Research helps older adults lead fulfilling lives
If it were not for the walker that helps get him from place to place, 99-year-old James Tipton would appear to be a much younger man. He carries on a conversation without the use of hearing aids. When he smiles, he shows the teeth that erupted from his own gums.
He doesn’t tire as he shares the story of his life over a nearly five-hour interview. How can he have vivid memories of an experience in 1915 but a 50-something can’t remember where he left his car keys?
Technically, Tipton is aging — aged even. Why doesn’t he act like he’s an old man?
Research at Georgia Tech seeks answers to a wealth of questions regarding cognitive aging. Could playing a Wii game help slow mental deterioration more effectively than doing a crossword puzzle?
Studies in the School of Applied Physiology could lead to products designed specifically to help improve older adults’ neuromuscular functions.
A glove developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute allows anyone to feel what it’s like to have arthritis and provides incentives to find effective treatments and develop assistive technologies.
Someday it may not be so remarkable to recount century-old experiences, although it’s hard to imagine Jim Tipton’s story being anything but remarkable.
Jim Tipton’s early days at Tech support the notion that his direct ties to the Alumni Association go back farther than anyone else living. … [Read more]
Video game developers may have 15-year-old boys in mind, but game researchers at Georgia Tech are putting controllers in the hands of 85-year-olds in hopes of developing cognitive interventions for the elderly. [Read more]
Aging in a Technological World
When psychology professor Wendy Rogers brings older adults in for studies on technology, she said the participants benefit the researchers, not the other way around. [Read more]
Neuromuscular Studies Paving Way to Maximizing Body’s Adaptability
Minoru Shinohara’s lab is housed in one crowded room of the Centennial Research Building, where he and three doctoral students monitor the neuromuscular functions of healthy older adults. [Read more]
Gloves Simulate Arthritis Experience
The number of Americans with arthritis or chronic joint pain has increased by more than 11 million in the past 25 years. As the country’s population ages, that number will only increase.… [Read more]
Alumnus Brings Stroke Risk Test to Market
Robert Rhinehart, EE 63, had retired after a career in investment when he met Russian scientist Svetlana Dambinova, who was looking to create a business out of her many inventions. [Read more]
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