Tag: aging

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After decades of study devoted to describing the negative effects of dementia, a new generation of researchers is pursuing a more encouraging line of inquiry: finding ways that seniors can slow the inevitable decline. One vein of this research, still in its infancy, considers whether seniors could reduce the risk of dementia if they engag…

Portraits of older people

It’s not difficult to find baby boomers out in the job market who will tell you that they have fewer employment options than they used to. The turning point occurs around age 55. According to a recent study, only 4 percent of people in their early 50s who find a new job are moving into what…