At 101, his secret to happiness? Making new friends.
WAPO - ‘At 101, most of your close friends have gone by,’ says Paul Snyder, who lives in Kensington, Md. ‘But you can keep making new ones.’
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For the Good of the Country, Older Americans Should Work More and Take Less
NYT - We older Americans are not only controlling national politics; we are consuming an ever larger share of our economy’s resources through programs like Social Security and Medicare, leaving younger Americans to foot growing bills for their parents’ and grandparents’ retirements. And politicians of both parties are refusing to recognize the consequences.
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They last saw each other in the 1950s. They've finally reunited.
USA Today - Frable and Swenson have been talking often since reconnecting in 2009 and he was elated to see her last week in-person.
Kathy and I will be there!
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'You are my hero': 92-year-old's inspiring rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike seeks world record
USA Today - A 92-year-old man who just conquered a 24-mile, rim-to-rim hike of the Grand Canyon is set to become the oldest person on record to have accomplished the feat. Alfredo Aliaga, a Spaniard who lives in Berlin, hiked for 21 hours over two days to complete the hike on Oct. 15, according to hundreds of photos and videos submitted to USA TODAY, an independent witness' account and fitness trackers.
More Americans over 75 are working than ever — and they're probably having more fun than you
CBS - Among one of the fastest-growing groups of U.S. workers are people 75 and older. Granted, this group of workers is a fraction of the overall workforce, and three-quarters of people over 65 are retired. But more Americans are pursuing careers long past the typical retirement age, a shift that comes as the oldest baby boomers hit their late 70s and as better health among adults allows them to extend their working lives.
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Meet the 71-year-old DJ who encourages others to 'dance to your own music'
ABC - At 71, Brian Phoenix is not slowing down.
The longtime DJ has been spinning tracks for the last four decades, but this month, he went viral on TikTok after Miranda Dolph shared a video clip of him working at her friends Howie and Jenn Hall's Oct. 7 wedding in Saco, Maine.
Facing dementia without a diagnosis is crushing. A new program in Kenya offers help
NPR - It's a part of getting older that many people worry about: The increased chance of developing diseases like Alzheimer's that cause dementia. In wealthy countries, getting an early diagnosis can at least help a person's family understand and support them and sometimes get them on medications that can ease their symptoms. In lower income countries, many people with dementia don't get that chance – suffering needlessly as their condition goes unrecognized.
Now there's an effort to change that in rural Kenya.
Emotional responses to favorite and relaxing music predict music-induced hypoalgesia
Frontiers - Researchers found that that music pleasantness and musical chills are salient predictors of music-induced hypoalgesia (diminished pain in response to stimulation that typically produces pain) and that different categories of favorite music derived from qualitative analysis may engage these emotional pathways to different degrees.
Transforming Health Care for Older Adults as an Age-Friendly Health System
AHA - AHA (American Hospital Association) is pleased to be a partner in the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement, which focuses on addressing the unique care needs of older adult patients and supporting care teams. This is an initiative of the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the AHA and the Catholic Health Association of the United States.
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