SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology

Paper · Semantic Scholar

Dear Reader!Eleven papers covering various aspects of geriatrics and gerontology can be found in the 42nd regular issue of Hungarian Gerontology 2023. Three of the papers - one on senior care in the Philippines, one on the AGE Barometer's critical analysis, and our editorial board member Katalin Papp's presentation of the HOMeAge international project from the perspective of the reference group of older people -were…

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Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Gerontology is the study of the biological, cognitive, cultural, psychological, and social aspects of ageing. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων (gérōn), meaning "old man", and -λογία (-logía), meaning "study of". The field is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of medicine that specializes in the treatment of existing disease in older adults. Gerontologists inc…

Book · DOAB

This open access book brings together an eclectic cast of scholars in related disciplines to examine ageing in the Soviet Union, covering the practice of geriatrics, the science of gerontology, and the experience of growing old. Chapters in the book focus on concepts and themes that analyse Soviet ageing in its medical, political and social contexts, both in the Soviet Union and internationally. Ageing was hardly a …

Image · DPLA

How can nanotechnology and big data be used to improve diagnosis of infectious viruses like SARS-CoV-2? That’s one of the questions that will be explored through funding provided by a third round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants. Eleven grants totaling $1.5 million were awarded in November 2021 to recipients of the third round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants. Overall the awards went to fac…