Press release in Neurology: New article “Atrial fibrillation, antithrombotic treatment, and cognitive aging: a population-based study” by Mozhu Ding et al.  included in the American Academy of Neurology’s (AAN) press release program. In this study of older adults, we found that people with atrial fibrillation, a particular kind of irregular heartbeat, may experience faster decline … Continue reading Press release in Neurology – Irregular heartbeat may increase the risk of Dementia →

Kristina Johnell and Martin Lövdén, researchers at the Aging Research Center, has been granted funding of SEK 5 030 000 and  SEK 3 430 000 respectively within Forte’s annual open call for proposals in the fields of health, working life and welfare.   Kristina Johnell, Too much, too late? Use of overly aggressive treatments during … Continue reading Forte grants to Kristina Johnell and Martin Lövdén →

ARC has moved! Welcome to visit at Tomtebodavägen 18 A , The Widerström Building (floor 9 and 10) Postal address Aging Research Center Tomtebodavägen 18 A SE-171 77 Stockholm

This year the Nordic Congress in Gerontology (NKG24, https://24nkg.no/) was held in Oslo, Norway, May 2-4, 2018. The conference covers a broad range of topics and the theme was “Lessons of a life time” to indicate not only the importance of people of old age but also the aging process covering the entire lifespan. In … Continue reading The Aging Research Center at the 24th Nordic Congress of Gerontology →

  The Optimizing geriatric Pharmacotherapy through PharmacoEpidemiology Network (OPPEN) is a consortium of researchers working in the field of geriatric pharmacoepidemiology. The inaugural OPPEN workshop was held in May 2017 at ARC. Five research groups from Australia, Belgium, Finland, Italy and Sweden presented their research and explored opportunities for collaboration. The groups also worked together … Continue reading Research Priorities for Optimizing Geriatric Pharmacotherapy – JAMDA Author Video March 2018 →

  Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases are major predisposing factors for functional decline in older people and may play a greater role in this age-related phenomenon than cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet published in PLOS Medicine. A progressive decline in physical function, commonly referred to as functional decline, is a … Continue reading New study shows how multimorbidity restricts life in the elderly →

At the end of February, Erika Jonsson Laukka, researcher at the Aging Research Center, was appointed as an associate professor in psychology at the KI Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society. – To become an associate professor encourages and inspires me to continue my work, says Erika Jonsson Laukka. Erika’s research focus is on cognitive … Continue reading Erika Jonsson Laukka appointed as an associate professor in psychology →

The SIA mid-term conference on February 15-17 2018 is devoted to strengthen Nordic research on inequalities in life course influences on health, health trends among the oldest old, health care utilization, and reforms within long-term care. Both distinguished and upcoming researchers will participate in the conference. We are honoured to present two keynote speakers: Hildegard … Continue reading Mid-term conference for the project “Social Inequalities in Ageing” →