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You may know her as the writer who penned the best selling novel, Still Alice, about a Harvard linguist who develops Alzheimer’s at a young age, and for which actress Julianne Moore won the Academy Award in the movie version of the novel. However, Lisa Genova, the writer of this novel,…

The stuff of science fiction got a little closer to reality last week, as two different research studies presented new ideas for combatting the aging process. Scientists from the University of New South Wales identified a critical step in the molecular process that allows cells to repair damaged DNA, which happens…

As you may remember from reading agebuzz last month, dancing can have enormous positive impact on the aging brain. If that’s the case, then lifelong dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp must have enormous brain power- and, in fact, her mind is extraordinarily creative and fertile. Now back on stage in…

The trend line has always been positive: as time goes forward, Americans have continued to live longer. But it seems that trend line may be plateauing…or even reversing. The main culprit? Could be obesity. Since the 1960’s, because of a combination of medications and lifestyle changes, heart disease has been…

Is geography destiny? Does where you live determine how healthy you are? According to the latest rankings, the healthiest seniors live in New England. Using 35 measures in a comprehensive study of senior population health, Massachusetts seniors are the healthiest in the US, with Vermont and New Hampshire following right…

Imagine spending months or years confined to an assisted living facility, with little stimulation and few outside visitors. Then imagine how it would feel to suddenly travel to Paris or back to your childhood home? Unbelievable? Exciting? That is the possibility opening up with the introduction of virtual reality headsets…