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Five fun (and cheap) ways to stay busy in retirement

A Perelman School of Medicine study shows that learning to play a musical instrument can have beneficial effects on people aged 60-85.

Nursing homes anxious as Republicans ponder deep Medicaid cuts

Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute explains how nursing homes will struggle in the face of Medicaid cuts.

The invisible workforce: The hidden costs of care for an older adult

Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute says that two-thirds of people older than 65 will need long-term care at some point in their lives.

Helping Korean Americans with end-of-life planning is her passion

Eunice Park-Clinton, a nurse case manager in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Emergency Department, leads seminars for Korean-speaking families to understand end-of-life care, with funding from a Penn Medicine CARES grant.

Fifteen things to know about the two new Alzheimer’s drugs

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some reactions to new Alzheimer’s drugs can resemble flu-like symptoms, such as chills, shortness of breath, and rash.

Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought

A study by Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson’s and is actually less common than presumed.

A blood test accurately diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the time, study finds

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study which found that a blood test could correctly identify patients with Alzheimer’s.

Redefining how we age

Lisa Walke of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how to rebalance work, education, and family life with today’s longer life expectancies.

Apparently healthy, but diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that amyloid is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s in the same way that smoking is a risk factor for cancer.

Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi

As the country’s life expectancy has risen, the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health has shifted its current and future research to aging.

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