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Memory and Successful Aging: A Conversation with Coach John Wooden
A few months ago, just before his 98th birthday, I had the unique opportunity to interview John Wooden in his home in Encino, CA, about memory and successful aging. Wooden is the legendary former UCLA
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Observations
Healthy Decisions After testing positive for a gene linked to breast cancer, actress Christina Applegate had both breasts removed in an effort to prevent her breast cancer from recurring. Did she make the right decision?
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Observations
Coming of Age on the Internet In the mid-90s, it seemed that teens were sacrificing real relationships for superficial cyber-relationships with strangers.Is this still true? Social scientists are revisiting those early concerns, and some are
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New Interventions for Productive Aging
Cindy Lustig A very special guest was in attendance at the APS Convention symposium on “New Interventions for Productive Aging,” sponsored by the National Institute on Aging: Angela Little, an Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at
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Emotion Regulation in Older Age
Derek Isaacowitz speaks while James Gross and Mara Mather look on We tend to think that as we get older everything goes downhill, from backs that creak to more frequent “where did I put my
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Staying Sharp: Researchers Discuss the Aging Brain
Robert Wilson speaking as Arthur Kramer looks on at the joint APS and National Institute of Aging press conference. Do you remember where you put your keys? How about what you had for breakfast or
