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Hans-Peter Kohler

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Demographer-sociologist-economist @Penn, Director @PennPARC , Principal Investigator @MLSFHresearch, @PennPSC, @SociologyatPenn, @PennLDI

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Population Aging Research Center @pennaging.bsky.social · Mar 4

RT: This pilot, led by Corey McMillan, @ilianakohler.bsky.social & @hanspkohler.bsky.social will:
✅ Validate dried plasma spots as an accessible #Alzheimer’s diagnostic tool
✅ Bridge #disparities in global #dementia research
✅ Strengthen #Malawi partnerships
pennmemorycenter.org/bridging-bor...

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Population Aging Research Center @pennaging.bsky.social · Mar 3

NEW paper "Surviving Bad News: Health Information without Treatment Options" in American Economic Review: Insights

By Alberto Ciancio, Fabrice Kämpfen, Hans-Peter Kohler, & Rebecca Thornton

doi.org/10.1257/aeri...

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#Malawi #HIV #NIH #NIA #NICHD

Surviving Bad News: Health Information without Treatment Options

(March 2025) - When there is no treatment available for a life-threatening disease, providing personal health information could lead to despair or fatalistic behaviors resulting in negative health out...

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