Aging /tags/aging Aging en-US 开云体育 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:34:32 GMT In Good Health: Living wills /show/vermont-edition/2025-01-16/in-good-health-living-wills Having a conversation about your end-of-life preferences can be difficult. Here's how to start. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:34:32 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-01-16/in-good-health-living-wills Mikaela Lefrak, Jon Ehrens Many of us hope we'll die in our sleep. Most of us won't. Here's how to plan for that /local-news/2025-01-16/plan-for-death-health-care-advance-directive Death is one of the few sure things in life, but few of us talk through how we want our final days to go, or who we want to help us through them. Formalizing those things in an advance directive may be easier and more important than you think. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-16/plan-for-death-health-care-advance-directive Nina Keck What a spider's brain can teach us about Alzheimer's /show/vermont-edition/2024-12-11/what-a-spiders-brain-can-teach-us-about-alzheimers Researchers at St. Michael's College discovered a potential breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment by examining the inner workings of spider brains. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:13:57 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-12-11/what-a-spiders-brain-can-teach-us-about-alzheimers Mikaela Lefrak, Jon Ehrens Rise and grind? Working late, volatile hours may lead to depression, illness by 50 /npr-news/2024-04-17/rise-and-grind-working-late-volatile-hours-may-lead-to-depression-illness-by-50 Burnt out much? A study links working late, or variable shifts with health problems later in life. Maybe it's time to quit hustle culture for good. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:16:24 GMT /npr-news/2024-04-17/rise-and-grind-working-late-volatile-hours-may-lead-to-depression-illness-by-50 Ronnie Cohen A conversation with a 93-year-old Burlington resident about daily rhythms and staying hopeful /local-news/2023-06-23/a-conversation-with-a-93-year-old-burlington-resident-about-daily-rhythms-and-staying-hopeful Sylvia Holden is 93 years old, and has had a life as full as it is long. These days, things are simpler than they once were. But the way she fills her days says a lot about how she鈥檚 learned to live. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-06-23/a-conversation-with-a-93-year-old-burlington-resident-about-daily-rhythms-and-staying-hopeful Anna Van Dine How new technology, support is helping a growing number of older Vermonters with vision problems /local-news/2023-06-13/how-new-technology-support-is-helping-a-growing-number-of-older-vermonters-with-vision-problems By age 65, one in three Americans has some form of eye disease. Macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract and diabetic retinopathy are the most common causes of vision loss, and they can leave people feeling isolated and depressed. But new technology and support services can help. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-06-13/how-new-technology-support-is-helping-a-growing-number-of-older-vermonters-with-vision-problems Nina Keck UVM study finds declining breast cancer screening rates for at-risk women /local-news/2023-04-05/uvm-study-finds-declining-breast-cancer-screening-rates-for-at-risk-women Researchers have observed declining mammogram rates among women ages 40-49, 50-74 as well as 75 and older. Vermont has seen the second largest drops of any state in the country. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:17:19 GMT /local-news/2023-04-05/uvm-study-finds-declining-breast-cancer-screening-rates-for-at-risk-women Jenn Jarecki, Kevin Trevellyan Social isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia, new study finds /npr-news/2023-01-17/social-isolation-linked-to-an-increased-risk-of-dementia-new-study-finds Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins. The findings suggest that simple interventions could be meaningful. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:10:07 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-17/social-isolation-linked-to-an-increased-risk-of-dementia-new-study-finds Kaitlyn Radde High inflation leads to the biggest raise in Social Security in more than 40 years /npr-news/2022-10-13/high-inflation-leads-to-the-biggest-raise-in-social-security-in-more-than-40-years Retirees and others who rely on Social Security will see a large boost in benefits next year, with the average benefit rising by $141 per month, as inflation stays above 8%. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:58:30 GMT /npr-news/2022-10-13/high-inflation-leads-to-the-biggest-raise-in-social-security-in-more-than-40-years Scott Horsley Attorney general settles with troubled eldercare homes /local-news/2022-09-01/attorney-general-settles-with-troubled-eldercare-homes A group of four troubled eldercare homes in Rutland have reached an agreement with the Vermont Attorney General's Office to resolve a state probe into lapses in care. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:00:51 GMT /local-news/2022-09-01/attorney-general-settles-with-troubled-eldercare-homes Derek Brouwer (Seven Days)