Controversy Abounds: Transgender Seniors in Nursing Homes
May 26, 2016
Recent news stories have highlighted the challenges that transgender persons face in going about their everyday lives. For seniors who are transgender, and already vulnerable from the usual sorts of challenges older persons face, the barriers to health, well being and safe living conditions can be enormous. Most transgender seniors…
Climate Change: Does Body Temperature Affect Alzheimer’s Symptoms?
April 14, 2016
Progress toward relieving the symptoms of Alzheimer’s has been frustratingly slow. This is especially worrisome given our aging population. Yet one recent study suggests a possible new approach to lessening the burden of Alzheimer’s. Canadian researchers tested the hypothesis that lower body temperatures may lead to the greater manifestation of…
The Play’s The Thing: The Stunning American Premier of “The Father”:
April 6, 2016
French playwright Florian Zeller, described as “one of the hottest literary talents in France,” is only 36 years old. Yet his play, The Father, details one of the most nuanced and realistic portrayals of dementia and cognitive decline ever to appear on a theater stage. After being heralded by British…
The Play’s The Thing: The Stunning American Premier of “The Father”:
April 6, 2016
French playwright Florian Zeller, described as “one of the hottest literary talents in France,” is only 36 years old. Yet his play, The Father, details one of the most nuanced and realistic portrayals of dementia and cognitive decline ever to appear on a theater stage. After being heralded by British…
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