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People of the same chronological age vary greatly in their biological age, which has implications for frailty risk and for policy
Thursday, March 18, 2021We tracked age-related declines in multiple organ systems across 20 years and found that, already by midlife, those aging fastest showed cognitive declines, signs of brain aging, diminished sensory-motor function, and negative views about aging. People who are aging more rapidly than same-age... read more about People of the same chronological age vary greatly in their biological age, which has implications for frailty risk and for policy »
Mental health problems are linked with faster aging in middle age
Thursday, February 18, 2021At age 45, study participants who had previously experienced more mental health problems were aging at a faster pace, had greater declines in sensory, motor and cognitive function, and were rated as looking older than their peers. Results suggest that the prevention of psychopathology and... read more about Mental health problems are linked with faster aging in middle age »
Episode 2: Could studying children teach us about ageing? With Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi
Tuesday, February 9, 2021Join Sean Sanders, Director and Senior Editor for Custom Publishing at Science, as he interviews outstanding researchers in a broad range of fields whose work either directly involves the study of children and adolescents or has a significant impact in their lives. Listen here. read more about Episode 2: Could studying children teach us about ageing? With Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi »
The same people who have psychiatric conditions when young get excess age-related physical diseases when old.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021The same people who experience psychiatric conditions when they are young go on to experience excess age-related physical diseases and neurodegenerative diseases when they are older adults. Young people with mental health problems go on to become very costly patients in later life. Treating young... read more about The same people who have psychiatric conditions when young get excess age-related physical diseases when old. »
Childhood self-control forecasts the pace of midlife aging and preparedness for old age
Tuesday, January 5, 2021“Everyone fears an old age that’s sickly, poor, and lonely, so aging well requires us to get prepared, physically, financially, and socially,” said Terrie Moffitt, last author on the paper. “We found people who have used self-control since childhood are far more prepared for aging in these 3 areas... read more about Childhood self-control forecasts the pace of midlife aging and preparedness for old age »
Three new essays in issue 63 of Aging Research Reviews, by Moffitt, Crimmins, and Epel, highlight the value of behavioral and social research for geroscience
Tuesday, November 17, 2020The geroscience agenda: What does stress have to do with it? Elissa S. Epel Social hallmarks of aging: Suggestions for geroscience research. Eileen M. Crimmins Behavioral and social research to accelerate the geroscience. Terrie Moffitt read more about Three new essays in issue 63 of Aging Research Reviews, by Moffitt, Crimmins, and Epel, highlight the value of behavioral and social research for geroscience »
The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life
Sunday, August 16, 2020August, 2020 - The Origins of You is now published. After tracking the lives of thousands of people from birth to midlife, four of the world’s preeminent psychologists reveal what they have learned about how humans develop. More information about the book can be found here. read more about The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life »
What Makes a Criminal?
Tuesday, July 14, 2020Terrie Moffitt investigates whether there is such a thing as a criminal mind, and whether adolescent delinquency forecasts a life of crime. Now, after decades of grappling with these big questions, she has some answers. Read more here. read more about What Makes a Criminal? »
Pervasively thinner neocortex as a transdiagnostic feature of general psychopathology
Tuesday, June 30, 2020A pattern of pervasively reduced neocortical thickness appears to be common across all forms of mental disorders and may represent a transdiagnostic feature of general psychopathology. Read more here. read more about Pervasively thinner neocortex as a transdiagnostic feature of general psychopathology »
Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm
Monday, June 15, 2020We report a blood-DNA-methylation measure that is sensitive to variation in pace of biological aging among individuals of the same chronological age. Editorial by Jamie Justice and Steve Kritchevsky here. read more about Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm »