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Meet Lightnin’, the 103-year-old woman who’s been selling tickets at the Daytona 500 since the first race
Fox - The Daytona 500 got its start in 1959, and 103-year-old “Lightnin'” Juanita Epton has been there since day one.
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‘Norovirus’ slams Northeast US hardest in recent weeks: CDC
The Hill - A stomach virus known as the norovirus is spreading across the Northeast region of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The three-week average positive tests for norovirus in the region reached 13.9 percent in recent weeks and held above a 10 percent positive rate since the middle of December 2023.
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Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer’s in brain tissue, study finds
WAPO - People who inhale higher concentrations of tiny airborne particulates, like from diesel exhaust or other traffic-related air pollutants, are more likely to have signs of Alzheimer’s disease in their brains, according to a new study, the latest in a growing body of research that shows a link between air pollution and cognitive decline.
Carolyn Hax chat: ‘I refuse to take care of my aging parents’
WAPO - Kind of interesting how more and more of these personal dilemmas are cropping up in this very popular advice column.
Utah senior center tackles loneliness with a 60,000-piece puzzle
WAPO - Retirees are always working on a 1,000-piece puzzle or two at Utah’s Springville Senior Center. About a year and a half ago, a dozen regulars stepped things up and completed a 5,000-piece Disney puzzle, which is when senior center director Tori Eaton decided it was time to go bigger.
“I thought, ‘What do you do after 5,000 pieces? Let’s buy the biggest puzzle we can find and work on that one,’” she said.
She soon learned about a 60,000-piece puzzle of world monuments and landmarks. The “What a Wonderful World” puzzle cost $750 and was billed as the largest commercially available puzzle in the world.
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Pickleball-related fractures up significantly in older adults
MedicalXPress - The researchers identified 397 fractures during the study period. The average age of athletes sustaining pickleball fractures was 66.4 years, with 87 percent of athletes sustaining fractures older than 60 years of age. Women more commonly presented with fractures than men (69 versus 31 percent).
New virtual reality program helps aging veterans re-experience Vietnam settings to find peace, therapy
McKnight’s - A new program will give Vietnam War veterans a chance to return to that Asian country. Except unlike their potentially traumatic battlefront experiences, this virtual opportunity is designed to showcase The Land of Blue Dragons in a way that promotes healing, treatment and possibly even closure.
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