HRS in the News

Since the study began in 1990, over 500 media articles have been published on the Health and Retirement Study and on research based on the HRS data.

HRS findings reported on by the media are also featured in a quarterly email newsletter.

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
PR Newswire, 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
Can Genetics Help Predict Depression After a Major Stressor?
Psychology Today, February 15, 2022
Experts estimate future spending by Medicare for aducanumab treatment
National Institute on Aging, February 3, 2022
UMich is the top-funded institution in social science research in the U.S. Take a look at some of these projects.
The Michigan Daily, February 2, 2022
Let's commit infrastructure funding to help older Americans lead healthier lives
The Hill, January 24, 2022
How Much Less You’ll Spend Throughout Retirement Depends on These 2 Factors
Yahoo.com, January 4, 2022
How much do retirees want to consume?
MarketWatch, December 21, 2021
The best reason of all to postpone retirement
MarketWatch, December 3, 2021
Daily tasks are ‘more problematic’ for women than men in old age
Nursing Times, December 3, 2021
Family Care Availability And Implications For Informal And Formal Care Used By Adults With Dementia In The US
National Institute on Aging, November 16, 2021
Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Reduces Social Activity
Newswise, November 9, 2021
Aging baby boomers raise the risk of a long-term-care crisis in the U.S.
CNBC, November 8, 2021
What's Retirement Happiness?
Financial Advisor, November 1, 2021
Childhood Residue in the Aging Body
Association for Psychological Science, October 26, 2021
Tallying the Cost of Growing Older
The New York Times, October 2, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic shortens aggregate US life expectancy by more than 9 million years
Healio, September 20, 2021
Boomers Face This Risk in Retirement: Here’s How To Avoid It
Yahoo!, September 20, 2021
As dementia’s toll on the U.S. rises, new study shows major gaps in who gets care that could help them remain at home
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, September 8, 2021
Do people plan to leave bequests? Do they have wills?
MarketWatch, August 24, 2021
Ridesharing can help older people be functionally independent in their homes, communities
STAT News, August 10, 2021
Opinion: Retirees with annuities have more fun
MarketWatch, August 6, 2021
The ‘Loneliness Epidemic’ Among The Elderly May Not Be What It Seems
Forbes, July 15, 2021
They Didn’t Expect to Retire Early. The Pandemic Changed Their Plans.
The New York Times, July 2, 2021
More seniors may have undiagnosed dementia than previously thought
Michigan News, University of Michigan, June 23, 2021
Having trouble falling asleep predicts cognitive impairment in later life
Science Daily, June 9, 2021
How Employees Handle Their Retirement Savings During Work Transitions
The Pew Charitable Trusts, May 17, 2021
How Exercise May Help Us Flourish
The New York Times, May 12, 2021
She Bought a Truck on eBay, Then Forgot It. A Dementia Diagnosis Came Later.
The New York Times, April 29, 2021
The Consequences of Claiming Social Security Benefits at Age 62
AARP Public Policy Institute, April 14, 2021
Poorer and minority older adults are suspicious of the US health care system – a new study shows why
The Conversation, April 1, 2021
Decreases in Stroke-Related Dementia Result from Smaller Memory Decrements
NeurologyToday, March 26, 2021
Retirees who pay the most in taxes make only $36,000 a year on average, study finds
Yahoo!, March 26, 2021
How Religious Community Is Linked to Human Flourishing
Psychology Today, February 25, 2021
For breakthroughs in slowing aging, scientists must look beyond biology
EurekAlert/AAAS, February 22, 2021
3 Retirement Myths, Debunked: Social Security, The Stock Market And Savings
Forbes, February 22, 2021
Employment may slow memory decline for women
National Institute on Aging, January 28, 2021
Study shows working in agriculture poses higher risk of developing dementia
Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health at the University of Iowa, January 19, 2021
Hope for the Next Year, and Beyond
Psychology Today, December 21, 2020
Happy Retirees? Maybe Not: Why Life Satisfaction Isn’t Necessarily ‘U-Shaped’ After All
Forbes, December 6, 2020
Study finds ‘no evidence’ that racial disparities in dementia have decreased
Healio, November 30, 2020