Science news articles about 'widows and widowers'

... were people who had lost their partner before middle age and then continued to live as a widow or widower. The study showed that the chances of developing Alzheimer's for these individuals were six ...

... on retirement pensions", says Jiménez-Ridruejo. This difference goes towards payments for widows and widowers and surviving relatives and short-term incapacity benefits. The research concludes that ...

... in rates of cognitive decline, with older participants declining faster than younger ones, and widows and widowers and those who never married declining faster than married individuals. "The most ...