Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics

ABSTRACTNumerous studies show that religious involvement tends to favor health and longevity in the elderly population. Although this body of work has made significant contributions to our understanding of the salutary role of religious involvement in...

ABSTRACTIn the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. As age increases, so does the incidence of breast cancer. In the United States, every 3 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast...

ABSTRACTInheritance appears to play a strong role in terms of human longevity and also in risk for chronic neurodegenerative diseases of late life such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Understanding the role of genes in normal biological aging of the nervous...

ABSTRACTBiobehavioral relationships encompass the exploration of links between biological, psychosocial, and behavioral factors related to health. The exploration of these relationships is complex and requires multiple methods and conceptualizations...

ABSTRACTPersonality is crucial for understanding health in later life. Yet classic conceptions of personality with emphasis on stability may have limited the empirical attention it deserved in relation to health. This chapter highlights the six foci...

ABSTRACTChronic stress may take its toll on the body at any period in the life course, but age may be linked to characteristics of stressor exposure and response, as well as underlying biological vulnerabilities, which modulate the effects of stressor...

ABSTRACTHealthy life expectancy is the length of expected life lived in a healthy state; remaining life would be unhealthy life. When health is defined by ability and disability, the measure is usually referred to as active and inactive life. Those with...