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She loved beer and ice cream and lived to 97. Does lifestyle really matter to longevity?
Choir singing associated with improved brain structure, especially in older adults.
COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine.
Hearing aids can’t mitigate link between hearing loss, cognitive impairment.
Oliver Sacks Archive Heads to the New York Public Library.
How to Change Your Mind-Set About Aging.
Memory Loss Isn’t the Only Sign of Dementia.
She loved beer and ice cream and lived to 97. Does lifestyle really matter to longevity?
CNN - If you live to 100, is it because of genetics or your lifestyle? In this week’s “Dr. Sanjay Gupta On Call,” Dr. Gupta explains what matters most when it comes to longevity.
Choir singing associated with improved brain structure, especially in older adults
PsyPost - A new study published in Human Brain Mapping suggests that regular participation in choir singing can improve brain health by enhancing the structure of white matter, the part of the brain responsible for communication between different regions. The study indicates that choir singing might support brain health from young adulthood through old age.
COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine
FortuneWell - The nationwide summer surge in COVID infections prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve and authorize for emergency use updated vaccines earlier than expected. Yet now that three 2024–25 coronavirus shots are widely available, only less than half of Americans most at risk of severe infection plan to get immunized. As Forest would say - Stupid Is as Stupid Does
Hearing aids can’t mitigate link between hearing loss, cognitive impairment
McKnight’s - Hearing loss severity was linked with cognitive impairment in a study on middle-aged adults. But wearing hearing aids didn’t lower the odds for cognitive impairment, the data showed. Based on the findings, authors of the report published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open say middle-aged adults with hearing loss should monitor their cognitive function. The correlation is that as you lose hearing, you become more isolated and the cumulative impact may lead to dementia. This implies that by the time you get hearing aides, the damage is done. At least that is how I read it.
Oliver Sacks Archive Heads to the New York Public Library
NYT - The voluminous papers of the celebrated neurologist include letters, notebooks, drafts and other traces of a man who couldn’t stop writing.
How to Change Your Mind-Set About Aging
NYT - People who think positively about getting older often live longer, healthier lives. Here is how to reconsider your perspective. I cover this in my keynote - The Meaning of Life.
Memory Loss Isn’t the Only Sign of Dementia
NYT - Here are five other common red flags to look out for.
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