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The pet effect: FSU researchers find furry friends ease depression, loneliness after spousal loss

Published: | 3:59 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

As Healthy Aging Month is underway this September, Florida State University researchers have found the companionship of a pet after the loss of a spouse can help reduce feelings of depression and loneliness in older adults. The study, funded by The Gerontological Society of America and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition and published in […]

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FSU experts available to comment on healthy aging

Published: | 11:30 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

September is Healthy Aging Month, an annual national observance to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older. Florida State University faculty are among the global leaders in the study of gerontology, aging and longevity. These experts are available to comment on a variety of topics related to healthy aging and successful longevity.   Anne […]

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Home for the holidays: FSU researcher finds women more likely to stay away from the wheel

Published: | 1:20 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

As people across the country prepare to travel home for the holidays, mothers and grandmothers may be phoning a friend or family member to get them there. A new study from Florida State University finds women are more likely to catch a ride to their destination instead of driving themselves because of health concerns or […]

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FSU researchers find low resilience puts men at risk for depression

Published: | 9:05 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Men who lack resilience are exponentially more vulnerable to becoming severely depressed after their spouse dies, according to a new study from Florida State University researchers. Brittany King, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology, along with Assistant Professor Dawn Carr and Associate Professor Miles Taylor, examined the symptoms of depression in older men […]

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FSU experts available to comment on healthy aging

Published: | 11:37 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

September is Healthy Aging month, an annual national observance to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older. Florida State University faculty are among the global leaders in the study of gerontology, aging and longevity. These experts are available to comment on a variety of topics related to healthy aging and successful longevity. Anne Barrett, professor […]

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Policy Pub Fall 2018: Aging, consolidating, voting in the spotlight

Published: | 4:34 pm | Posted in: University News

Policy Pub, the popular free public forum series presented by the Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, returns for three new sessions this fall. Faculty from the college will present brief talks on aging, government consolidation and the November midterm elections, followed by questions and discussion from the public. The fall […]

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Do your share: Perception of fair division of housework linked to better sex among married individuals in midlife

Published: | 11:10 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Husbands, are you helping your spouse with chores around the house? If your wife doesn’t think so that may result in a less satisfying sex life, according to new research by Florida State University. FSU Sociology Professor Anne Barrett and her former student Alexandra Raphael found that when wives reported an unfair arrangement in the […]

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FSU researchers pursue the truth about cats and dogs … and older adults

Published: | 1:09 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Many believe that owning pets can be beneficial for older adults. But is it true that a dog or a cat can make life better for older family members, or is this simply a comfortable myth? Two researchers with Florida State University’s Institute for Successful Longevity intend to find out with the support of a […]

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Pepper Institute faculty elected as fellows of national aging society

Published: | 2:36 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Researchers at Florida State University’s Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy are being recognized nationally for their important work on aging issues, which are taking on greater significance as the world’s population grows older and people live longer. Three members of the institute’s affiliated faculty have been elected this year as fellows of the […]

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FSU researcher: Women do get better with age

Published: | 10:46 am | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

A Florida State University researcher has found that younger women’s concerns about wrinkles and deteriorating health cause them to have lower emotional well-being than those women who’ve passed the so called ‘midlife crisis’ phase. Anne Barrett, sociology professor and director of FSU’s Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, found that young women’s greater anxieties […]

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