiliates @spattersearch.bsky.social @vafreedman.bsky.social Esther Friedman in Alzheimer's & Dementia
Nearly 4 in 10 extended families of older adults in the United States include an older relative with dementia
02.12.2025 15:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"Up to one-third of individuals with diabetes develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), and cognitive impairment affects up to 34 % of this population."
01.12.2025 15:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
SRC Seminar Series Presents: Insights into cognitive aging around the world: evidence from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol | Happening @ Michigan
Join us Tuesday, December 2 at 1:00 for Lindsay Kobayashi: Insights into cognitive aging around the world: evidence from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol
More information: myumi.ch/dgJy6
1430BD ISR-Thompson
umich.zoom.us/s/926988713
Meeting ID: 926 9887 1329
Passcode: 588465
20.11.2025 19:51 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
"Most older adults were interested in knowing their estimated life expectancy, but few are having conversations about it with healthcare providers or to inform cancer screening decisions."
26.11.2025 15:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi
Older adults' interest and concerns about life expectancy information for cancer screening decisions: Results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging
myumi.ch/rAMdG
26.11.2025 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"Black Americans a have higher risk of cognitive impairment relative to other racial/ethnic groups, and Black women have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; however, the mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment are poorly understood"
25.11.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um-src.bsky.social affiliate ketlynesol.bsky.social
Neighborhood disadvantage and subjective cognitive function among older Black women
myumi.ch/g32Zn
25.11.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"Genome-wide association studies (GWASs), as highlighted in this review, have revolutionized our understanding of dementia by identifying contributing genetic loci and pathways, including for Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal lobar dementia, and Lewy body dementia."
24.11.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Kelly Marie Bakulski
Shared genes and pathways in dementia: Insights from genome-wide association studies
myumi.ch/w9edd
24.11.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"Understanding how sociodemographic characteristics and medical history are associated with progression (or regression) of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias could inform intervention strategies, personalized prognoses, and projections of population-level burden"
21.11.2025 15:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"The relationship between PR and fall risk is bi-directional. Falls erode PR and PR is related to reduced fall risk among those at higher risk. Future research is needed to identify potential interventions that promote PR as a pathway to fall reduction in later life."
20.11.2025 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um-src.bsky.social affiliate Amanda Sonnega
The protective effects of psychological resilience on fall risk
myumi.ch/79Q23
20.11.2025 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"Results from this study may give insight into the implications of hearing measurement methods for the observed association of hearing difficulty and cognitive function in later life."
19.11.2025 15:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
University of Michigan School of Public Health (@umichsph.bsky.social)
Pursuing a healthier, more equitable world through education, research and action. #GoBlue
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi
Do self-reported and objective hearing measures similarly relate to general and domain-Βspecific cognition? Observational cohort study of older adults in England
19.11.2025 15:06 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
"The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many aspects of life, including care arrangements of older adults. U.S. adults who reported providing care to a family member or friend age 50 or older either prior to or during the pandemic, we examined factors associated with pandemic-related changes in caregiving"
18.11.2025 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"Perceived uncertainty about future employment and employment paths during economic crises can negatively affect the mental health of workers. This study examined the association between work expectations and psychological distress among Baby Boomers in the United States and South Korea"
17.11.2025 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
UM SRC (@um-src.bsky.social)
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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um_psychology um-src.bsky.social affiliate Toni C. Antonucci in The Gerontologist
Work expectations, employment patterns, and psychological distress during the Great Recession among older Americans and South Koreans
myumi.ch/3RG6p
17.11.2025 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Friendship and Loneliness in Dementia Caregiving: Daily Experiences of High and Low Burden Caregivers
Yee To (Crystal) Ng, Presenter
Co-authors: Angela Turkelson, Anna Kratz, Kira S. Birditt
Session: Identity and Isolation in Aging: Exploring Purpose, Personality, and Psychosocial Well-Being
Saturday, Nov. 15, 10:00 - 11:30am
Hynes - Room 305
Caregivers to those with dementia are often an overlooked group. SRC's Yee To (Crystal) Ng, alongside her co-authors, have examined loneliness experienced by these caregivers, and the quality of their social relationships. #GSA2025
15.11.2025 14:30 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Role of Social Networks in Facilitating Personal Trust
Noah Webster, Presenter
Co-authors: Kristine Ajrouch, Toni Antonucci
Session: Social Convoys Across the Lifespan and Links With Later-Life Well-Being and Societal Trust
Saturday, Nov. 15, 12:00 - 1:30pm
Hynes - Room 208
Trust drives social cohesion and well-being for older adults, and supports social norms and civic life. SRC & @rcgd-isr.bsky.socialβs Noah Webster, Kristine Ajrouch, and Toni Antonucci study how social networks foster societal-wide trust #GSA2025
15.11.2025 16:30 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Older Adults' Close Friendships and Feelings of Lacking Companionship and Isolation
Sarah Patterson, Presenter
Co-authors: Yee To (Crystal) Ng, Emily Lerner, Erica Solway, Matthias Kirch, Sydney N. Strunk, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, J. Scott Roberts
Session: Loneliness, Gender, and Relationships in Later Life
Saturday, Nov. 15, 3:30 - 1:30pm
Hynes - Room 103
@spattersearch.bsky.social & co-authors show that lacking close friends or wanting more is tied to higher loneliness for adults 50+. Less weekly contact also predicts loneliness. Women have more friends/contacts than men, but loneliness rates are similar by gender. #GSA2025
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NCHAT (N = 3,642 plus N = 1,515 partners) is population representative study of diverse couples in the US. Data are available at https://z.umn.edu/nchaticpsr | More info available at pop.umn.edu/nchat
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Sociology Doctoral Candidate at the University of Michigan
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Studies brain development, stress, mental health
Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center. Improving outcomes with methods for adapting and personalizing interventions.
Linking developmental, cognitive, clinical, public health, and educational science with neurobiology and genetics.
Survey Research Center | Institute for Social Research | The University of Michigan
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Professor at University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. My lab does NIH-funded research on the biochemistry of blood clotting, with relevance to bleeding disorders and thrombosis.
Primary care pediatrician and health policy researcher at the University of Michigan studying the opioid epidemic, out-of-pocket spending, low-value care, child health. Director, CHEAR Center (chear.org). MD (Wash U), PhD (Harvard). Go Lions and Go Blue
Joyce Lee, MD, MPH ACMIO @umichmedicine #tableau #hit #healthdesign #ai #systemsdesign #learninghealthsystems https://www.doctorasdesigner.com/bio
H.K. Ransom Professor of Surgery at Univ of MI and director of MNORC. New treatments for obesity and diabetes via basic research.
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EmoTe Lab: https://sperry.lab.medicine.umich.edu/
Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Sports, Occasional trouble-making. Oxford comma enthusiast. Hates cilantro. He/him. Views are my own.
"Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain!" Neuroscientist at the University of Michigan. Data Sleuth. #ARM. "Confoundoisseur". Unquestionably eccentric. Views are my own.
I was a #firstgen college student in engineering, now tenured professor at UMich. Skeets are my own.
I lead a team studying musculoskeletal physiology, development, and healing. We study how the skeleton grows and how connective tissues guide this process.