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Will you still need me (Ca2+, TnT, and DHPR), will you still cleave me (calpain), when I'm 64?

Of the many cellular and molecular hallmarks that are broadly associated with physiological decline during aging (L opez-Ot ın et al., 2013), loss of muscular strength in vertebrates is particularly problematic because in humans it is a better predictor of morbidity and mortality than loss of muscle mass (Newman et al., 2006). Human cohort studies indicate that with both aging and disease, musc...

Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm 64? The health impact of caregiving to one's spouse

Informal care may substitute for formal long-term care that is often publicly funded or subsidized. The costs of informal caregiving are borne by the caregiver and may consist of worse health outcomes and, if the caregiver has not retired, worse labor market outcomes. We estimate the impact of providing informal care to one's partner on the caregiver's health using data from the Survey of Healt...

Negative self-synchronization: will I change to be like you when it is bad for me?

The current research examined whether people will attempt to modify internal aspects of the self to make them congruent with others, even when those modifications have negative implications for the self, a phenomenon we refer to as negative self-synchronization. We proposed that negative self-synchronization will occur only for individuals who are securely attached. Across 4 experiments, partic...

Will you be there for me when things go right? Supportive responses to positive event disclosures.

Close relationship partners often share successes and triumphs with one another, but this experience is rarely the focus of empirical study. In this study, 79 dating couples completed measures of relationship well-being and then participated in videotaped interactions in which they took turns discussing recent positive and negative events. Disclosers rated how understood, validated, and cared f...

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