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It’s no mystery that loneliness and social isolation can accompany aging. Previous posts in agebuzz have noted the value of friendships and even pets to help older adults battle the loneliness and isolation that can arise if your social contacts are few, your senses are diminished, your mobility is limited…

So, did you catch a show during the holidays? Do you have a museum excursion planned for the new year? If not, you need to get going- because there’s new evidence to support the value of cultural engagement for everyone, especially older adults.   First up is a recent study…

“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”

At this point, it’s basically incontrovertible: Regular exercise is an essential ingredient for healthy aging. And the evidence keeps mounting that your excuses for not exercising- being too old or out of shape- don’t hold up to scientific scrutiny or the lived experiences of active older adults. As was recently…

Generally speaking, the news about Alzheimer’s continues to be sobering. Right now, close to 6 million people have Alzheimer’s in the US, and up to 47 million people worldwide, with expectations that those numbers could skyrocket in the decades to come. As populations age (and the risk of Alzheimer’s increases…

Maybe you have occasional memory lapses that we all seem to have when life is busy or we’re under stress. Or maybe you’re beginning to have more trouble remembering those pesky passwords for your computer. But otherwise, you feel fine and are able to go about your daily activities with…