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Dementia expert reveals the exact age you should quit beer to ward off Alzheimer's.
Grandmas on Demand: NYC’s Mobile Advice Stand Returns.
‘Not medically necessary’: Inside the company helping America’s biggest health insurers deny coverage for care.
Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II.
The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent.
Listening to Sabrina Carpenter Will Reduce Your Flight Anxiety.
Thousands of Retirees Are Flooding Into These Sections of America.
Older adults with grandchildren feel less isolated than those without, poll shows.
I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life.
Dementia expert reveals the exact age you should quit beer to ward off Alzheimer's
Daily Mail - A dementia expert has revealed the precise age you should put aside beer, wine and spirits with the aim of warding off Alzheimer's in later life. American neurologist Dr Richard Restak has advised individuals to become complete teetotallers from the age of 65 onwards.
Grandmas on Demand: NYC’s Mobile Advice Stand Returns
Upper West Side - Conceived by Upper West Sider Mike Matthews, the Grandma Stand is a mobile station where passersby can stop to chat with a grandmother for free advice and a sympathetic ear.
‘Not medically necessary’: Inside the company helping America’s biggest health insurers deny coverage for care
CNN - Every day, patients across America crack open envelopes with bad news. Yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. Sometimes it’s a no for an MRI for a high school wrestler with a strained back. Sometimes for a cancer procedure that will help a grandmother with a throat tumor. Sometimes for a heart scan for a truck driver feeling short of breath. (Wait until they repeal Obamacare!)
Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II
NYT - Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in 2025.
The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent.
NYT - A growing number of Americans are choosing not to have children. Their parents are grappling with what that means for them.
Listening to Sabrina Carpenter Will Reduce Your Flight Anxiety
Thrillist - A new study by Netflights revealed that the music you listen to before and during your flight can impact your anxiety both in a good and bad way. It all depends on what music you're listening to, or more accurately, it depends on its beats per minute (BPMs).
These are the top 10 songs to listen to when flying:
1. "Birds of a Feather," Billie Eilish—105 BPM
2. "Please Please Please," Sabrina Carpenter—107 BPM
3. "Taste," Sabrina Carpenter—113 BPM
4. "It's ok I'm ok," Tate McCrae—115 BPM
5. "I Love You, I'm Sorry," Gracie Abrams—116 BPM
6. "we can't be friends," Ariana Grande—116 BPM
7. "Too Sweet," Hozier—117 BPM
8. "Good Luck, Babe!," Chappell Roan—118 BPM
9. "Timeless," The Weeknd and Playboi Carti—120 BPM
10. "Night Changes," One Direction—120 BPM
Thousands of Retirees Are Flooding Into These Sections of America
24/7 - An estimated 28 million Americans relocated to a new home in 2022, and retirement age adults accounted for nearly one in four of those moves. The reasons older Americans decide to move to a new home often differ from the factors that motivate younger age groups — and as a result, certain parts of the country have become magnets for retirees.
Older adults with grandchildren feel less isolated than those without, poll shows
McKnight’s - A new poll shows that grandchildren help many older adults combat social isolation. The University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging found that 72% of people with grandchildren said they rarely feel isolated compared to 62% of those who do not have grandkids. The poll surveyed 3,486 adults who were between the ages of 50 and 94.
I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
CNN - We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal. Before long, they were steering with surprising precision to reach a Froot Loop treat. As expected, rats housed in enriched environments – complete with toys, space and companions – learned to drive faster than those in standard cages. This finding supported the idea that complex environments enhance neuroplasticity: the brain’s ability to change across the lifespan in response to environmental demands.
“Everyone needs things to look forward to — big things and small things, on good days and on bad days; things that will buoy our spirits and make us laugh and help us feel alive.”
– SOPHIE BLACKALL
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