Mixing up names like President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have done is pretty common

Mixing up names like President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have done is pretty common

WASHINGTON (AP) — Any parent who’s ever called one of their children by the other’s name — or even the family pet’s name — likely could empathize when President Joe Biden mixed up the names of French leaders Macron and Mitterrand. The human brain has trouble pulling names out of stuffed memory banks on cue. … Read more

Set Your Thermostat to This for Best Sleep

Set Your Thermostat to This for Best Sleep

Bedrooms that are too hot or too cold disrupt sleep, a new study has found, and now we know what temperature is considered “just right.” According to the Washington Post, new research revealed that seniors experienced optimal sleep when temperatures fell within 70 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit. The study, led by Amir Baniassadi at Harvard … Read more

Engaging in hobbies boosts mental well-being for seniors, study finds

Engaging in hobbies boosts mental well-being for seniors, study finds

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers attempted to harmonize the measures for hobby engagement and its association with mental health among adults over 65 using five longitudinal studies across 16 countries and examined the variations in these associations. Study: Hobby engagement and mental wellbeing among people aged 65 years and … Read more