Age vs. Genetics: which matters most in aging?

Age itself plays a bigger role than genetics in gene expression and susceptibility to specific diseases as we age. Amid much speculation and research about how our genetics affect the way we age, a University of California, Berkeley, study now shows that individual...

An Argument Against Ageism

Companies need crystallized intelligence. Older workers are your source. Stephen Chamberlin, August 2022 Psychologist Raymond Cattell developed the concept of fluid and crystallized intelligence in 1963. From Wikipedia: Fluid intelligence is the ability to solve novel...

Have you tried the “Slow” Diet, yet?

The Mediterranean diet is praised by its proponents as one of the healthiest eating styles around. Dominated by fruits and vegetables, it is considered well suited for the prevention of heart disease, stroke, cancer and even mental decline. What gets rarely mentioned,...

Are face masks a problem for emotion recognition?

Not when the whole body is visible Source: Durham University   The rise of COVID-19 virus has made face masks commonplace items around the globe. Recent research found that face masks significantly impair emotion recognition on isolated faces. However, faces are...

Good ageing starts before 55

 (and it’s not as simple as eating well and working out)   As a population, we’re ageing well. Research shows most older New Zealanders enjoy good physical, mental and social health, but there’s no secret to good ageing – academics say growing...