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People think ‘old age’ starts later than it used to, study finds
As some nursing homes cry poverty, what can be done about increased staffing requirements?
Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for baby
When Do We Stop Finding New Music? A Statistical Analysis
Mets celeb Seymour Weiner, age 97, has heard your jokes — and he loves them
Loneliness eases in midlife but goes up in later years: study
Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: study
Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’
These Couples Survived a Lot. Then Came Retirement
Study Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimer’s
2 new COVID variants called 'FLiRT' are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms?
People think ‘old age’ starts later than it used to, study finds
American Psycholgical Society - Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.
Column: As some nursing homes cry poverty, what can be done about increased staffing requirements?
LATimes - One of the best articles about how these senior living providers hide profits and cry poor. When you lament that the services you receive are lacking, remember, it’s about profit first and people second. Exceptions to the rule of course.
Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for baby
BBC - A 101-year-old woman keeps getting mistaken for a baby because of an error with an airline's booking system.
The problem occurs because American Airlines' systems apparently cannot compute that Patricia, who did not want to share her surname, was born in 1922, rather than 2022.
Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’
WAPO - Frustrated cities and states have begun fining facilities for nonemergency calls, but some just keep calling. No surprise here. No one wants the liability.
When Do We Stop Finding New Music? A Statistical Analysis
StatSignificant - Open-earedness refers to an individual's desire and ability to listen and consider different sounds and musical styling. Research has shown that adolescents exhibit higher levels of open-earedness, with a greater willingness to explore and appreciate diverse musical genres. During these years of sonic exploration, music gets wrapped up in the emotion and identity formation of youth; as a result, the songs of our childhood prove wildly influential over our lifelong music tastes.
Mets celeb Seymour Weiner, age 97, has heard your jokes — and he loves them
The Athletic - Weiner is 97 years old. He has listened to a lifetime supply of wiener jokes. But he said he never heard any wisecracks combining his first name and last name — until the Mets made him something of an internet celebrity on Opening Day.
These Couples Survived a Lot. Then Came Retirement.
NYT - For many relationships, life after work brings an unexpected set of challenges.
Loneliness eases in midlife but goes up in later years: study
McKnight’s - People are lonelier earlier and later in life, but less lonely in the middle of their lives, according to a new report evaluating nine studies.
Study Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimer’s
NYT - People with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 are almost certain to get Alzheimer’s, say researchers, who proposed a framework under which such patients could be diagnosed years before symptoms.
2 new COVID variants called 'FLiRT' are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms?
TODAY - Respiratory virus season may be ending in the United States, but a new group of COVID-19 variants are circulating, sparking concerns about a potential summer wave.
Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: study
Global News - The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it’s a song they don’t particularly like, a researcher at British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University says.
"No matter what you call it, music is as good as it sounds. Music is an oral art. Until you hear it, it is not music, and if it sounds good, it is good."
- Duke Ellington
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