SuperAging in the News
She's still busy at 105. How do Canada's 'super agers' keep going?
The 105-year-old Levack, Not., woman spends Tuesday afternoons in town playing with her friends at the golden age club, often bringing home-baked treats to share with her friends. Charlebois is an avid reader and loves to sew. She makes hats for babies at the nearby hospital – having picked up knitting as a new hobby when she was 100 years old.
Is London a Blue Zone? Scientific evidence says maybe.
What do Jack Kerr, Janet Smith (a pseudonym for privacy), Jean Hewitt and Dolores Shackelton have in common? Through all are presently Londoners, they were born in different places, come from diverse backgrounds and have dissimilar work histories. Despite those differences, they all love to read, all have a positive view on life and are over the age of 80. They aren’t personally acquainted but all are contributing to science in a new and exciting way – participating in the SuperAging Research Initiative at Western University.
A Peek Inside the Brains of 'Super-Agers' | New York Times
Most research on aging and memory focuses on the other side of the equation – people who develop dementia in their later years. But, “if we’re constantly talking about what’s going wrong in aging, it’s not capturing the full spectrum of what’s happening in the older adult population,” said Emily Rogalski, a professor of neurology at the University of Chicago, who published one of the first studies on super-agers in 2012.
Ask an Expert | June Scott, Travel Enthusiast
Scott, 92, has visited more than 100 different countries in pursuit of her globetrotting passion for experiencing other cultures. She credits her late husband with instilling in her a sense of adventure before he passed away 25 years ago.
Study finds more clues as to why 'SuperAgers' have better brains | CNN
In the largest observational study to date on “SuperAgers” — people in their 80s who have brains as sharp as those 30 years younger — researchers in Spain found key differences in lifestyle that may contribute to these older adults’ razor-sharp minds.
Inside the Mind of Super Agers | AARP
Some people in their 80s and 90s show shockingly little decline in their brainpower. Scientists are beginning to understand what makes them different and how the rest of us might benefit.
Unlocking the secrets of SuperAgers |Michigan Today
SuperAgeres are showing us it’s possible to enjoy quality cognition as we age.
Unlocking the secrets of 'SuperAgers' | Western Alumni Magazine
A pioneering study at Western is set to explore Canadian individuals in their 80s, 90s and beyond who retain remarkable cognitive capacities — those known as ‘SuperAgers’
What We Can Learn from SuperAgers | BottomLineInc
Why do so many older people experience age-related memory loss? Why do so many develop dementia? Researchers have devoted tremendous amounts of times and money to study of cognitive decline over the years… but far less attention is paid to the flip side of these questions – why do some older people not experience age-related memory loss or dementia?
Chicago Hyde Park Village Celebrates 10 Years
Fourteen years ago, 35 people crammed into Susan Alitto’s Hyde Park living room with a plan to form a “village” for older adults to help each other age in their own homes. “People realized that as we got older, we did want to stay in our own homes, but we probably would need some help,” said Alitto of the group. At the time, Alitto was 75-years-old and semi-retired, working part-time. Soon, she found herself working full-time for the Village.
At 109, education pioneer Edith Renfrow reflects on 'The greatest century we have seen' | WGNTV
Edith Renfrow Smith is about to turn 109 years old, and as she sits down in a leather chair in the dining room at a senior home, she’s ready to talk about everything, just don’t ask her how she’s feeling.