Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research ...

What do some successful people truly fear, when you get past the pleasantries and start getting real? Some fear they won't be ...

Many elderly individuals live alone or in long-term care facilities, where social isolation can worsen and accelerate the physical and mental decline associated with aging. The loss of social roles ...

The University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center (UPenn PRC) has been awarded a grant totaling $6.5 million over five years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work ...