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Age representation online needs fixing-7472

Age representation online needs fixing

Not surprisingly, recent research from AARP reveals that adults ages 50+ often are not depicted in online images, and when they are, they are more likely to be shown in a negative light than are younger people.

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Sight valued more than longevity-7469

Sight valued more than longevity

Researchers in London, UK found that on average, people would choose 4.6 years of life in perfect health over 10 years of life with complete sight loss. When a similar exercise was performed for hearing, respondents chose an average of 6.8 years of perfect health as an alternative to 10 years of life with complete hearing loss.

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Stats: 82% would take a genetic test for Alzheimer's risk-7401

Stats: 82% would take a genetic test for Alzheimer's risk

The latest World Alzheimer's Report focuses on attitudes towards dementia, providing survey results from 70,000+ people from more than 155 countries, expert essays, case studies and a compilation of programs aimed at reducing stigma.

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Employees say companies should help them build skills-7358

Employees say companies should help them build skills

Workers expect their supervisors to help them build skills continuously and in-person, highlighting the importance of employee mentorship programs, according to a new survey by Clutch, a B2B research and ratings service that evaluates companies based on various quantitative and qualitative factors.

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Stats: 46% of adults 70+ wrongly take daily aspirin-7294

Stats: 46% of adults 70+ wrongly take daily aspirin

Nearly half (46%) of US adults ages 70 and older who don't have heart disease nonetheless take aspirin daily, often without a doctor's recommendation, and despite the fact that current guidelines are against this practice.

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Stats: 76% of adults 75+ take dietary supplements-7269

Stats: 76% of adults 75+ take dietary supplements

We all want to improve our cognitive health; however, this desire can prompt costly, unhelpful and sometimes harmful, decision making.

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