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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Lauren Bedosky |Eliza Thomas |Joe Friel
Research has well documented the tendency of older folks to take a tumble: , about one in four American seniors fall each year, often landing in emergency rooms for treatment and nursing homes for recovery. Geriatricians and general practitioners have long cautioned their elderly patients to watch their step, but a trio of studies I stumbled upon last week could help these healthcare providers identify those who may be more likely to fall — and help them rise again after they topple.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Heidi Wachter |Jon Spayde
My Lovely Wife and I earlier this year finally got around to preparing our descendants for our eventual demise by drafting a will, power of attorney, and healthcare directive. We are not normally as forward-looking as we probably should be, so we left the lawyer’s office feeling like responsible adults for a change. But results of the latest National Poll on Healthy Aging suggest that we — and most of our contemporaries — may not be as ready for the end as we think we are.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Jessica Migala |Courtney Helgoe |Reza Alizadeh
For many who experience migraine, certain types of light can trigger a painful episode. In an effort to get ahead of this, researchers have begun developing glasses that block those troublesome wavelengths before they reach the eyes. Two types show promise in reducing migraine symptoms. The most common of these lenses, invented in the 1980s by Arnold Wilkins, PhD, is the fluorescent 41 (FL-41).
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren David |Craig Cox |Mo Perry |Courtney Helgoe
Humans have a complicated relationship with hexapods. They buzz us, pester us, spook us; they find their way to our food, sip our drinks, eat our plants; they can bite us, sting us, and infect us with diseases. It’s not for nothing we term any creepy-crawly thing — whether it’s a true insect or not, such as spiders and ticks — a “bug.”But the truth is, we can’t live without them.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Katherine Lewis |Laurel Kallenbach
You might say it’s curious that the scientific community has spent so much of its intellectual energy exploring the relationship between curiosity and aging while producing so little in the way of useful information. Everyone from Ivan Pavlov to B. F.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Christine Schrum
One of the most important things I do for my mental health is read a book while eating breakfast. This half-hour of calm in the morning helps ground me before I head to the gym, the office, or wherever else I need to go to start my day. — Molly Tynjala,associate editor/fact checker Running. It’s so difficult to be present. But when I’m running, I’m fully in the moment. I’m not thinking deep thoughts, I’m not solving problems, and, thankfully, I’m not ruminating.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Heather Rogers |Michael Dregni
One afternoon back in the late ’80s, the publisher of the weekly newspaper I edited herded me and my staff into an abandoned cubicle to introduce us to the future of journalism: a personal computer. We stood, slightly bemused, as he tried mightily to spark some interest in the operational nuances of this exotic machine.
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2 months ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Jon Spayde |Alexandra Smith
Activity trackers allow us to measure our fitness progress, so could similar wearable devices allow us to effectively monitor — and even improve — our mental health? That’s the question researchers are exploring. They’re intrigued by the gradual embrace of telehealth and the widespread acceptance of digital trackers among people of all ages. And some researchers, including Nuno Gomes, PhD, and Matilde Pato, PhD, believe the answer is a resounding yes.
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2 months ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Laine Bergeson Becco |Jessie Sholl
Among the more common recommendations public health experts hand down to seniors is the importance of maintaining social connections. They cite volumes of research showing how disengaging from society as we grow older can contribute to any number of chronic illnesses and various levels of cognitive distress.
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2 months ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Jon Spayde
My Lovely Wife is five years younger than me, but I’ve come to believe that her brain may be even younger. It’s not just that she’s smarter than I am; I’ve known that forever (though it took me a while to admit it). But she also tends to absorb and retain information more reliably as she grows older than my own aging gray matter can manage.
