As a casual gamer, I felt validated that I wasn’t just wasting time after reading a Wall Street Journal article about computer games improving the brain’s agility. The article reports on various studies of the effects of brain ...
Earlier this year, I hit one of those milestone birthdays that ends in zero. After 20, it seems like all of the “Big-0” birthdays give most of us pause. But whether you have a good or bad reaction, it is just ...
You can’t observe any form of media today without seeing blatant examples of ageism as seniors are portrayed as crotchety, technophobic, absentminded, and out of touch with our modern age. But often ageism is more subtle, such as when ...
No one said caregiving would be easy – but just how heavy is the burden on those caring for their aging parents? A recent survey by eHealth, America’s first and largest private health insurance exchange, offers some insight.
The MetLife Market Institute and the Stanford Center on Longevity released a new report this month, Livable Community Indicators for Sustainable Aging in Place. It’s a long title but the research boils down to this: the success of aging ...
Now that we’re a month into winter, you may be starting to experience a touch of cabin fever. It’s also likely that you’re spending a lot of time online, especially if the weather outside is frightful. Guess ...
It’s a device that has been around for years and has helped those with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, cardiac issues, and other illnesses. Now, the pacemaker is being tested for a new role: slowing down the symptoms of Alzheimer’...
Did you know that the green housing trend applies to senior living too?
A recent post from LeadingAge.org reports on the ways that HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a federal agency) has committed to “increase the ...
Old news: junk food is bad for your body and your health.
The latest news: Eating junk food could lead to Alzheimer’s.
A recent New York Times article by Mark Bittman (author of the popular book, Food Matters) warns ...
“Minimizing the degree of perceptual interference improved patients’ object perception,” said researcher Rachel Newsome in this recent PsychCentral.com news article on a Georgia Tech and University of Toronto study on Alzheimer’s.
In other words, clear the clutter.
Caregivers ...
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