Geriatrician Louise Aronson set out to write a book that promises to “look at old age in new ways.” But the first challenge, she explained recently, was the title she …
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Category: Aging in a Home Environment
The Look and Feel of Downsizing
When it comes to choosing where to live as we age, the world seems to be divided into two camps: those who swear they want to be carried out of …
Continue ReadingThe Age-In: A Flashback in Learning About Aging
The Age-In. It was something of a flashback — modeled after the Teach-Ins of the 1960s, which were characterized by peer-to-peer talking and listening sessions rather than the more formalized …
Continue Reading30 Years of Research on Aging: Six Scientists Talk of Top Discoveries
Most people in the U.S., where the average life expectancy is 78 years old, live about 20% of their lives with a chronic disease of aging such as osteoarthritis, Type …
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