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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Aging

Alice Park reviews the career of David Sinclair , a scientist who is researching the degredation of the epigenome as a cause of bodily aging.

-DD



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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Aging and Wisdom

Matthew Sedacca describes how aging changes one's outlook . Rich Roll remarks that our latter years should see the development of our soul.

-DD





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Friday, September 27, 2024

Aging and Timesense

Ephrat Livni suggests why time passes faster as one ages .

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Monday, September 09, 2024

Metabolic Problems Associated with Aging

Melanie McReynolds pinpoints metabolic problems associated with human aging .

-DD



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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Fight Dementia

Jaime Ducharme advises on delaying or avoiding dementia :

  1. Keep your brain busy
  2. Socialize
  3. Stay physically active
  4. Avoid concussions (wear a helmet when biking)
  5. Track your mental health
  6. Follow doctor's orders
  7. Avoid smoking, minimize alchol consumption
  8. Avoid injuring ears (loud sounds) and eyes

-DD



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Monday, June 03, 2024

Long and Happy Life

Renee Onque interviews Deborah Szekely and gains tips for a long, happy life.

-DD

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Healthy Aging

Lydia Denworth suggests how to extend your healthy years , and reports on research into therapies for some of the maladies of aging.

-DD



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Monday, August 28, 2023

Exercises to Maintain Strength in Old Age

The Cleveland Clinic notes that sarcopenia is best treated with resistence exercise and a good diet. Stuff You Should Know did a podcast on sarcopenia.

-DD







The following is a patient testimony. Be warned that he is sexist and sometimes vulgar.


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Friday, February 24, 2023

A Well-Lived Life

Philippa Kelly compiles the thoughts about a well-lived life from 100 centenarians .

-DD

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Metformin and Aging

Ibrahim Mohammed, Morley D. Hollenberg, Hong Ding, and Chris R. Triggle write about the role of metformin in delaying many of the diseases associated with aging.

-DD

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Aging and Inflammation

Max Kozlov explains that inflamation reveals the body's biological age .

-DD

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Aging Faculty

Jasper McChesney and Jacqueline Bichsel provide statistics on the greying professorial population at U.S. universities.

-DD

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Exercise and Brain Development

Adami1, Pagano1, Colombo1, Platonova1, Recchia2, Chiaramonte1, Bottinelli2, Canepari2, & Daniele Bottai1 (2018) report on improving an animal's brain function through use of leg exercise , an activity which encourages brain tissue development.

-DD

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

Aging

Virginia Hughes writes about a quest to slow aging by investigating girls with a genetic defect which slows their development.

-DD

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