Vision and hearing problems reduce the active participation of older people in various events and activities. This was observed in two studies carried out by the Gerontology Research Center. Sensory problems reduce older adults’ social activity Vision and hearing problems…
Professor Sarianna Sipilä from GEREC, University of Jyvaskyla is a partner in the PANINI network which received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant. There will be a total of 11 available PhD studentships in the PANINI network across European Partners.
Info Virhe Virhe Käyttäjätunnus Salasana Salasana hukassa? Jos et syystä tai toisesta muista salasanaasi, tilaa salasana sähköpostitse. Gerontologian tutkimuskeskusPL 35, 40014 Jyväskylän yliopistoKäyntiosoite: Rautpohjankatu 8Gerontologian tutkimuskeskus33014 Tampereen yliopistoKäyntiosoite: Arvo Ylpön katu 34
Nonmanual workers and high educated live longer than manual workers and lower educated even at the age of 90 years or over. A doctoral student Linda Enroth at the Gerontology Research Center and School of Health Sciences in the University…
Life-space mobility reflects an individual’s opportunities to participate in society. A recent study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä demonstrates that older individuals with more restricted life-space mobility had higher chances of becoming dependent on…
Older people have many kinds of goals in their lives, most commonly related to health, independent living, close relationships, and different activities. However, based on a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, older women…
2.04 M€ for aging research to the University of Jyväskylä Active ageing: beyond the same old story. ERC Advanced Grant Funding of 2.04 Million € over 5 years.All too often, policy makers consider active ageing as disability prevention and a…
Post Doctoral researcher Elina Sillanpää was awarded in Young scientist competition organized by the Finnish Society of Sport Sciences in Jyväskylä June 12, 2013. Her presentation and research abstract was based on article ”Muscle power is associated with ventilatory function…
The title of the thesis is Socioeconomic differences in health of the oldest old. The award was given at the national congress of Gerontology June 7, 2013. Gerontology Research Center;PO Box 35, FI-40014 University of JyväskyläStreet Address: Rautpohjankatu 8Gerontology Research…
Research news: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-dependent and -independent changes in the aging of the human immune system: A transcriptomic analysis Ageing is associated with declining function of the immune system. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been associated with these changes. CMV is a herpes…
Ageing is associated with declining function of the immune system and on the other hand it is known that there are gender differences in the functions of the immune system. However, the interaction of ageing and gender has not been…
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…