A groundbreaking new study from Harvard Medical School suggests that lithium—a mineral long used to treat mood disorders—may offer powerful protection against Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published in the journal Nature, point to the potential of lithium to be repurposed as a treatment for one of the most devastating and widespread conditions affecting older adults. […]
More and more people over the age of 50 are taking up physical exercise. Medical associations resoundingly agree that this is a good thing. Physical exercise is not only key to disease prevention, it is also a recommended part of treatment for many illnesses. However, starting to move at this stage of life requires some […]
Featuring our SuperAging News Network partner, Barb Desmarais, host of the popular podcast series: “What’s Next: Conversations With Boomers.” Vancouver-based Barb Desmarais, a Boomer herself, offers a series of engaging conversations with Boomers on a wide range of topics, from health to finance to fitness to relationships and more. We first met Barb when we […]
Recently, I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on my phone. It nodded – virtually – asked me how I was feeling and gently suggested trying breathing exercises. As a neuroscientist, I couldn’t help but wonder: Was I actually feeling better, or was I just […]
It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he died in 2022, he’d wait for his dad to find his hearing aids and put them in before they started talking. Even then, my father-in-law could barely hear what my husband was saying. “What?” he’d […]
As we reported here, it’s often all too easy to dismiss persistent fatigue, brain fog, headaches, or feeling chilled as inevitable companions of aging. Yet for many of us, these symptoms may point to something more treatable: anemia. Often under-recognized, anemia can significantly impact quality of life, physical strength, and even cognitive function. What is […]
In today’s fast-paced world, understanding money—from budgeting to investing—is more critical than ever. Yet many schools offer only cursory personal-finance classes, leaving teens underprepared for real-world money management. Parents and grandparents are uniquely positioned to fill this gap. Here’s how you can help the next generation develop strong, lifelong financial habits. 1. Start Early with […]
There is certainly growing awareness of the damaging effects of overexposure to the sun, including skin cancers. Still, I see in both my medical practice as a skin cancer specialist and in the course of my research as an associate professor of oncology that there are still many harmful habits and ideas about tanning that […]
Our bodies contain thousands of proteins that are the stuff of life and help create, maintain, and rejuvenate every inch of us, from our hair, skin and nails, to our muscles, and even our bones. This is why it’s important to be mindful of our protein quantity and quality! Many of us jump to meat […]
A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause, she said, “I didn’t want to take a chance.” A cardiologist told Hollander that based on factors like age, sex, cholesterol, and blood […]
