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Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
STD rates skyrocket among Americans
The key to a long life? Gary Player
Online Dating After 50
Middle-aged Americans lonelier
Routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline
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Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Neuroscience News - Recreational cannabis use may be associated with a significant decrease in the odds of experiencing subjective cognitive decline (SCD) in adults over 45. Analyzing data from the CDC’s 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, researchers found that recreational users had 96% lower odds of reporting SCD compared to non-users.
STD rates skyrocket among Americans 55 and older: CDC
Fox News - Sexually transmitted disease rates have risen sharply in a certain age group – and which group it is may surprise you.
The CDC's latest statistics on STDs in the U.S. show that chlamydia, Hepatitis C, and syphilis were among the diseases that have been infecting Americans aged 55 and older at an alarming rate. The statistics, which are as recent as 2022, show how STD rates have skyrocketed since 2000.
The key to a long life? ‘Undereating’ and ice baths, says 88-year-old Gary Player, still spritely at 88th Masters
CNN - “First of all, I love life and I love people and I love my job and I’m extremely happy,” Player told reporters, before recounting a visit to a gerontologist – a professional who specializes in the study of aging and the elderly – in India.
“He gave me, I think, the secret to longevity … ten things to work on and I do and I adhere to every day of my life.”
Player explained that he takes an ice-cold bath every morning, but insisted that “the most important thing” for longer living is to “undereat.”
Online Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But It’s Also Liberating.
NYT - You know so much more about yourself and your desires when you’re older that dating apps — even with all their frustrations — can bring unanticipated pleasure.
Middle-aged Americans lonelier than European cohort, study finds
McKnight’s - Americans who are between 45 and 65 are generally lonelier than people the same age who live in Europe, a recent study found.
Routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, study says
CNN - Working your brain hard at your job could pay off in more ways than boosting your career — it may also protect your cognition and help prevent dementia as you age, a new study found.
Having a routine job with little mental stimulation during your 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s was linked to a 66% higher risk of mild cognitive impairment and a 37% greater risk of dementia after the age of 70, according to the study, when compared with having a job with high cognitive and interpersonal demands.
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