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Population Aging Research Center
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Population Aging Research Center (an NIA-funded Demography and Economics of Aging center) at the University of Pennsylvania (PSOM & SAS), co-directed by Norma B. Coe and Hans-Peter Kohler & the Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program.
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READ this new @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social Preprint 🖨️ "Temporal Modeling of Amyloid and Tau Trajectories in Alzheimer’s Disease using PET and Plasma Biomarkers"

Co-authored by PARC Research Associate Corey T. McMillan

https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.04.25334935
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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READ this @thelancet.com thread featuring work by PARC Research Associate Michel Guillot and Colleagues https://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3lyur3u63x22d

About this paper: "Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases"

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01388-1
thelancet.com The Lancet @thelancet.com · Sep 15
New Article: “Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019”

✍️ NCD Countdown 2030 Collaborators
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Probability of dying from an NCD between birth and age 80 years in 2019 and change in probability from 2010 to 2019; For change from 2010 to 2019, green indicates a decline in NCD mortality and red indicates an increase. The density plot alongside each map shows the smoothed distribution of estimates across countries. Countries and territories with no mortality estimates are shown in grey.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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PARC Research Associate Eric T. Roberts recently published an Op-Ed in @jamahealthforum.com

Mitigating the Dangers of Medicaid Churn Among Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries
http://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3307

#Medicaid #HealthPolicy
Mitigating the Dangers of Medicaid Churn Among Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries
This Viewpoint considers strategies for reducing Medicaid coverage disruptions for dual-eligible individuals.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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@pennldi.bsky.social "How 60 Years of Change Realigned US Health Law’s Role" features this @jhppl.bsky.social paper by PARC Associate Allison K. Hoffman https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-11995136
https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/how-60-years-of-change-realigned-u-s-health-laws-role/
The Changing Role of the Government in American Health Law | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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@geronsociety.bsky.social #GSA2025 NEXT WEEK, sessions featuring PARC research

11/12 8am Late Breaking: Quality Improvement Innovations in Health Care

11/12 12pm Navigating Policy Shifts in Home Health...

11/14 4:30pm Presidential Symposium: NIA P30 Results in AI Tech for Healthy Aging...ADRD
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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READ: Gender‐Role Attitudes and Marriage Desires Among Never‐Married Adults in South Korea

By Soo‐Yeon Yoon, and PARC Research Associate Hyunjoon Park

In Journal of Marriage & Family @jmfncfr.bsky.social

https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13114
<em>Journal of Marriage and Family</em> | NCFR Family Science Journal | Wiley Online Library
Objective Complementing existing economic and structural explanations of trends toward later and less marriage in Korea, this study focuses on the part played by gender-role attitudes in shaping nev...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Check out this special RESEARCH edition of the
PENN POPULATION STUDIES NEWSLETTER

featuring new publications by 30+ @PennPARC & @PennPSC researchers

READ IT HERE:
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November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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A New Mark Pauly Book About What Health Care Managers Don’t Know
The Wharton Professor Produces a Compendium of Economics Wisdom for Health Care Pros

Read more about his new book:
https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/a-new-mark-pauly-book-about-what-health-care-managers-dont-know/
A New Mark Pauly Book About What Health Care Managers Don’t Know
In the 30th book of his career, Wharton’s Mark Pauly tells health care managers what they’re doing wrong
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November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Next PAIR Center Series on Tuesday, November 18th, 8:00 – 9:00 am in-person, Austrian Auditorium, Clinical Research Bldg - zoom details in flyer

With PARC Co-Director, Dr. Norma Coe @pennmehp.bsky.social Professor

“Beyond the Crisis: How Policies Influence Nursing Homes, Staff, and Residents”
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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🆕Turbocharging Profits? Contract Gaming and Revenue Allocation in Healthcare

By PARC Research Associate Atul Gupta with Ambar La Forgia, Adam Sacarny

in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (Forthcoming)
Turbocharging Profits? Contract Gaming and Revenue Allocation in Healthcare
(Forthcoming Article) - Firms often exploit weaknesses in government contracts to boost revenues, yet little is known about how they allocate these funds. We study how hospitals allocated $3 billion…
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October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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We're looking for panelists for our "Beyond Academia: Careers for PhDs in Behavioral & Brain Sicences" event on Jan 16.

We bring PhDs working in industry/gov/non-profit sector to @upenn.edu to share their experience & jobs.

Early career welcome! DM or email pennmindcoreATsas.upenn.edu

Thanks!
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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PARC Research Associate @draaron.bsky.social is quoted in this @nytimes.com article:

"Covid Vaccines in First Trimester Not Tied to Birth Defects, Study Finds"
Covid Vaccines in First Trimester Not Tied to Birth Defects, Study Finds
The results of a large study in France are consistent with previous research indicating that Covid vaccination is safe and effective in pregnancy.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Dispossessions and Disparities Across Latin America (Video)
During a recent SAS Knowledge by the Slice conversation, Professors Letícia Marteleto and Tulia G. Falleti shed light on how structural inequities in Latin America are produced, reproduced, and resisted.
Dispossessions and Disparities Across Latin America Video
During a recent lunchtime Knowledge by the Slice conversation, Professors Letícia Marteleto and Tulia G. Falleti shed light on how structural inequities in Latin America are produced, reproduced, and…
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October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The Association Between Glaucoma and Dementia in a National Cohort of All of Us Participants
doi.org/10.1016/j.op...

Read this recent paper by PARC Research Associate Ali G. Hamedani in the journal Ophthalmology, which found that Glaucoma was associated with a higher risk of dementia...
The association between glaucoma and dementia in a national cohort of All of Us participants
To assess the association between glaucoma and its subtypes and incidence of dementia and its subtypes across APOE genotypes in the National Institute…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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17th Conference of Young Demographers, 4–6 February 2026, Prague, Czech Republic
Deadline for submissions: 27 October 2025
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YD2026 Call for Papers
17th Conference of Young Demographers 4–6 February 2026, Prague (Wednesday–Friday) Call for Papers Dear friends and colleagues, On behalf of the Young Demographers, the Geographical Institute and the...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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MindCORE Seminar
Friday, October 31 👻🎃, Noon
111 NBS (formerly Levin) @sas.upenn.edu
Pizza & candy. BYOB.
Open to all.

Allie Sinclair
Annenberg Public Policy Center

Resistance and Resilience: Science Communication and Advocacy in a Federal Funding Crisis

@appc.upenn.edu @asinclair.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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PennPARC Research Associate Mark Neuman

co-authored a recent BMC Medical Research Methodology Article, read the paper below.

Patient partner engagement in the publication process: challenges and possible solutions
Patient partner engagement in the publication process: challenges and possible solutions - BMC Medical Research Methodology
Patient engagement in research is gaining traction as an international standard, and often requirement, of many health research funding agencies. Drivers of this increase include patient interest,…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Lewy Body Disease is the second most common cause of dementia, but too often misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and hidden in plain sight.

🎧 Listen now to the Age of Aging season 3 finale episode with PARC Research Associate, Jason Karlawish #DementiaAwareness
Season 3 Finale: Neither Superheroes, Nor Angels
Podcast Episode · Age of Aging · 07/22/2025 · 41m
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October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Join us for our next webinar on November 13th (12-1pm EST) when Dr. Sudeshna Sil Kar from Emory University School of Medicine presents "Fractal-based Retinal Vascular Features are Associated with Alzheimer's Disease- A Preliminary Study."

To register, click here:

upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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TODAY at Noon with pizza!
pennmindcore.bsky.social MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 23d
Friday, October 24: Speical All Postdoc Seminars
111 NBS (formerly Levin), 425 S Univ Ave, Philadelphia @upenn.edu

MindCORE: 12-1 PM w/pizza

Language as a Window to Cognition
Maggie Kandel, PhD, MindCORE Fellow

How Does AI Companionship Shape Social Connection?
Dunigan Folk, PhD, MindCORE Fellow
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Irma T. Elo's research featured in @pennldi.bsky.social post

Black Life Expectancy Shows Sharp Geographic Divide: Cities Gained, While Midwest and Rural Areas Fell Back

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October 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Kicking off London Universities Population Seminars for the new academic year!

Join us Oct 28 in person (LSE, KSW.G.01) or online to hear from Prof Karen Glaser (KCL) on mental & physical health changes among adults aged 50-69 in England.

Full schedule & sign up:
sites.google.com/view/londonp...
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Friday, October 24: Speical All Postdoc Seminars
111 NBS (formerly Levin), 425 S Univ Ave, Philadelphia @upenn.edu

MindCORE: 12-1 PM w/pizza

Language as a Window to Cognition
Maggie Kandel, PhD, MindCORE Fellow

How Does AI Companionship Shape Social Connection?
Dunigan Folk, PhD, MindCORE Fellow
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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This @PennLDI recent blog post "The MISSION Act Gave Veterans More Choice but Raised Risks for Heart Care, LDI Fellows’ Study Finds" discusses research in JAMA by PARC Research Associate Peter W. Groeneveld

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@JAMANetwork doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Impact of the MISSION Act
Congress passed the 2014 CHOICE Act and 2018 MISSION Act, first allowing, and then expanding veterans’ options to obtain care outside of VA facilities.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM