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Exercise Can Improve Memory in Older Adults

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:28:35 +0000

It is often said that, as you age, the memory is the first thing to go. However, according to a new study, one fairly simple step can greatly improve older adults’ ability to remember. Researchers form the University of California-Irvine ran a series of tests on 50 adults from age 50 to 85, some with [...]

At What Age Do We Stop Being 'Young'? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:26:55 +0000

In these days of 30 being the new 20 and 40 being the new 30 it can be a little difficult to derive at what age we cease being considered young. So the folks at the dating site Seeking Arrangement surveyed 1,000 of their members to get a better sense of when they think youth ends.

Baby Boomers Like the Savings but Hate the Phrase 'Senior Discount' — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:00:42 +0000

With age comes wisdom — and eventually, senior discounts. But while the older set likes those cost-saving perks, they’d rather call them something else. Seems baby boomers regard the term “senior citizen” as something that describes their parents, not them. “There is definitely a different mindset between boomers and the World War II generations and [...]

Do You Consider 61 to Be Old? That Depends on How Old You Are Now

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:34:04 +0000

Is age 61 considered old? Well, how you perceive that age depends on how old you are now and how close you are to 61. People 45 years of age and older consider 61 to be middle-aged. You know what that means? Age is all relative and 61 is the new 51. Even though being [...]

Do Women and the Elderly Cause More Car Accidents Than Men and the Young?

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:51:07 +0000

A recent study of accidents involving the gas pedals of vehicles yielded some age and gender-specific results. Female drivers hit the gas instead of the brake in two-thirds of these accidents which occur in static places like garages, as opposed to roadways due to spacing and reaction time. They also occur in drivers over the [...]

Scary But True: You Will Become Your Mother

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:44:20 +0000

As a woman, no matter how much you think it'll NEVER happen to you . . . one day you're going to wake up and realize you've turned into your MOTHER. A new survey has tried to pinpoint exactly WHEN that's going to happen.In the survey by Hallmark, the average woman says she turned into her mother at age ...

You Might Have It! A Common Disease You've Never Heard Of

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:29:49 +0000

For many older Americans it is a huge concern, especially older Americans that maintain their independence and live alone or with another older person. It is the fear of falling. If you have older family members you know how dangerous a simple slip or fall can be. Did you know that these falls might not be [...]

Look Younger: 10 Easy Ways

Bruce Mikells — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:58:50 +0000

It seems that we are always searching for what we can’t have. When we are younger, we want to be older, when we get older, we do things to look and feel younger. However, we might be missing some really easy ways to take years off the way we look. I don’t know any woman [...]