As demand for long-term care rises, researchers are generating new evidence to guide policy. Our latest blog highlights a Health Economics special issue with 8 open access papers on caregiving, LTC insurance, home-based care, and more. Read here:

How do compulsory schooling laws shape long-term outcomes? . Our newest Gateway blog highlights our updated USA Compulsory Schooling Policy Details Document, a new and improved resource for studying policy impacts across generations. Read the post:

New paper from @LASI_India in the @LancetGH: a study of Indian adults aged 45+ finds that 1 in 5 had #diabetes in 2019, highlighting the urgent needs in prevention, detection, and care — especially in developing regions of India. Read more here:

The Gateway team is at #AAIC25! Come by booth 640 to hear about our tools and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers. Find us between 10:30am and 4:15pm, today and tomorrow. @alzassociation

Join us tomorrow, July 29, at @alzassociation #AAIC25 for Session 3-24-FRS-A: "Risk Factors and Biological Mechanisms for Cognitive Decline and Dementia in India". Time: 2:00–3:30 pm.Location: Convention Center, Room 801. We'll share findings on #aging and #dementia in India.

A new paper using @LASI_India and @hrsisr data compares diabetes rates among Indian immigrants in the US, Indians in India, and the general US population — findings suggest cultural factors may help explain higher prevalence. Read more:

New Gateway-supported research: This @Nature Aging article by @Arun_balachandr uses Harmonized US and UK data to study the pace of #aging, #healthspan, and lifespan in older adults. The work builds on our @geronsociety workshop. Read the article:

Our new @Nature Aging report from the GECC workshop highlights how researchers across disciplines are advancing #exposome and #aging research — by identifying gaps, setting data priorities, and planning for dissemination. Read the full report:

Read our newest blog post about the 2025 Gateway Writing Retreat at @ucl, which brought together researchers to work on manuscripts analyzing how exposures effect #aging-related outcomes within and between HRS-INS cohorts. Read here:

Using data from a Gateway Hackathon, this paper, "Lifespan exposures to rural–urban conditions and later-life cognitive function," found that rural residence, especially during childhood, is linked to poorer later-life #cognitive outcomes. Read it here:

The Gateway Exposome Coordinating Center and Alzheimer's & Dementia journal invite submissions for a special issue on the #exposome and #Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias risk, resilience, and disparities. Read the full call at:

A new @Nature_NPJ aging study found a biological age metric and accelerated #aging predicted higher mortality risk and age-related health decline using Gateway #Harmonized @hrsisr, @ELSA_Study, MHAS, CRELES, and CHARLS #data. Read here:

The Gateway HCAP team had the opportunity to participate in the Center for Effective Global Action's Africa HCAP meeting in Nairobi last week — thanks to all who made it a productive and insightful gathering, especially @CEGA_UC! @hrsisr

Join us on Thursday, June 19, for the "Introduction to the Gateway Harmonized HRS Life History Data" webinar, which will provide an overview of the Gateway Harmonized Life History Mail Surveys and show examples of analysis using the data. Register here:

The workshop was followed by the Institute’s annual lecture, delivered by Michelle Dyson, Director General of Adult Social Care, who discussed the role of technology in social care, its impact on the care workforce, and opportunities to provide more effective support.

This week, in collaboration with @KingsCollegeLon Institute of Gerontology, the Gateway hosted a workshop to discuss how social care data could be leveraged to inform long-term care policymaking, with presentations from @CPEC_LSE, @ELSA_study, @ludokarr, @PasiniCaFoscari, & more.

A team of researchers across the HRS-INS met in London this week for the Spring 2025 Gateway Writing Retreat to make progress towards manuscripts analyzing environmental exposome data from individual cohorts & cross-country comparisons. @hrsisr @LASI_India @tilda_tcd @NICOLA_QUB

Call for papers! @Nature_NPJ #Dementia is seeking submissions on studies assessing and validating tools used to evaluate #cognitive #aging in older adults globally. The deadline for submission is January 28th, 2026. More info here:

A recently published article in Nature's @SciReports found that tooth loss was associated with poorer #cognitive function in the middle-aged and older Indian population using @LASI_India #data. Read here:

Check out the World Economic Outlook by @IMFNews, which uses our harmonized #data in their evaluation of the economic impact of global population #aging and provides policy recommendations to promote labor force participation among the aging population.