Tag: Healthy aging
Light exercise can yield significant cognitive benefits, new research shows
Jonathan G. Hakun, Penn State
Everyday physical activity, like going for a short walk or playing with the kids,...
Cycling can make seniors healthier and more independent − here’s how...
Anne Lusk, Boston University
Most senior citizens get around in their daily lives by driving, walking or using public...
Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some...
Evan Papa, Tufts University
My wife and I were in the grocery store recently when we noticed an older...
Are you a rapid ager? Biological age is a better health...
Aditi Gurkar, University of Pittsburgh
Do you ever wake up some days and think, “When I was younger, I...
This course teaches students how to connect with older adults to...
Jeremy Holloway, University of North Dakota
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...
Vitamin K: A little-known but noteworthy nutrient
Kyla Shea, Tufts University
When Danish scientist Henrik Dam fed a cholesterol-free diet to baby chicks in his lab about 90 years ago, he noticed...
How technology could be a solution to caregiver shortage for seniors
Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Texas A&M University ; David Lindeman, University of California, Berkeley, and Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University
Young people may roll...
Are brain games mostly BS?
Walter Boot, Florida State University
You’ve probably seen ads for apps promising to make you smarter in just a few minutes a day. Hundreds of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific...
Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and...
