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Submitted by Greg on July 19, 2006 - 11:46pm.
While researching her book The Breaking Point: How Today's Women Are Navigating Midlife Crisis, Wall Street Journal columnist Sue Shellenbarger discovered that "women not only undergo bigger changes than men in middle age, but they also by some measures have a more positive attitude about their prospects in life."
One key source was "Turning Points In Adulthood," a chapter in the MacArthur Foundation's "How Healthy Are We? A National Study of Well-Being At Midlife." It shows that men and women are distinctly different in a measure of life fulfillment.
Researchers found that before 50, less women than men feel they have "fulfilled a special dream" in the last five years (24% vs 40%). But after 50, women's fulfillment goes up -- to 36% -- while men's falls to about 28%. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 27, 2007 - 6:16pm.
Most people want to live happy and live long. Can you have it all?
The good news: happiness and longevity seem to be positively correlated -- in other words, longer-lived people tend to be happier, and happier people tend to be long-lived. »more»
Submitted by Greg on May 29, 2007 - 10:39am.
Can't remember where you put the keys ... or the car? Finding yourself standing at your dresser, blanking on what it was you came to look for? Forgetting names you just shouldn't forget?
What is going on with your once-reliable brain? »more»
Submitted by Greg on June 7, 2007 - 10:34am.
Hundreds of thousands of families will soon see their youngest child off to college, and that means an outbreak of despondent mothers and fathers suffering from empty nest syndrome.
Or does it? »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 6, 2008 - 10:10am.
In a lengthy and detailed article, the Los Angeles Times has summarized the state of the war on Alzheimer's disease. It's not pretty and can be summed up in one sentence, "Scientists still aren't sure what causes the disease or how to cure it." »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 31, 2008 - 10:29am.
According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»
Submitted by Greg on March 20, 2007 - 8:58am.
Research into brain aging is remarkable: we know so much, yet basic questions remain unanswered. In this overview, we'll look at what we understand about the brain's aging process, and how it can go awry and result in dementias like Alzheimer's disease. »more»
Submitted by Greg on April 17, 2007 - 11:55am.
Want to keep your brain healthy? Some key scientific studies give ideas about what you should be doing. »more»
Submitted by Greg on November 9, 2006 - 2:05am.
You're going to die. What will kill you? And when?
Heart disease. In your late seventies. So don't say we didn't warn you.
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Submitted by Greg on November 30, 2006 - 10:33pm.
A forty year study of nearly six thousand people makes it clear that midlife health is directly correlated to longevity and health in old age.
The good news: your health decades from now is very much under your control today. »more»
Submitted by Greg on January 12, 2007 - 2:10pm.
 Newsweek, March 21, 1966 (link)
The girl in this 1966 Newsweek cover probably spent the next decade of her life decrying the generation gap, experimenting with a cornucopia of mind-bending substances, and participating in the sexual revolution.
Now, according to her children, she's a square.* »more»
Submitted by Greg on October 31, 2006 - 6:50pm.
A Harvard site that lets you calculate your risk of developing major health problems is "one of the best health-oriented sites on the Web," according to a Wall Street Journal columnist. »more»
Submitted by Greg on February 27, 2007 - 11:35pm.
What will happen when a generation that's been told it's special in every way faces middle age?
It's not going to be pretty. New research says that Gen Y is more narcissistic that prior generations. And that means they aren't well suited to the mid-course corrections necessary in midlife.
Gen Y's midlife crisis may be the largest in history. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on August 9, 2007 - 7:12am.
Why are we reading so much about happiness of late?
Fortunately for those of us who want to maximize our personal happiness, happiness has become an increasingly important topic of research. »more»
Submitted by Greg on May 23, 2007 - 7:53pm.
"Midlife crisis" may be many things -- depression, a reassessment, dissatisfaction, or unease -- but a key contributor can be career issues.
But like so much about midlife, there is little hard data on what happens to midcareer adults. »more»
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Submitted by Wesley on September 3, 2008 - 8:24am.
While certainly not a health risk, one of the more evident signs of aging is sagging eyelids. But until a recent UCLA study on the subject, it wasn't particularly clear why eyelids sagged with age. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on August 10, 2008 - 1:47pm.
The conventional wisdom that the best way to cope after a traumatic or disturbing event is to talk about it may be wrong--at least for some people. How many times have you heard that the best course of action is to talk about it? But research is showing that there can be downsides to this approach. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times(7/28/08 print edition only): »more»
Submitted by Greg on July 29, 2008 - 3:18pm.
Submitted by Wesley on July 23, 2008 - 10:38pm.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting of an experimental drug that in limited tests is doubling the survival rate of patients with the "aggressive" form of prostate cancer. The Times cited the British study that was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology: »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 20, 2008 - 7:49pm.
In the July 3rd online edition of Cell Metabolism (linked below), it was reported that scientists funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 13, 2008 - 7:21am.
In the first study of its kind, using sophisticated methods to measure body composition, the nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which method wins in the game of good health. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 12, 2008 - 6:02pm.
Submitted by Wesley on July 5, 2008 - 9:00pm.
Evidence of lifestyle choices to the risks of developing dementia keeps mounting. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on June 26, 2008 - 8:23am.
According to a Reuters Health article, two separate Scandinavian studies indicate that the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis is lower in people who consume moderate amounts of alcohol. »more»
Submitted by Greg on June 24, 2008 - 11:23pm.
People have long debated whether there's something about middle age that makes it a uniquely trying time, and now a pair of researchers say they can show that around the world, happiness bottoms out in midlife. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on June 24, 2008 - 8:58am.
Husbands might want to print this article and save it.
According to the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institute, "the death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status, which correspond to a 5 year increase in life expectancy. Golfers with a low handicap are the safest." »more»
Submitted by Wesley on June 10, 2008 - 8:54am.
"Men lacking in vitamin D have more than double the normal risk of a heart attack, a study says, one of many suggesting the vitamin is crucial to good health." »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 18, 2008 - 8:58am.
A new study funded by the National Institute of Aging had results that are consistent with the theory that those individuals with more education process tasks more efficiently and/or use other compensatory mechanisms that delay the onset of cognitive impairment. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 14, 2008 - 6:20am.
There is no doubt that the market for natural remedies, herbal medicines, so-called "alternative" medicine and so forth has arrived. Just walk into your workplace complaining of a cold, flu or even a sore knee and you will likely to met with a barrage of such remedies from your co-workers. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 10, 2008 - 7:44am.
New research published Thursday in the British journal The Lancet shows that more than a quarter of Americans suffer daily pain. The study, which was coauthored by Princeton economist Alan Krueger, observed:
College graduates report feeling half the pain as those who hadn't finished high school. »more»
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