📈New ELSA research reveals that many older adults in England maintain stable mental health following major life events such as bereavement, retirement or hospitalisation: bit.ly/4nCKzMc #LaterLife #MentalHealth #AgeingWell

Book your place at the ELSA latest data release and data user event: 📅Wednesday 3rd December, 11am-3pm 📝Hear all the latest developments in Wave 11 and plans for the future 📊Submit your data queries 🌎Get a guided tour of the @g2aging.bsky.social Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/elsa-lates...

People who stop #smoking in middle age could reduce their cognitive decline so dramatically that within 10 years their chances of developing dementia are the same as someone who has never smoked. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Are older generations getting smarter? Dr Mikaela Bloomberg (UCL IEHC) talks to Tim Harford on BBC Radio 4's "More or Less", about research finding that the average 70-year-old in 2022 has the same cognitive abilities as a 53-year-old in 2000. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today’s inflation figure of 3.8% will be used for most benefit uprating next April. But state pension will rise in line with triple lock – based on earnings growth of 4.8%. Below is my @theifs.bsky.social piece on issues around the triple lock and what we think is a better alternative.

NEW: What are the effects of the ‘triple lock’ and how could it be reformed? Ahead of new inflation figures tomorrow, @heidikarj.bsky.social explains the nature of the state pension 'triple lock' and why reform is needed. 📗 Read the briefing here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wha...

Quitting smoking in middle age or later is linked to slower cognitive decline over the long term, according to a new study led by Dr Mikaela Bloomberg @mapbloom.bsky.social that suggests, for cognitive health, "it is never too late to quit" @ucliehc.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

Read the ELSA research behind the story: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New ELSA research shows women with early or surgical menopause face greater risk of leaving work. Hormone therapy soon after menopause could help more women stay employed: bit.ly/3L4kNm7 #Menopause #WomensHealth #Workforce #MenopauseAtWork #ELSAstudy

More than one million people a year are now being referred by GPs to social prescribing services 🧑‍⚕️ "This underlines what a fundamental and important service social prescribing now is within the NHS" - Professor Daisy Fancourt www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Lung function among people in England who used wood or coal burning stoves or open fires in their own home declined faster over eight years compared to those without these heat sources, finds a new analysis led by Dr Laura Horsfall @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

NEW: Previous state pension age increases have not been felt equally: women already out of employment in their late 50s were particularly hard hit by the rise from 60 to 65 in the 2010s. THREAD on Jonathan Cribb, Anna Henry and @heidikarj.bsky.social’s new research on state pension rises:

EVENT: What should the upcoming State Pension Age Review consider? Wed 17 Sept | 10:30 – 11:30 | Online Join our event this week on the crucial context for the challenges the government faces in setting the state pension age. ➡️ Sign up here: ifs.org.uk/events/what-...

Come and join the ELSA team! We are looking for a Research Fellow in Ageing and Epidemiology to work on a new NIHR-funded grant: www.elsa-project.ac.uk/job-vacancies 📆Closing date: 8th October

Are you 65+ or know someone who is? We're seeking participants aged 65+ who play or have played digital/video games to complete an online survey to inform research on how #gaming can enhance later life wellbeing- please share! @ageingbetter.bsky.social app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/e...

New article in The Conversation on grandparenting by Giorgio Di Gessa: who provides grandparental childcare in England, how often, and how this varies by gender and socio-economic background #ELSAStudy #GrandparentCare #Ageing #Childcare

Monday anxiety found to leave lasting stress signs across body www.independent.co.uk/news/science... 📚 Read the ELSA research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New study suggests dementia rates declining in younger generations, but data limited by: • High-income country data only • Prediction models vs clinical diagnosis • No socioeconomic analysis Global projections still show cases rising to 139M by 2050 zurl.co/rMp4q

📰 "Govt must act swiftly after IFS findings to support pensions system" Read an op-ed by David Gauke and Joanne Segars about our final Pensions Review report in the FT Adviser 👇 www.ftadviser.com/pension-refo...

A new @nature.com NPJ aging study found a biological age metric and accelerated #aging predicted higher mortality risk and age-related health decline using Gateway #Harmonized HRS, @elsa-study.bsky.social, MHAS, CRELES, and CHARLS #data. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

NEW ARTICLE by CREST's @ppraeg.bsky.social in @ssreditorial.bsky.social: Dynamics of Later-Life Caregiving and Health. Insights From Biomarker Data and Cognitive Tests using @elsa-study.bsky.social Co-authored with Ariane Bertogg and @klararaiber.bsky.social OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Higher levels of wellbeing may help reduce the risk of memory loss in middle age, suggests a study led by Dr Amber John and Prof Joshua Stott @uclpals.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

🌍 This week I & @elsa-study.bsky.social team, had the privilege of hosting an international workshop of The Gateway to Global Aging Environmental Exposome Research Group focused on research into the impact of air pollution and extreme temperatures on brain health, mental health, and physical health

🚨ICYMI: ELSA Wave 11 data now available on UKDS: beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogu...

🔖 NEW article using @elsa-study.bsky.social Older adults who struggle with daily tasks are more likely to have depressive symptoms, esp. if they experience #loneliness or difficulties accessing #care, so timely access to #socialcare + tackling loneliness could help later life #mentalhealth

Read the research behind the story that used ELSA data: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

👥 Are you 50+? Help researchers map how air pollution impacts our health 🌬️❤️ ⌚ Wear an activity and air quality monitor for five days 📱 Complete a daily questionnaire 🎁 Get your personalised report + £30 voucher Sign up now: 👉 www.elsa-project.ac.uk/post/are-you...

Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, finds a new study led by Dr @mapbloom.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social, suggesting depression therapy might reduce or delay later pain

Using #ELSA data, @theifs.bsky.social finds that women working into their early-60s improve their thinking skills and walking speed, especially in active (non-sedentary) jobs #CognitiveHealth #ActiveAgeing

New ELSA research: Long-term air pollution exposure may harm brain health in older adults 🧠 High NO₂ & PM2.5 levels over a decade linked to poorer cognitive function Read more here: www.elsa-project.ac.uk/post/long-te... #Dementia #AirPollution #BrainHealth #PublicHealth

🏃‍♂️Regular exercise boosts brain health by reducing depression in older adults🧠 www.elsa-project.ac.uk/post/regular...

Check out this report from our colleagues at @theifs.bsky.social which uses ELSA data to examine the decisions that older people face as they draw on and manage their private pension wealth through retirement: ifs.org.uk/publications...

Join us tomorrow at 10am for our Pensions Review event, in partnership with @financialfairness.bsky.social, on drawing on pension wealth in retirement, with presentations from Jonathan Cribb & @beeboileau.bsky.social and a response from NEST Invest's Paul Todd. Sign up:

To research how to live longer and healthier lives needs more than just a snapshot in time In my latest blog, I explain how long-term studies like @elsa-study.bsky.social help us understand why people age differently. www.elsa-project.ac.uk/elsa-blogs/w...

"Take two Van Goghs daily" - great piece in The Guardian about the health benefits of cultural engagement, citing the WHO report which featured ELSA research: 🎨🏛️🎭 www.who.int/europe/publi... www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

🚨New study: Blood proteins linked to dementia risk ELSA & UK Biobank data reveal key biomarkers: 📌NEFL & RPS6KB1 linked to dementia 📌MMP12 linked to vascular dementia 📌Possible sex differences in risk Read the full story: bit.ly/4kZoaZf #Dementia #Ageing

🎉And ANOTHER #CPCCGwebinar recording for you this morning! 🎥Georgio Di Gessa @ucliehc.bsky.social discusses findings on #grandparental #childcare provision using data from @elsa-study.bsky.social, which helps better understand #intergenerational support systems. @bspsuk.bsky.social

1/8 It’s #SocialPrescribingDay. ELSA research has played a key role in understanding how social activities improve health in later life. This thread highlights key ELSA studies showing why social prescribing works ⬇️

The world is paying attention! Well-being matters!

Read @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters' full report on the role of changing health in rising health-related benefits here: ifs.org.uk/publications... [7/7]

📢 New findings from @elsa-study.bsky.social Positive wellbeing has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, but depression rates remain stubbornly high. Read the full article tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Did you know the average person in Britain drinks 844 cups of tea a year? Professor Andrew Steptoe says "There are more health benefits to tea than there are to coffee". Read more here: www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne... #teavscoffee

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