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Los adultos mayores tienen amistades y relaciones más estrechas
NeoMundo: La mayoría de las personas mira la vejez con un poco de miedo, pero esta edad tiene más de un tesoro escondido. Los adultos mayores parecen disfrutar de relaciones y amistades más profundas, concluyó
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Busy bodies, healthy minds
Chicago Tribune: Carol Adamitis had a stroke when she was 5 years old. Now, at 65, she is participating in research that annually tests her physical and mental health, examining her dexterity as she places
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Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier
TedTalk: In the 20th century we added an unprecedented number of years to our lifespans, but is the quality of life as good? Surprisingly, yes! At TEDxWomen psychologist Laura Carstensen shows research that demonstrates that
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Your (Virtual) Future Self Wants You To Save Up
NPR: A retirement crisis is looming. As people live longer, one study finds that half of all households are at risk of coming up short on retirement money. And while many working households may feel
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Older and Wiser?
The Economist: One stereotype of wisdom is a wizened Zen-master smiling benevolently at the antics of his pupils, while referring to them as little grasshoppers or some such affectation, safe in the knowledge that one
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Learning From Fiction
My name is Sharda Umanath from Duke University, and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC.
