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THE NEW FORTY Dazed and confused...
Today, while all my windows were open in the house, I heard the wafting sounds of 70s and 80s rock from a neighbor's house. This is a neighbor that I would guess to be a bit older than me (but let me ...
Posted on 5/15/13 at 11:15 PM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Letter to Dave
Dear Dave, As I age, I often hear warnings about the process of becoming old; today, I experienced a tangible act of that process. After arriving downstairs, I am often crowded by our...
Posted on 1/12/13 at 8:50 AM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN Quality of Life and End of Life Decisions
In a discussion of neurodegenerative diseases, especially those that appear as late-onset varieties, a question arises about prolonging life and improving quality of life. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosi...
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:00 AM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS NIA pegs UND researchers to pursue possible HIV–Alzheimer’s connection
The National Institute on Aging seeks to spur the research of two scientists at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Xuesong Chen, Ph.D., and Jonathan D. Geiger, Ph.D...
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:14 AM
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT Green Grass and Gray Hair
As I turned to lock the door on my way to class yesterday it occurred to me that I wont be doing this much longer. Soon Ill be done with classes altogether. Then what? Without waiting to answer mys...
Posted on 3/23/12 at 10:10 AM
LLOYD OMDAHL: When ‘Golden Years’ turn out to be brass 
If you adapt, aging can be okay. Everybody is doing a lot of that in North Dakota.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 22, 2012
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Colette Iseminger, Grand Forks, letter: Grateful for support for area seniors
This winter has been made much brighter for area seniors thanks to many businesses, organizations and individuals in the Greater Grand Forks community.
By Colette Iseminger , February 07, 2012
North Dakota tops the list of states where reaching 90 is more likely than ever
The rolls of America's oldest old are surging: Nearly 2 million now are 90 or over, nearly triple their numbers of just three decades ago.
By Hope Yen , November 17, 2011
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Old? Don't call aging baby boomers that
Younger adults call 60 the start of old age, but baby boomers are pushing that number back, according to the Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll. The median age they cite is 70. And a quarter of boomers insist you're not old until you're 80.
By Connie Cass and Stacy A. Anderson , July 13, 2011
Aging babyboomers strain cities built for the young
America's cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they're doing it in communities designed for the sprightly.
By Lauran Neergaard , July 11, 2011
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MINNESOTA CENSUS: Growing trends
Much of NW Minnesota saw aging, more diverse population the past decade, but some counties bucked statewide trendsNew census numbers show that, as a whole, the population of Minnesota is getting older and more diverse. But that isn’t the case in all of northwest Minnesota, where Kittson County saw its proportion of white residents increase over the past decade while the median age in Mahnomen County dropped to 37.4 years even as baby boomers near retirement age.
May 12, 2011
Starting young with Alzheimer's
Now 56, Twin Citian John Frei is part of an unusual but growing group: roughly 200,000 Americans under age 65 with young-onset Alzheimer's disease. They represent about 4 percent of the 5.4 million people diagnosed with the progressive brain disease, for which there is no known cure.
By Warren Wolfe , April 25, 2011
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