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“Anything you are emotionally attached to can affect the brain,” Tanzi said. “Music memory can activate the brain. In a nursing home, you might see a moderate-t...

"Examples of positive epidemics include the spread of good viruses that protect their hosts instead of harming them or even beneficial social phenomenons like t...

"Many studies have previously found that older adults who are physically active have better quality of life and a lower risk of mortality. Regular exercise is a...

"Rosacea, the facial redness affecting millions of Americans, may be linked to a higher risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. Howeve...

"Medicare is reducing a year’s worth of payments to 758 hospitals, including some of the most prestigious teaching hospitals in the country, with the highest ra...

"Researchers at theMelbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research found that when work for people 40 and older exceeds 25 hours per week, there is ...

"To say that drinking juice detoxifies the body isn’t quite the same as claiming leeches suck out poisons, but it’s fairly close."   From the New Yor...

Grab the earplugs and get the Led Zeppelin tee shirts out from the attic, we're going to a rock concert!   From the Telegraph.com: Attending Live Mu...

"For starters, catching Zzs is like a dishwasher for your brain." From RealSimple.com: 7 Surprising Things You Probably Didn't Know About Sleep ...

"The concept that carbs are evil can be put to bed with one statement: All vegetables and fruits are carbohydrates." From lifereimagined.com: Why Some Peopl...

"Sometimes it can just be a matter of 'turning a page,' adding a new element, or simply re-examining your path. Whatever you call it, it turns out that changing...

Contrary to popular belief, exercising does not give you a free path to the "I will never get osteoporosis" line.   From the New York Times: Exerc...

"For centuries, doctors explained migraines as a woman’s problem caused by emotional disturbances like hysteria, depression or stress." And yes, we all know tha...

"While evidence remains insufficient to definitively recommend only whole-fat dairy, it certainly is robust enough not to recommend only low-fat dairy." So, don...

"Pairing up with a brainy lady acts as a 'buffer' against the disease, the Daily Mail reports." We're not sure how that helps the woman, though.   Fr...

"Applewhite rails against greeting cards that make fun of saggy skin and lost keys – the view of aging as nothing but decline. 'Why should I accept the notion t...

An online chat took place in the UK this past week regarding how to make the best use of older people’s skills, knowledge and experience. The discussion and the...

"The subject of the most recent Field Notes column tackled some crucial questions one should ask before going down the aisle. In the comments section and on Fac...

"The more people are aware of this condition, Heymann said, the stronger their likelihood of saving their own lives or the lives of their loved ones."  ...

"'In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis at all, other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago,' Barbara Bradley Hagerty writ...