News of the Week - 8/16/24
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The effects of a graying America seep into the 2024 campaign.
How useful are cognitive tests? The answer might surprise you.
Coffee, tea linked to long-term cognitive perks.
Fifty Years Later, Philippe Petit Is Still a ‘Man on Wire’.
COVID Map Shows Highest Rates Across US As New Variant Rises.
Doctors Wish More People Over 65 Took Ozempic.
Study links internet exclusion to increased depression in older adults.
Why Everyone Needs a ‘Digital Death-Cleaning’ Plan.
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The effects of a graying America seep into the 2024 campaign
WAPO - More Americans are over the age of 65 than at any point previously. It’s an advantage and a challenge, as the 2024 campaigns reinforce.
How useful are cognitive tests? The answer might surprise you.
WAPO - But if you’re considering getting tested to assuage anxiety or to learn more, know that cognitive assessments don’t tell the whole story. Ronald Petersen, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic who specializes in the cognitive changes associated with aging, notes that “they give us an approximate idea of how someone is doing cognitively, but they’re not diagnostic.”
He won’t tell a patient to stop driving based on the results, for example, and he can’t use them to make a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Screening tests don’t reveal why there may be cognitive impairment, where in the brain there’s a problem, or what condition might be causing it.
Coffee, tea linked to long-term cognitive perks
McKnight’s - Drinking coffee and tea is linked with long-term cognitive benefits in older adults, according to two reports presented at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
Fifty Years Later, Philippe Petit Is Still a ‘Man on Wire’
NYT - The high-wire artist has a new show commemorating the 50th anniversary of his walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
COVID Map Shows Highest Rates Across US As New Variant Rises
Newsweek - s COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the U.S., driven largely by the emergence of a new dominant strain, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released an updated map highlighting which states have been the hardest hit.
The data reveals that five Southern/Southwestern states have the highest rates of infection, with more than 1 in 4 COVID tests coming out positive across Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Doctors Wish More People Over 65 Took Ozempic
WSJ - Doctors say that Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications could help older adults not only lose weight, but also help boost their mood and overall health, enabling them to be more mobile and have better balance, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Study links internet exclusion to increased depression in older adults
NewsMedicalLifeSciences - Internet exclusion significantly correlated with depressive symptoms across cohorts and countries in crude models, except for Finland and Malta.
Why Everyone Needs a ‘Digital Death-Cleaning’ Plan
WSJ - Nobody wants to leave heirs a confusing collection of files they can’t open, accounts they can’t access and assets they can’t locate.
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– SIMONE BILES
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