HRS in the News

Since the study began in 1990, over 400 news articles have been published on the Health and Retirement Study and on research based on the HRS data.

Americans Underestimate Social Security Income by $1,900: Study
ThinkAdvisor
Patients with dementia receive less home health, hospice at end of life
McKnights
Penn study: Black older Americans age faster than white counterparts, related to structural inequalities
Penn Memory Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Dementia only causes about 41% of cognitive decline: Study identifies other predictors
Medical News Today
Known risk factors don’t explain vast contrasts in cognitive abilities as we age: study
McKnights
Family caregivers provide 2 extra ‘shifts’ of care per week per resident in assisted living: study
McKnights
‘Boomerang’ Children Don’t Derail Parents’ Retirement: New Study
ThinkAdvisor
Whose Life Expectancy Views Drive Annuity Sales?
ThinkAdvisor
Screen for depression to help prevent functional decline in seniors, clinicians urged
McKnights
Where Food Security May Make a Difference Seniors Who Use Food Benefits Experience Slower Memory Decline
NeurologyToday, December 15, 2022
Help prevent dementia by managing multimorbidity, researchers counsel
McKnights, December 5, 2022
Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?
The New York Times, December 3, 2022
Regret Is a Powerful Savings, Planning Motivator: New Study
ThinkAdvisor, November 28, 2022
Spenders Vs. Savers: How To Determine Your Retirement Spending Personality
Forbes, November 21, 2022
Researcher: In terms of aging, muscle weakness may be the ‘new smoking’
McKnights, November 14, 2022
Vision impairment is associated with as many as 100,000 U.S. dementia cases
National Institute on Aging, November 10, 2022
Use of government food benefits may slow cognitive aging in eligible seniors, study finds
CNN, November 9, 2022
Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study
U.S. News & World Report, November 8, 2022
Declining wealth and rising cost of necessities are the real worries when it comes to senior poverty
MarketWatch, November 2, 2022
Why You Might Spend Less On Travel In Retirement Than You Thought
Forbes, October 30, 2022
1 in 10 Americans over 65 have dementia, study finds
CNN, October 24, 2022
Relocation later in life and contact frequency with friends: Do contact modes matter?
Michigan News, University of Michigan, October 10, 2022
Psychological Research Says Wealth Is Created By Chasing Positive Emotions, Not Money Alone
Forbes, October 2, 2022
11 Meaningful Ways Older Adults Can Volunteer Right Now
Forbes, September 30, 2022
Can self-employment promote better cardiovascular health for women?
Harvard Health Publishing, September 29, 2022
In retirement, you may not need to spend so much
The New York Times, September 28, 2022
Good News for Retirees: Spending Falls Over Time, Study Finds
Barron's, September 20, 2022
Depression among those caring for partners with dementia can start a decade before dementia diagnosis
Michigan News, University of Michigan, September 7, 2022
Formerly incarcerated women of color face worse health in later life
Oxford University Press, September 2, 2022
Are you planning for retirement all wrong?
MarketWatch, August 18, 2022
Is inflation taking a summer vacation?
CNN, August 9, 2022
Cumulative loneliness associated with accelerated memory aging in older adults
Michigan News, University of Michigan, August 3, 2022
Low-wage workers may experience faster decline in memory
The Hill, August 2, 2022
Improving vision may help prevent dementia
Harvard Health, August 1, 2022
Without pensions, future retirees face financial trouble. Where’s Washington?
The Washington Post, July 26, 2022
How stress may accelerate aging of the immune system
The Washington Post, July 18, 2022
New Dementia Prevention Method May Be Behavioral, Not Prescribed
New York Times, July 3, 2022
Why Do Mental Illnesses—From Depression to Schizophrenia—Raise the Risk of Dementia?
Scientific America, July 1, 2022
Why You Should Keep Working After Retirement
AARP, June 17, 2022
In Older Americans, Rising Debt May Adversely Affect Health
The New York Times, June 5, 2022
Adults entering older adulthood more likely to suffer multiple health ailments than prior generations
Texas State University, June 2, 2022
Dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, May 23, 2022
The severity of depressive symptoms over time may help predict stroke risk
American Heart Association News, May 23, 2022
Black adults raised in the south have greater risk of lower cognitive performance in later life
EurekAlert!, May 16, 2022
Exploring the Health Effects of Ageism
The New York Times, April 23, 2022
Cost of Chronic Disease in Retirement Is Highest for Women and People of Color
, April 21, 2022
The Power Of Optimism In Older Age
Texas A&M Today, April 20, 2022
1 in 5 older Americans experience food insufficiency, according to U-M study
Michigan News, University of Michigan, March 29, 2022
What happens when the kids leave home?
MarketWatch, March 25, 2022
Older workers fair better in countries that invest more in healthcare resources
University of Florida News, March 7, 2022