Tag: seniors

Study suggests sexual satisfaction among older people about more than just health

From the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine press release: Communication and being in a happy relationship, along with health, are important for sexual satisfaction among older people, according… Read more »

Study suggests eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline

From the National University of Singapore press release: A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the… Read more »

Study suggests that for older adults, sense of control tied to feeling younger

From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study finds that older adults feel younger when they feel that they have more control over their daily lives, regardless… Read more »

Study suggests correlation of gait differences with risk of depression in later life

From the Wiley press release: Older people who were newly diagnosed with depression had a slower walking speed and a shorter step length compared with those without depression in a… Read more »

Study suggests sleep and mood affect how ‘in control’ older adults feel

From the North Carolina State University press release: Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older adults feel… Read more »

Study suggests older adults’ abstract reasoning ability predicts depressive symptoms over time

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years, according to data from a longitudinal study of older… Read more »

Study suggests community choirs reduce loneliness and increase interest in life for older adults

From the University of California – San Francisco press release: An innovative San Francisco program of community choirs for older adults found that singing in a choir reduced loneliness and… Read more »