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How to live to 100 and be happy (by those who have done it!)
There are now a record number of centenarians in the UK. We asked six of them what they most enjoyed and most regretted in their eventful lives – and what tips they have for the rest of us to join them in the 100 club.
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More seniors are taking loans against their homes — and it’s costing them
As she was getting on in years and her resources dwindled, Virginia Rayford took out a special kind of mortgage in 2008 that she hoped would help her stay in her three-bedroom Washington rowhouse for the rest of her life. Rayford, 92, took advantage of a federally insured loan called a reverse mortgage that allows cash-strapped seniors to borrow against the equity in their houses that has built up over decades.
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What Happens to Creativity as We Age?
When we’re older, we know more. But that’s not always an advantage.
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People Age Better If They Have This One Quality
Having a purpose in life may help people maintain their function and independence as they age, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry. People in the study who reported having goals and a sense of meaning were less likely to have weak grip strength and slow walking speeds: two signs of declining physical ability and risk factors for disability.
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'Dying together was their deepest wish': Couple, 91, die in rare double euthanasia
An elderly couple died holding hands surrounded by loved ones in a rare double euthanasia. Nic and Trees Elderhorst, both 91, died in their hometown of Didam, in the Netherlands, after 65 years of marriage. The couple both suffered from deteriorating physical health over the past five years, with Mr Elderhorst left with reduced mobility after a stroke in 2012.
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Knee arthritis has doubled since 1950 for mysterious reasons
The researchers don’t yet know the cause, but it likely involved fitness and diet.
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Ageing process may be reversible, scientists claim
Wrinkles, grey hair and niggling aches are normally regarded as an inevitable part of growing older, but now scientists claim that the ageing process may be reversible. The team showed that a new form of gene therapy produced a remarkable rejuvenating effect in mice. After six weeks of treatment, the animals looked younger, had straighter spines and better cardiovascular health, healed quicker when injured, and lived 30% longer.
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World's oldest man, Auschwitz survivor Yisrael Kristal dies - BBC News
Polish-born Yisrael Kristal survived two World Wars and Nazi camps before immigrating to Israel.
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Senate Dems push Trump admin to protect nursing home residents' right to sue
Senate Democrats are calling on the Trump administration to abandon its proposal to strip nursing home residents and their families of their right to settle disputes with facilities in court.
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Ageism is forcing many to look outside Silicon Valley, but tech hubs offer little respite
For years, job hunting over the age of 40 in the youth-obsessed Silicon Valley could prove hazardous to your career. But judging from the experiences of technology workers roaming the country in search of job opportunities elsewhere, ageism is a universal problem in the industry.
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Atomic blonde: Blonde bombshell Mamie Van Doren looking cooler than we’ll ever be
Mamie Van Doren with NFL player Jim Sears, 1954. “I’ve always taken care of my health—never been much of a drinker, never smoked cigarettes, never done drugs much, except smoking pot occasionally, and that’s been decades ago. I’m NOT an 80-year old virgin. Good sex really does help.” —Mamie Van Doren
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Lukas Graham - 7 Years
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Acute angina
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Brain cells found to control aging
Scientists have found that stem cells in the brain's hypothalamus govern how fast aging occurs in the body. The finding, made in mice, could lead to new strategies for warding off age-related diseases and extending lifespan.
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Son charts mom's heartbreaking descent into dementia
Molly Daley's battle with Lewy body dementia — the second most common form of the disease in older adults after Alzheimer’s — has been painstakingly chronicled by her son. By Becky Bratu and Mariana Keller.
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New technology could help patients requiring stem cell therapies for Parkinson's, stroke, other diseases
A groundbreaking advancement in materials from Northwestern University could potentially help patients requiring stem cell therapies for spinal cord injuries, stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, arthritic joints or any other condition requiring tissue regeneration, according to a new study.
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At the end of her life, my mother started seeing ghosts, and it freaked me out
It‘s not that uncommon, but it was hard to figure out how to respond. By Steven Petrow.
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This 50-Year-Old Singaporean Photographer Stunned The World With The Body Of A 20-Year-Old
Meet Chuando Tan, the Singaporean photographer who will make you wonder just what the hell you're doing wrong in life. Because believe it or not, Tan is actually 50-years-old. Yes. That's right. Five zero. And he seems to be getting younger with age.
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Elderly Drivers Are Wreaking Havoc on Japan's Roads
As Japan’s population continues to age, more and more older drivers are behind the wheel.
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It's not just in America: Norwegian nursing homes are also over-medicating their senior citizens
Cost could also be a factor. The head of the Norwegian Association for Retirement and Nursing Medicine, said that medicating patients is cheaper than hiring caregivers to take on extra shifts. Even though antipsychotics aren’t approved for dementia patients, one third of those with dementia who spend more than 100 days in nursing homes are given the drugs, which raise their risk of mortality and cause problems like movement disorders and low blood pressure. This, in turn, prompts them to take even more drugs to correct these side effects, creating a vicious cycle of overmedication – and sizeable profits for Big Pharma.
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