Wanted: Old Musician’s Brain
Musical training early in life may offset the decline in speech processing that comes decades later.
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Aging
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To Have and to Hold: Consent and Intimacy for People With Alzheimer’s
There’s a strong cultural distaste for thinking about the elderly engaged in sexual activity, but we must if we’re going to protect an aging population.
Subsisting on the Faves
Posting teen angst poetry and being part of an active commenting community helped Christine Friar digest the garden-variety pain of growing up, and—unbeknownst to her at the time—curbed the loneliness of being raised by one sick parent and one caretaker parent.
Making Art Tied to Fewer Cognitive Problems in Old Age
A Mayo Clinic study finds decades spent on creative work pay off.
The Elderly Prisoner Population Is Soaring, and So Are Its Costs
Advocates argue that early release is the most compassionate and cost-effective solution.
With Age Comes Not Only Wisdom, but Trust
A large-scale study shows faith in one’s fellow man increases as we get older.
Cynics Are at a Higher Risk of Developing Dementia
New research from Finland finds there’s danger in thinking the worst of your fellow man.
Your Brain Starts Faltering After You Reach Age … 24
Sorry to break it to you, TSwift. At least in terms of cognitive functioning while playing StarCraft 2, you're finished.
Racism Might Hurt Your Cells
A new study suggests a link between discrimination and the heath of cells.
How Bureaucrats Stand in the Way of Releasing Elderly and Ill Prisoners
The Department of Justice has expanded eligibility for compassionate release. But whether that means more inmates are let out early depends on the “compassion” of prison officials.