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TRENDING NOW: Combatting Loneliness & Isolation with Empathetic Robots
Older adults across New York State will be pleasantly surprised when they open their mail to find a new companion! The Daily Gazette is reporting…
Whole Grains & Brain Gains: The Surprising Association between Dietary Fiber & Cognitive Function
Exploring ways to maintain healthy cognitive function is a vital part of supporting aging well. A new study focused on higher dietary fiber intake as…
Speed Reading: Slower Gait Identified as a Risk Factor for Future Dementia
How often during a walk do we monitor how fast we are moving? For many of us, we rarely ever consider our walking speed. Well,…
Time-Traveling in Your Armchair: Virtual Reality Technology Provides Reminiscence Therapy to Older Adults
Imagine putting on a visual headset that transports you to the driveway of your childhood home without even leaving your chair. You may not physically…
Look on the Bright Side: Optimism Fosters Life Satisfaction in Older Adults with Activity Limitations
Researchers from the Environmental and Occupational Health at Texas A&M University School of Public Health are sharing interesting findings from their study of the relationship…
A New (Virtual) Space for Older Adults
Few can resist the urge to instantly check their phone, computer, or tablet when it beeps, alerting them that they have a notification on their…
We Met in Class: Forming Social Connections during Wellness-Related Virtual Learning Can Decrease Loneliness
Although the COVID-19 pandemic shook societal norms to their core, it’s no surprise that the lives of older adults were especially hard hit. As one…
Exercise Your Options: Helpful App to Personalize Your Fitness Routine
We hear time and time again that exercise is good for the mind, body, and spirit. Gerontologists prescribe exercise as an essential component to healthy…
Playing While You Walk: Using a Game to Engage Older Adults in Physical Activity
Research has long shown that physical activity can protect against negative health outcomes and keep people aging well. Given the many challenges that can come…
Ready Player One: Video Games Provide Effective Post-Stroke Therapy
Recovering from a stroke is an uphill battle. Those with the most success often receive both motor rehabilitation and behavioral interventions (e.g., goal setting, problem…
Stepping Out for Lower Mortality
For decades the conventional wisdom was that the optimal number of daily steps needed to be around 10,000. However, as new research is now demonstrating,…
TRENDING NOW: A Tech-Enabled Multigenerational Living Experience
McKnight’s Senior Living is reporting on a first-of-its-kind tech design of living quarters for older adults. A renovated World War I mansion, Werner House, is…





