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A local ride-share program helps seniors get to their medical appointments. But recruiting enough volunteer drivers has been difficult. -
In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today. -
About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress. -
A new Scripps Research study highlights the link between heavy alcohol use and the acceleration of Alzheimer’s disease. -
A local nonprofit is teaching seniors how to fall safely or not at all. -
Groups that connect elders and teens — both in real life and online — have a new sense of urgency in the loneliness epidemic. -
Participant reported relief from chronic low back pain and reduced need for pain-relief medications. -
A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable. -
The former president's pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal health care program. -
Organizers say visits from local students bring joy to the center’s residents and help teach kids about aging.
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