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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Is This the Future of Design for Aging?

…there is. It lies in several university programs where skill-building in technology and design combine with research on aging – specifically, the needs of people with mobility, vision or dexterity…

Monday, January 29, 2018

The Joyful Hearts Choir: Music, Memory and Meaning

…knew from scientific research that melodies and lyrics remain in the brain even when memory loss occurs. That was the genesis of the Joyful Hearts. Stover consulted with the Villa…

Sunday, March 2, 2014

10 creative older women find fans on the web, and more news from the week online

…combination Actor-comedian Seth Rogan testified to Congress last week about the need for more attention to be paid to Alzheimer’s disease; not just funding for research, but also help for…

Friday, March 3, 2017

My City’s Noise Pollution Causes What?

…with those nice restaurants and cultural events). If you think noisy city living has affected your hearing, you’re not alone, and now there’s proof. According to research by an online…

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

10 Second Acts: The New Version of Your Former Career

…in your area, click here to go to FeedingAmerica.org). If you were once a librarian… try working as a research assistant at a local university. You know how to find…

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Arthritis: No Cure, But Ways to Ease the Pain

…racial differences in OA and RA. Pain severity and disability may be higher in African Americans with osteoarthritis than in whites with OA, some research suggests. Likewise, RA may affect…

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Volunteering for the Health of It

…healthy aging, improving your chances for a longer life with less disability. That’s the message coming out of research by a new crop of gerontologists – among them, University of…

Friday, August 24, 2018

Thinking out of the box

…like a natural reef burial or donating your body to science, which can impact the lives of thousands through medical research. Would it be important to my family to have…

Friday, May 24, 2019

Is it just a mood…or more?

…programs on mental and behavioral health for seniors at https://www.spop.org/. Columbia University also has a free clinical service on aging and depression that provides detailed evaluations and referrals https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/research-clinics/clinic-aging-anxiety-and-mood-disorders-caam-formerly-adult-and-late-life This…

Monday, September 12, 2016

The Latest in Hearing Aids & Hearables

…of aging — it was no big deal. This is unlikely to change soon, even though a growing body of research is showing that hearing loss is worse for you…

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

How Not To Be A Good Patient

…damned.” —Valerie Olson, R.N   Attitude = Life or Death   Research suggests that to move on and even survive, you need to understand the impact of your condition –…

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Just Moving Through Time: Dr. Christiane Northrup on Growing Older

…by Reader’s Digest in 2013, Dr. Northrup says she is not afraid of growing older, nor is she looking to age gracefully. Drawing on academic research by multiple psychologists as…

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Flu 2018: Myths and Facts for Older Adults

…can help, says Dr.Ghurabi. That may be even more important, in light of new research from the University of Maryland suggesting it may be easier than experts had thought to…

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Data Privacy Day: Is a VPN the answer?

…you are giving the app permission to intercept all of your internet traffic. You don’t want to grant such permission lightly. Also, a group of technical researchers who studied almost…

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Fun for the Brain: How Sleeping Keeps Gray Matter Sharp

…activity?   What Our Brains Do While We Sleep For many years, people believed that our brains sleep when we do, but research has proven that assumption to be false….