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Brainspan: The Missing Metric of Longevity
Over the past century, we have added nearly thirty years to human life expectancy. Advance in cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, infectious disease control, and metabolic medicine have dramatically reduced early mortality. But these medical victories have revealed a new challenge. Many people are living longer while experiencing prolonged periods of cognitive decline, emotional instability, sleep disruption, and loss of independence. Longevity has increased, yet the cap

Patricia Faust
Mar 83 min read


Longevity and the Aging Brain
What does living to extended ages mean to the aging brain? Longevity is part of the vernacular now with advances in medical treatment...

Patricia Faust
Jul 1, 20244 min read


Who Are the Super Agers?
President Biden recently announced his plans to run again for the Office of President of the United States. This has brought a chorus of...

Patricia Faust
Apr 27, 20235 min read


Economically It Is Evident – Companies Need to Hire Older Workers
According to the Harvard Business Review, US job vacancies have outnumbered job applicants since 2018. One reason being is that boomers...

Patricia Faust
Mar 30, 20235 min read


Your Older Years Are Here! Now What?
Over the past few months, I have been seriously looking at the issues of aging. I became a gerontologist almost twenty years ago. The...

Patricia Faust
Jan 30, 20234 min read
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