News of the Week
News of the Week
Observations About Some Things That Caught My Eye
8 ideas from the surgeon general to address loneliness
WAPO - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, understands the danger of the loneliness epidemic.
Defined as a subjective feeling of wanting social contact but feeling alone, loneliness is not only associated with higher rates of depression and anxiety but also physical consequences such as cardiovascular disease, dementia and early mortality. According to a 2021 Harvard report, more than 1 in 3 Americans struggle with loneliness.
Fortunately, Murthy has some advice for how to rebuild social connection, as he laid out in a recent wide-ranging discussion.
2 for 1 - Impact of the Arts
How art, music and dance affect your brain and body
WAPO - Art is not a luxury for our downtime, but an important contributor to physical and mental well-being, says Susan Magsamen, co-author of an upcoming book on the new field of neuroaesthetics, which studies the brain’s responses to art.
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The Power of Art in a Political Age
NYT - From David Brooks - “I sometimes feel I’m in a daily struggle not to become a shallower version of myself. The first driver of shallowization is technology, the way it shrinks attention span, fills the day with tempting distractions. The second driver is the politicization of everything. Like a lot of people, I spend too much of my time enmeshed in politics — the predictable partisan outrages, the campaign horse race analysis... So I’m trying to take countermeasures. I flee to the arts.”
Perceived stress linked to cognitive impairment among older adults
McKnight’s - Perceived stress may be linked to cognitive impairment in older adults, according to a new study involving 24,000 participants. The findings point to a need for regular clinical screening and targeted interventions for stress in this population, investigators say.
Observation - can someone define “perceived”? You think you are stressed but your not or you can contain it??
MyndVR and Stage Access Team to Bring Classical Music and Performances to Virtual Reality Therapy for Older Adults
Business Wire - MyndVR, a provider of VR-based, digital therapeutic experiences designed for the aging population, announced that it has partnered with Stage Access, the streaming service dedicated to music, ballet, opera and the performing arts.
Observation - It is not widely known that you can live-stream in-the-moment to these VR services. In the case above, they are using pre-taped segments, therefore not live-streaming. A company like Rendever is doing educational streams. Sage Stream could help both because our musical streams are live and interactive.
They Retired. Now They Are Taking Care of Other Retirees.
WSJ - Older workers are helping fill a labor shortage in the home-care industry that worsened during the pandemic.
More senior U.S. women have psychological distress than men
McKnight’s - U.S. women have a higher burden of serious psychological distress than men across all adult age groups, including in people aged 65 years and older, according to a new analysis of National Health Interview Survey responses.
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