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Social Isolation, Loneliness, and All-cause Mortality in Older Men and Women
2013 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between increasing social isolation and ill health among older people.
Perspectives on winter woes and risks: Research roundup
Review of recently-published scholarly literature and government reports on winter weather and human activities.
Summer Temperature Variability and Long-Term Survival Among Elderly People with Chronic Disease
2012 study from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Michigan published in PNAS on variations in summer temperatures and the elderly.
2012 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
2012 report from the federal government on the solvency and long-term forecasts of entitlement programs.
2012 study in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy on the effect of market factors on the quality of long-term care.
What Can We Learn From Analyzing Historical Data on Social Security Entitlements?
2011 U.S. government report on the ages of Social Security and Disability Insurance applicants over time.
Efficacy and Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
2011 meta-study published in the journal Lancet on the effectiveness of flu vaccinations in the United States.
Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-being
2011 report from the Pew Research Center on the growing wealth gap between households headed by younger versus older members.
Decision-Making Capacities in Older Adults
2011 study in Psychological Science on decision-making abilities in younger and older adults.
Assessing the Impact of the Great Recession on Income and Poverty Across States
2011 fact sheet published by Congress’s Joint Economic Committee on the recession’s impact at the state level.
Who Never Receives Social Security Benefits?
2011 paper by the Office of Retirement Policy on “never-beneficiaries” aged 62 to 84.
2011 Annual Report by the Social Security Board of Trustees
2011 U.S. Government report on the challenges facing the Social Security system and its ability to meet its obligations to retirees and those on disability.
Outlook for Stocks, Equity in the Coming Decade
2011 report by Boston College on underlying trends in stock values and the outlook for personal retirement investments.
Health and medical research websites
Open access database of scientific research, including on biology, disease, genetics and much more.
Role of Financial Literacy in Retirement Plans
2010 study for National Bureau of Economic Research on lack of financial knowledge and retirement decisions.
Mental Retirement: Cognition, Memory and Outcomes
2010 study in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the effect of early retirement on cognitive function of people in their early 60s.
The Troubled U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
2008 study published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the factors that have hurt the U.S. pension-insurance corporation.
Exercise Training Increases Size of Hippocampus and Improves Memory
2010 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the potential cognitive benefits of regular aerobic exercise.
Physical Activity and Weight Gain Prevention
2010 study by researchers from the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and others on the relationship between different amounts of physical activity and weight changes.
Assessing Variations in Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes
2009 paper examining the relationship between Medicare spending and outcomes for patients with heart failures
