Older Adults

Digital health researcher Y. Alicia Hong’s WECARE intervention will invigorate resilience in family caregivers of individuals with dementia

George Mason researcher Lucas Reyes Prieto explores the ties between aging, disability, and intimacy.

Empowering older adults to embrace AI and emerging technologies through a National Science Foundation grant

Y. Alicia Hong, a digital behavioral health interventionist, will support older adults in honing their digital technology skills. The program, through an interdisciplinary partnership, will pair youth and older adults to practice real-life AI scenarios.

Q&A: For older adults, expert says extreme heat can mean life or death

Healthy aging scholar and gerontologist Li-Mei Chen warns that older adults aged 60 years and older face disproportionate risks of dehydration, heat stroke, exhaustion, and other heat-related illnesses.

Megumi Inoue, an associate professor in George Mason's Department of Social Work, led a study-abroad program where students explored the policies, programs, and services in place in Japan to support its aging population.

Body image and overall health found important to the sexual health of older gay men, according to new studies.

Study: CARES intervention reduces stress for family caregivers of older adults with dementia

Study: CARES intervention reduces stress for family caregivers of older adults with dementia.