Program Offers TLC To Older Adults And Their Homes So They Can Stay Put Many older adults want to age in their own homes, and the CAPABLE program makes that possible by offering everything from physical therapy to grab bar installation. It's cost effective too. Ina Jaffe Play AudioListen 5 mins
$50 million gift to UW to keep your brain healthy Addiction, emotional trauma, dementia. Those are health issues affecting the majority of families -- and problems that a major gift to the University of Washington aims to tackle. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
Do You Need All Those Meds? How To Talk To Your Doctor About Cutting Back Drug combinations can cause side effects like confusion and dizziness — and even increase the risk for falls. Here's how to talk to your doctor about reducing or eliminating some prescriptions. luisa torres
Meet Trusty, the smallest and most highly trained therapy horse in America When Heidi Weston had a serious accident with her horse, she thought she’d never have horses in her life again… until she met Trusty the miniature horse. Ashley Ahearn Play AudioListen 5 mins
Killer whales go through menopause, too, but the other orcas respect them Coming to terms with the millennia-long struggle to normalize and respect menopause John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
Accumulated Mutations Create A Cellular Mosaic In Our Bodies It turns out you aren't simply a clone of cells from the womb. Over a lifetime, mutations create a patchwork of tissues made with pieces that have subtly different genetic signatures. Richard Harris
Scans Show Women's Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down Researchers say the metabolism of a woman's brain remains higher than a man's throughout a lifetime. And that may help with late-life creativity and learning. Jon Hamilton Play AudioListen 3 mins
Alzheimer's Disease May Develop Differently In African-Americans, Study Suggests Black Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer's. Yet black people studied appeared to have lower levels of a toxic substance associated with the disease, researchers say. Jon Hamilton Play AudioListen 3 mins
Why separating age groups is a 'grievous wound' for our society Author Marc Freedman says our culture divides the age groups in ways that are detrimental to everyone. Bill Radke
Want To Keep Your Brain Sharp? Take Care Of Your Eyes And Ears Two large studies show that age-related memory loss can be slowed significantly when older people promptly address hearing and vision loss. Allison Aubrey Play AudioListen 4 mins
