'Fantastic Grandmas' Have Been Spending Retirement Photographing Venomous Sea Snakes for Science
For 3 years, these golden gals have been embarking on volunteer sea snake research expeditions-and their work has made a great difference to science.
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Meditation Could Protect Older People Against Alzheimer's, According to New Research
The practice of ancient religions and modern mindfulness heightens awareness and emotional health which decline with Alzheimer's.
Singapore Uses Bright Colored Signs to Created a Dementia-Friendly Neighborhood - LOOK
The project's objective was to create a system that assists seniors and those afflicted with dementia in navigating around their neighborhoods
When a Preschool Opens Inside a Nursing Home All Heaven Breaks Loose
Building a preschool right inside a home for the elderly lets the young and old take care of each other. The mix has proven to be a wild success.
Despite Zoom Services, 82-Year-old Dresses Like it's 'Easter Sunday' Every Week for Church - LOOK
La Verne Ford Wimberly has been wearing her best outfits to Tulsa online church services all year.
Elderly Man Gets Lessons on Hair and Make-Up to Help His Struggling Wife
A devoted Alberta husband has gone to beauty school to help his wife get ready now her eyesight is failing.
For a Man's 80th Birthday, a Wrong is Made Right Six Decades Later
A red stamp reminding him of his D-minus passing grade hung on Billy Macon's heart of decades, until his granddaughter did something special.
Japan Breaks Another Record For Having Even More Centenarians -And There are Several Reasons
Work ethic, a seafood-rich diet, deep family ties, and now improving medical technology are elongating the lives of the Japanese yet further.
Man Organizes Redo of School Football Match After 50 Years of Feeling Guilty for Scoring Dubious Goal
The former center half said he was determined to "put right a wrong" after learning of the result's lasting impact on his local rivals.
Music Helps Reconnect Elderly Patients with their Memories in New Study
Loui found that for older adults who listened to some of their favorite music, including The Beatles, connectivity in the brain increased.
If You Can Stand on One Leg for 10 Seconds in Middle Age Your Heath Risk Plummets
Middle-aged people unable to stand on one leg for 10 seconds are almost twice as likely to die within the next decade, according to new research.
"Britain's Kindest Plumber" Hailed as Modern-Day-Hero for Charity Work that Has Helped Over 52,000 Families
He's been hailed as "Britain's kindest plumber," and much like plumbers you've met, his charity DEPHERS can do anything.
After Her Dog Died, 100-Year-old was 'Sad and Quiet' Until Daughter Finds Gucci-An Adoptable Senior Chihuahua
Having never touched a cigarette nor a drop of alcohol, she attributes her many years to being surrounded by animals.
Practicing and Listening to Music Can Slow Cognitive Decline in Healthy Seniors by Producing More Gray Matter
A team from the University of Geneva wanted to see how much the musical domain could prevent this loss of working memory
Physical Activity and Sedentary Lifestyle Have Greater Impact on Lifespan Than Our Genes
It's not uncommon to hear people blame "bad genes" for any combination or number of health disruptions, but evidence is showing its not so.
Wife of WWII Soldier Spends Decades to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa -LOOK
With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down an Okinawan family based on the photos left behind in an album her late husband plucked from the shrapnel-strewn beaches of the Japanese Island in 1945. Strangers, friends of friends, and non-English speakers all […]
90-Year-old Woodcutter Built his Own Hobbit House Where He Lives in Charming Comfort (LOOK)
A retired carpenter built himself a kind-of Hobbit house, and is living comfortably off the grid at 90 years old, tourists notwithstanding.
93-Year-Old Summits Yosemite's Half Dome 'Stubborn as a Mule'
Throughout their summit, people passing them on the trails marveled at the determination and spirit of the geriatric hiker.
Stray Dog Escapes Animal Shelter 3 Times to Claim Sofa in Elderly Care Facility-Now He Calls it Home
Scout was a mutt and a stray and was kept at a shelter in Michigan until the pooch with no past decided he was tired of waiting to be adopted
103-year-old Mainer 'Lobster Lady' Celebrates Birthday Marking Her 95th Lobster Season
Asked candidly when she planned to retire, she replied to News Center Maine that it would have to be when she dies, and not a moment before.
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