Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline(bbc.com)
275 points by cisc | 112 comments
BBC Future article on research showing birdwatching reshapes the brain, may slow cognitive ageing, and is used as therapy for dementia patients.
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21 stories tagged aging, newest first.
When Do We Become the Person We Ought to Be?(graphsaboutreligion.com)
18 points by toomuchtodo | 61 comments
A Graphs about Religion Substack post analyzing a 557-person survey on how Americans rate their own moral character by age and religious practice.
Blood cells from 80-year-old donor become stem cells with molecular age under 20(doi.org)
154 points by arunc | 101 comments
Open-access Aging Cell paper reporting that blood cells from an 80-year-old donor reprogrammed into stem cells show an epigenetic age under 20.
Cognitive Decline or Sanity Incline?(mdelcaro.substack.com)
10 points by fathermarz | 4 comments
A Substack essay questioning whether perceived cognitive decline might instead reflect increasing sanity or changed priorities.
'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth(404media.co)
259 points by gumby | 148 comments
A 404 Media article about Jonathan, a tortoise believed to be the oldest living land animal, and what he might reveal about longevity and aging.
Loss of cell identity drives human aging: Two new papers(erictopol.substack.com)
359 points by bookofjoe | 169 comments
Eric Topol's Ground Truths Substack post discussing new Nature and Cell papers proposing that loss of cell identity drives human aging, as measured by epigenetic clocks.
Aging may be a program, not a breakdown(quantamagazine.org)
33 points by elo2000 | 36 comments
Quanta Magazine Q&A with Junyue Cao on single-cell studies of mouse cells suggesting aging is a programmed remodeling of cell populations rather than random wear.
The Real Luxuries In Life(feld.com)
409 points by tosh | 190 comments
Brad Feld blog post reflecting on Labor Day, turning 61, and a list from his wife Amy about the real luxuries in life.
Aging brains blend memories together instead of just forgetting them(studyfinds.com)
323 points by mdp2021 | 129 comments
StudyFinds article on Binghamton University research suggesting aging brains blend similar memories together rather than simply forgetting them.
Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks(nber.org)
327 points by littlexsparkee | 341 comments
NBER working paper by Kouchekinia, Neumark, and Bruckner examining whether employment slows cognitive decline using labor market shocks as evidence.
Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice(med.stanford.edu)
368 points by mustaphah | 176 comments
Stanford Medicine news article reporting that enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice.
Why vampires live forever(machielreyneke.com)
336 points by machielrey | 165 comments
Personal blog essay by Machiel Reyneke exploring why people in the longevity space are obsessed with living forever, framed through the metaphor of vampires.
Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis(scitechdaily.com)
327 points by nis0s | 127 comments
SciTechDaily article on Stanford Medicine research showing an anti-aging injection that regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis.
Nine things I learned in ninety years(edwardpackard.com)
826 points by coderintherye | 316 comments
A PDF essay by Edward Packard, creator of Choose Your Own Adventure books, sharing nine lessons from his ninety years of life.
Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults(bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com)
465 points by redbell | 173 comments
Open-access BMC Psychiatry research article reporting a cross-sectional study linking repetitive negative thinking to cognitive function decline in older adults.
Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it(science.org)
598 points by nabla9 | 370 comments
A Science Advances research article on how cognitive skills change with age and whether using them prevents decline; the page showed a Cloudflare verification check.
Leaving and Waving(deannadikeman.com)
565 points by Duke_Pixie | 85 comments
Photographer Deanna Dikeman's series of photos taken over 27 years of her parents waving goodbye as she drove away from their Sioux City, Iowa home.
Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds(monash.edu)
418 points by clouddrover | 381 comments
Monash University news article reporting a study finding that each 1% yearly loss of deep sleep in people over 60 is linked to a 27% higher dementia risk.
Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen since the Great Depression(moneywise.com)
338 points by myshpa | 649 comments
Moneywise news article on rising homelessness among baby boomers, described by experts as a "silver tsunami," and the factors driving it.
Never waste a midlife crisis(austinkleon.com)
370 points by herbertl | 343 comments
Austin Kleon blog post from July 2023 reflecting on how to make productive use of a midlife crisis, illustrated with a Don Quixote engraving.
A daytime nap is good for the brain(bbc.com)
323 points by andsoitis | 170 comments
BBC News health article reporting research suggesting that regular daytime naps are associated with better brain health.