Imagine this: Two days before your family holiday party, you get a text about an online order you placed a week ago, saying the package is at your door. It comes with a photo – of someone else’s door. When you click the attached link, it takes you to the online store, where you enter […]
We’d all like to live longer; at least, I would. But what about enjoying the time we have while we’re here and living healthier? Over the past century, human life expectancy has dramatically increased for a variety of reasons. Chief among these are our advances in sanitation, public health, nutrition and medicine that have reduced […]
The holidays are full of delicious and indulgent food and drinks. It’s hard to resist dreaming about cookies, specialty cakes, rich meats and super saucy side dishes. Lots of the healthy raw ingredients used in holiday foods can end up overshadowed by sugar and starch. While adding extra sugar may be tasty, it’s not necessarily […]
We already know that people over 50 dominate the real estate market, and that younger generations are finding it increasingly difficult to buy a home. Now comes further proof from the annual study of the National Association of Realtors. As reported here, the study found that the average age of homebuyers is now 56. That’s […]
Everyday physical activity, like going for a short walk or playing with the kids, may provide short-term benefits for cognitive health, equivalent to reversing four years of cognitive aging. That was a key finding for my colleagues and me in our new study, which was published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Prior to […]
Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications. Here are the numbers: By age 80, over half of all Americans have cataracts. Close to 4 million cataract surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. Over 90% […]
This really sounds like something out of science fiction: personalized blood products that can be used to treat injury and disease. Now it looks like we can drop the word “fiction.” As reported here, “Scientists have created a new ‘biocooperative’ material based on blood, which has been shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way […]
Bitcoin at $100,000: Why Those Nearing the End of Their Careers Should Pay Attention Imagine this: the world’s wealth, valued at $900 trillion, is stored in assets that decay under inflation, taxes, and maintenance costs. Now, picture a tiny orange blip on the map of global wealth – Bitcoin – currently worth just 0.1% of […]
We’ve often cited Lori Orlov’s authoritative blog on technology as it relates to aging, particularly aging in place. She keeps a close watch on the latest tech developments, while also bringing a healthy dose of realism (and sometimes, skepticism) as to what actually works, and how fast new things can happen. Her latest post offers […]
Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. And whether it’s due to fear of cognitive decline or noticing lapses in cognition when we are stressed, many of […]
