MIT AgeLab was profiled in an article with the Wall Street Journal, written by Amy Dockser Marcus.
"It took two people to make me feel like I was a woman in my 80s.
At the MIT AgeLab, which works on finding ways to improve life for the elderly, a pair of researchers helped me put on their age-simulation suit. They started with a 15-pound weighted vest, tightening the straps around my body. They added more weights around my ankles and wrists, to replicate the sensation of the loss of muscle mass that accompanies aging. They pulled a blue jumpsuit up over the weights, helping me lift each leg and step into the suit without falling..."
Dr. Joe Coughlin, Director of the MIT AgeLab, was quoted as noting, “Everyone focuses on the physical load, but there is a significant cognitive load here to making these types of decisions.”