Robots help provide companionship, health benefits to aging Americans

by admin | Jan 2, 2024 | news articles, Video

By Lindsey Theis –  Scripps news As aging brings more health challenges and the need for assistance, new robots are stepping in to provide companionship and support. Aging can be lonely; it also comes with more health issues and the need for assistance. At a...

Why ‘Healthspan’ May Be More Important Than Lifespan

by admin | Dec 30, 2023 | news articles

By Jamie Ducharme – Time In 2014, then-57-year-old bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel wrote an infamous essay titled, “Why I Hope to Die at 75” for The Atlantic. His argument boiled down to this: it’s not worth living as long as humanly possible if those efforts...

Advancing Healthspan as a Cross-Sector, Societal Movement to Redirect Research, Medical Science, and Health Care to a New Paradigm

by admin | Dec 29, 2023 | news articles, press releases

By Melissa King, Bernard Siegel, and Eve Herold – published on December 14, 2023 – Rejuvenation Research – Vol. 26 Issue 6 – The Healthspan Action Coalition (https://healthspanaction.org) on advancing healthspan as a cross-sector, societal...

This Simple Daily Practice Preserves Your Brain Health as You Age

by admin | Dec 29, 2023 | news articles

By Minda Zetlin – Inc.- According to UC Berkeley Experts  – You can do it in five minutes a day. A simple daily mindfulness practice can preserve brain health and protect your memory as you age, reduce anxiety and depression, prevent disease, help you...

More people are living with dementia. What are the signs and risk factors?

by admin | Dec 28, 2023 | news articles

by Marlene Cimons – The Washington Post More than 55 million people globally live with dementia, and the number is expected to increase to an estimated 153 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Recently, former first lady Rosalynn Carter,...