Extending ‘Healthspan’: Brain Scientists Tap Into The Secrets Of Living Well Longer
(By Sharon Jayson for Kaiser Health News) AUSTIN, Texas — Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61,
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Aging
Her Mom Was Lost In Dementia’s Fog. Singing Christmas Carols Brought Her Back
(By Patti Neighmond for NPR) Susan Gustafson had suffered dementia for several years when her family decided she needed around-the-clock
Read MoreThe benefits of and barriers to exercising and practicing mindfulness in older adults
We all have heard that both exercise and mindfulness practice have shown to have a myriad of health benefits for
Read MoreGovernment-Funded Day Care Helps Keep Seniors Out Of Nursing Homes And Hospitals
(By Lori Basheda for Kaiser Health News) SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Two mornings a week, a van arrives at the
Read MoreParenting Your Aging Parents When They Don’t Want Help
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) David Solie’s 89-year-old mother, Carol, was unyielding. “No, I will not move,” she
Read MoreScientists Reach Out To Minority Communities To Diversify Alzheimer’s Studies
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Black and Hispanic Americans are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. Yet they’re often underrepresented in
Read MoreThe Health Care Promises We Cannot Keep
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) It was a promise Matt Perrin wasn’t able to keep. “I’ll never take
Read MoreResearch using brains-in-a-dish forces a radical rethinking of Huntington’s disease
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Even allowing for the fact that these were lilliputian brains, they were not behaving at
Read MoreScientists Find Surprising Age-Related Protein Waves In Blood
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Scientists know that if they transfuse blood from a young mouse to an old one,
Read MoreAs His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Caring for someone with a serious illness stretches people spiritually and emotionally, often
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