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New Report Reveals Findings About the Arts and Health in Older Adults
Older adults who create art and attend arts events have better health outcomes than adults who do neither is one of the conclusions in a new report published by the National Endowment for the Arts. …
Whom Do Arts Benefit Most? Older Adults
Engaging in creative activities can be powerful medicine for aging challenges
The Effects of Choral Singing on Older Adults
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
Profiles of older adults whose artistic ambition accelerates after retirement.
Ted Radio Hour: Bias and Perception
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.
Age against the machine: the secret of a long life
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.
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
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
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 …