Unlike geriatrics, which concentrates on the medical aspects of aging bodies and how they change and adjust to change in elder years, the field of gerontology has a multidisciplinary focus.

Gerontology studies the aging of human populations using social science, biology and health science. The Department of Labor projects careers in aging to be an area of high growth in the next decade.

Welcome to the website of the Department of Sociology and Gerontology at Miami University. We offer a variety of academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate level in criminology, gerontology, ...

At the time of his death on May 9, 2014, Alexander Imich was the world's oldest man. © MIKE SEGAR/Reuters/Corbis A month or so before he died, Alexander Imich, the ...

The aging population around the world has particular needs. These requirements range from medical to social, and the elderly in particular need assistance that public policy can address. Public policy ...

Transform your advanced practice nursing career with our flexible 18-credit Post-Graduate Certificate program in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) designed for master's-prepared ...

Thanks to the impact of modern medicine and healthcare technology, human life expectancy has increased dramatically. While this is good news for all of us, it has now also become necessary to provide ...

Gerontology is the study of aging throughout the lifecourse, and it is relevant to nearly every career and field imaginable. Miami is home to some of the top gerontology experts and programs in the ...

The University of North Georgia offers a Gerontology Certificate. This program is designed to enable students at the graduate levels to obtain a certificate in two to three semesters. To receive the ...

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For centuries, people have been obsessed with staying young and even living forever. We spend billions of dollars on anti-aging products. We're told to look younger. We question whether older people ...