Topic
Aging
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Startup uses virtual reality to help seniors re-engage with the world
Rendever’s VR platform brings new experiences and fond memories to aging adults in nursing homes.
September 12, 2019 -
High school students receive 2019 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships for work with elders
Local youth recognized for fostering unity across generations.
June 24, 2019 -
Biologists find a way to boost intestinal stem cell populations
Study suggests that stimulating stem cells may protect the gastrointestinal tract from age-related disease.
March 28, 2019 -
Biologists answer fundamental question about cell size
The need to produce just the right amount of protein is behind the striking uniformity of sizes.
February 7, 2019 -
MIT AgeLab hosts Governor Baker, winners of In Good Company Challenge
Entrepreneurial ventures are developing technologies, community resources, and solutions to address social isolation and loneliness among older adults in Massachusetts.
December 26, 2018 -
SilverSneakers exercise program fights isolation
MIT AgeLab researchers find that an exercise program for older adults has unexpected social and health benefits.
November 29, 2018 -
Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons
Neural plasticity and arbor growth decline with age, study in mice shows.
August 20, 2018 -
MIT AgeLab partners with Tivity Health for Connectivity Summit on Rural Aging
Attendees address rural social isolation among aging populations in America.
August 16, 2018 -
Challenge seeks innovations to improve wellbeing in aging populations
MIT AgeLab launches In Good Company global challenge in partnership with GE, Benchmark Senior Living, and the Massachusetts Council to Address Aging.
July 17, 2018 -
The value of late-in-life health care spending
Study debunks notion that large chunks of Medicare go to futile end-of-life care.
June 28, 2018 -
At 99, Lew Aronin ’40 volunteers for MIT AgeLab
Physics alumnus who saw the Hindenburg fly over campus now collaborates with researchers to explore the impacts of longevity.
June 28, 2018 -
High school students receive 2018 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships for work with elders
Local youth recognized for fostering unity across generations.
June 26, 2018 -
Study suggests method for boosting growth of blood vessels and muscle
Activating proteins linked to longevity may help to increase endurance and combat frailty in the elderly.
March 22, 2018 -
Human factors engineering class tackles design for aging
MIT students learn human-centered design skills in a course offered during the 2018 Independent Activities Period.
March 2, 2018 -
3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on innovation for an aging population
New book, “The Longevity Economy,” calls for rethinking our ideas about what the elderly can do.
November 8, 2017 -
High school students receive 2017 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships for work with elders
Students recognized for their leadership in fostering intergenerational connections within their communities.
August 1, 2017 -
Chemists reveal amyloid structure
Discovery of how amyloids bind metal ions sheds light on protein function.
May 29, 2017 -
Detecting walking speed with wireless signals
By measuring this emerging vital sign, CSAIL system could help monitor and diagnose health issues like cognitive decline and cardiac disease.
May 1, 2017 -
Governor Charlie Baker visits AgeLab at MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
Baker-Polito administration establishes council to address aging in Massachusetts.
April 19, 2017 -
New AI tool improves cognitive testing
Digital pen plus speedy data analysis developed at MIT and tested at Lahey Hospital improves a classic test that helps detect cognitive impairment.
March 10, 2017