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The Effects of Choral Singing on Older Adults
via Art Works Blog | Articles and Blog Posts
The number of older adults is rapidly increasing throughout the world. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the number of adults over age 65 in the U.S. will almost double by 2030. There is a …
Finding Success, Well Past the Age of Wunderkind
via The New York Times | Articles and Blog Posts
Profiles of older adults whose artistic ambition accelerates after retirement.
Ted Radio Hour: Bias and Perception
via TED Radio Hour | Articles and Blog Posts
How does bias distort our thinking, our listening, our beliefs… and even our search results? How can we fight it? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about the unconscious biases that shape us.
Arts and Aging: Amazing!
via Minnesota Good Age | Articles and Blog Posts
Why a retired attorney returned to the guitar.
Age against the machine: the secret of a long life
via The Guardian | Articles and Blog Posts
A review of writer Carl Honore’s new book Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives. Honore profiles active, independent, achieving older adults throughout the world, leading him to a re-assessment of his own understanding …
Growing Older With Health and Vitality: A Nexus of Physical Activity, Exercise and Nutrition.
via Biogerontology | Articles and Blog Posts
The preservation of skeletal muscle mass and strength with advancing age are critical aspects of ageing with health and vitality. Physical inactivity and poor nutrition are known to accelerate the gradual age-related decline in muscle …
Community Choirs Reduce Loneliness and Increase Interest in Life for Older Adults
via University of California San Francisco | Articles and Blog Posts
This is the research study conducted by UCSF which examined the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial impacts of choir members 60+. Researchers discovered that older adults who sang in a choir for 6 months experienced significant …
Creative Aging Has Become A Force to Be Reckoned With
via Psychology Today | Articles and Blog Posts
For a few decades now, the concept of creative aging has been on the same upward trajectory as the graying of America. Creative aging is the practice of engaging older adults (55+) in participatory, professionally …
Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants’ Responses Following Artmaking
via Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association | Articles and Blog Posts
This article describes an experiment in which the cortisol levels of adults working on art projects for 45 mintues were measured before and after the creative activity. The study provides evidence of lowered cortisol level …
Positive Aging: 10 Positive Solutions to an Age Old Problem
via Positive Aging Program | Articles and Blog Posts
There are many examples of xxx “solutions” or “steps” to positive aging; this one, somewhere between academic and general, seems one of the better frameworks.