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Did you forget where you parked the car? Or did you forget that you own a car? Apparently, the difference between these two memory lapses says a lot about how concerned you should be about your occasional bouts of forgetfulness. Mild circumstances of forgetfulness, like missing an occasional bill or…

It’s been one of the more surprising aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the heavy burden imposed on older adults due to COVID, there doesn’t appear to be an epidemic of despair or misery among most seniors. In fact, from all reports, many older adults seem to have weathered the…

In many respects, the past many months have been awfully quiet. Fewer planes are flying above, fewer trucks are driving on streets, and generally, we’ve been confined to quieter, indoor activities. In fact, researchers have found that from March-May of 2020, noise generated by human activity was cut in half,…

Many of us right now are probably good living examples of what happens when you become physically inactive and begin to lose muscle mass (called sarcopenia when the loss becomes serious and accelerated). Because of the pandemic, activity levels have plummeted, time on the couch has expanded, and as a…

Throughout the pandemic (and even before that) we’ve been tracking the ageist attitudes and impact that ageism can have on older adults. Whether it’s been questioning the provision of limited COVID treatments for older adults or the layoffs of older workers during the economic downturn (not to mention the often…

The advice has been strong and steady for some time now: Movement is essential for your health and well-being as you age. And while some of us will just hop on a mountain bike or run on a treadmill, for many, those are not realistic options. But as we’ve previously…