Learning

If given the chance, most of us would welcome opportunities to strengthen our cognitive reserve and lower our risk for dementia. And if those opportunities coincided with enjoyable leisure activities, all the better. We already know that there are many lifestyle changes you can make to lower the likelihood of…

With Father’s Day around the corner, and Memorial Day behind us, many may have visions of relaxing in the hammock or sitting on the beach and diving into some new reads. There are loads of reading lists just out for your summer reading pleasure, some with breezy fiction titles, others…

For many of us, our college years were some of the best days of our lives: Spending hours engaged in deep and serious conversation, studying subjects about which we felt passionate, engaging with excited and curious peers and faculty, and enjoying opportunities to experience new social and cultural events. If…

It’s not uncommon for women “of a certain age” to feel unseen or unheard. And for good reason: Older women are frequently ignored in popular culture and only rarely portrayed in a positive light in mainstream media. That means we frequently don’t know about the important and vital work many…

If you’re thinking of retiring or find yourself suddenly “retired,” there’s a lot to worry about right now. There’s inflation (lowering your spending power) and the instability of the stock market.There’s debate around the country, and even around the world, about appropriate ages for retirement payments to kick in (see…

If you’re an avid (or even casual) agebuzz reader, you know that there are many aspects of your lifestyle and habits that maintain and support your aging brain. Whether it’s eating a healthy diet, partaking in regular physical exercise, keeping socially active, or diving into the latest crossword puzzle, it’s…