Articles on Positive Aging

Articles on Positive Aging

By focusing on the positive aspects of aging and the availability of resources, skills and resiliencies, research not only highlights useful insights but creates hope and empowers action among older people.  Look beyond practices of repair and prevention, and emphasize growth-enhancing activities — create a life full of fun, freedom and joy.

02/19/2010 - Articles

Oldest old are able and positive about health

Oldest old is the term used for people aged 85 or more. The oldest old are the fastest growing sector of the population in many countries – growing at 3.5% per annum in the United States, while the growth rate of the overall population is just 0.73%. So a study of the health and abilities of the oldest old, the Newcastle 85+ cohort study, is especially timely. Led by researchers at the Universities of Newcastle and Leicester, UK, the study looks at a group of around 1,000 people born in 1921 who were registered with general practices in the Newcastle area. Read more

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12/23/2009 - Articles

Looking younger means living longer

Looking younger has often been used informally by doctors to assess a patient’s state of health. But there has been no scientific evidence that perceived age – looking younger or older than your actual age (or, indeed, looking your age) – is a health indicator. Now a team from the University of Southern Denmark reports on a study of perceived age in a group of nearly 2,000 twins aged 70 or older. To see what effect looking younger has on health, photographs were taken of the twins in 2001 and their perceived age rated by a group of female geriatric nurses, male students and older women. Read more

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12/22/2009 - Articles

Leisure Activities Help the Brain Stay Sharp

Keeping your brain busy, even with leisure activities like reading or visiting with friends, may help you stay mentally sharp. Read more

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12/22/2009 - Articles

Healthful Diet Aids Memory-Impaired Seniors

A study in the Canadian Journal of Public Health reports that an inadequate diet can compound the health problems of seniors with age-related memory loss and even hasten death. Read more

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12/22/2009 - Articles

Diabetes, high blood pressure and mild mental decline

Aggressive treatment to control high blood pressure and diabetes before age 60 can significantly reduce the risk of a decline in mental ability associated with these disorders, according to the results of a recently published large-scale study. Read more

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12/22/2009 - Articles

Secondhand Smoke is Also Lethal

Passive smoking - secondhand smoke - is associated with an increased death rate, and probably with an increased rate of heart attack, as shown by two recent studies. Read more

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12/18/2009 - Articles
Al Weatherhead

Why 85 is the new 65. Al Weatherhead, author of ‘The Power of Adversity’ talks to HealthandAge

Why 85 is the new 65. Al Weatherhead, author of The Power of Adversity talks to HealthandAge Read more

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12/07/2009 - Articles
Elderly depression: The age factor in depression 2/4

Elderly depression: The age factor in depression 2/4

Depression does not become more common as you get older, but it may become more complex. Recent findings on age and depression confirm the so-called U-curve of well being and happiness over the human life cycle. Read more

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12/04/2009 - Articles

Baby boomers buck previous health trends

Adults of the baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964) are now beginning to reach their sixties. While you might hope that increased affluence and awareness of health issues might make then less subject to disability than the previous generation – the reverse is true, according to a new study. In the 1980s and 1990s, it looked as if people were indeed getting healthier. But researchers at the University of California now reveal real concerns over the health and disability trends among the baby boomers. Read more

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11/30/2009 - Articles
Elderly and depression

Elderly and depression: How to understand Depression in the elderly 1/4

Depression in the elderly is very common. It can be triggered by social isolation and the emotional reaction to the loss of loved family members or friends. Depression in the elderly can make them withdraw from all social contact. Read more

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