Maureen, 64, is part of a “walking book club.” They meet every morning at 7 a.m. and exercise their bodies and brains as they discuss the book of the week, while logging steps in the neighborhood. Maureen has never been much of a … [Read more...]
Print This PageThe ‘Benjamin Button’ Effect: If Scientists Can Reverse Aging in Mice, Can They Do the Same for Humans?
January 24, 2023 by
Fourteen years ago, the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was released. In the movie, Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) begins life as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years later, he … [Read more...]
Print This PageAssisted Living Is Failing to Meet the Needs of Seniors in the US
December 6, 2022 by
The senior population in the United States has quadrupled since 1900 and is expected to continue growing significantly, with 46 percent of the baby boomer generation now age 65 and up. According to the Administration for Community … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhat Happens to the Brain After Age 40?
November 1, 2022 by
Eighteen years ago in 2004, Bruce Yankner, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, investigated how human brains change between ages 26 and 106. His research found that some people between 40 and 70 had gene patterns … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhat Are We Going to Do with Our Century-Long Lives?
April 12, 2022 by
Laura Carstensen, a psychology professor at Stanford University and the founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, spoke at the LeadingAge Leadership Summit in Washington, DC, last month. She explored how life span has … [Read more...]
Print This PageThings Not to Do When You Get Older
December 14, 2021 by
Upon turning 50, Steven Petrow, an award-winning journalist and author best known for his articles in the Washington Post and New York Times, started a new project. Inspired by his 70-something-year-old parents, he began … [Read more...]
Print This PageMy Retirement Plan Is You – Adult Children Giving Back to Their Parents in Retirement
November 23, 2021 by
Rebecca Danigelis, an immigrant from England, first visited the YWCA on Clarendon Street in Boston in 1978, after she attended rape counseling sessions. Five years later, she moved into a low-income apartment there with her two … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: What Are the Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise?
November 19, 2021 by
Dear Angel,I heard that exercise can not only help you stay young and fit but also has an effect on the brain. Still, I am too lazy to get off the sofa in the cold weather. Can you explain some benefits of exercise that will … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhat Can You Learn from 3,000 Years of Collective Life Experience?
October 19, 2021 by
Emmy Cleaves, 86, is a yoga teacher who discovered Bikram Yoga after suffering a brain hemorrhage at age 35. Emmy continues to teach at a studio, inspiring students of all ages to heal their bodies and improve their lives with … [Read more...]
Print This PageGeorgetown University Study Shows that Mental Abilities Can Actually Improve with Age
August 31, 2021 by
It’s commonly believed that mental abilities decline across the board as we grow old. New research from Georgetown University Medical Center shows that this isn’t always the case.A new study, published August 19, 2021 in … [Read more...]
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