Tag: aging
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Maintaining a Mental Edge
Read more: Maintaining a Mental EdgeScienceDaily: Age doesn’t necessarily affect decision-making, study shows Many people believe that getting older means losing a mental edge, leading to poor decision-making. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that when it comes to making intuitive decisions — using your “gut instincts” — older adults fare as well as their juniors.
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TV and Aging
Read more: TV and AgingScienceDaily sums it up in a headline: Older Adults Watch More TV Than Younger People, Enjoy It Less. Data from other studies indicate that the average American household spends 4.5 hours watching TV per day and, in those over age 65, about 25% percent of their time is spent watching TV.
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Near-Immortality
Read more: Near-ImmortalityLong for this World, by Jonathan Weiner, looks at the possibility of science conquering disease and people living much longer lives. [One scientist] predicts that when life expectancy reaches multiple centuries, humans may become extraordinarily risk-averse, unwilling to ride in a car or ski because they’ll have too much time ahead, too much to lose. “When.”
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Relationships Better with Age
Read more: Relationships Better with AgeAt PsychCentral: Relationships Grow, Improve with Age. “Older adults report better marriages, more supportive friendships and less conflict with children and siblings.” So…time to start aging.
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Diagnosing Alzheimer’s
Read more: Diagnosing Alzheimer’sUsed to be there was no way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease during a patient’s lifetime. Now, maybe, change. A PET scan showed amyloid exactly where it would be expected. The Swedish doctors were convinced they were seeing actual plaque. They told Dr. Mathis it was time to celebrate.