Search for life’s meaning may affect residents’ health and well-being
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2019
Beyond age 60, people often renew a search for life’s meaning – and the process has health consequences, psychiatric research shows.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, December 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2019
Inflammatory marker linked to dementia … Duration of diabetes history tied to higher short-term mortality risk … New drug reduces seizures in epilepsy type common among seniors … Narcissism declines...
Want to live longer? An optimistic outlook might be the key
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2019
Optimistic individuals live up to 15% longer on average than their less optimistic peers, perhaps due to additional resilience, researchers say.
Failing better
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 03, 2017
As the week begins with even worse-than-usual news — on many fronts — I decided to forego what I was going to write about (interpreting the OIG’s latest report) and make a recommendation.