Word: gerontologist
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...called Dr. Donna Benton, a gerontologist at the University of Southern California (no, Mom, I did not say anything about your slippery new bathroom tile, which, if it did come up, was mentioned only in the context of nonskid tub strips), and described how I had broached the subject...
...phone bill. We walk into a room and halt in midstride, the purpose forgotten. These annoying things happen to most of us eventually, and for a simple reason. Just as the body changes over time, so does the brain. "On any intelligence or memory test," says University of Chicago gerontologist Michael Roizen, "we lose, on average, 5% of our capability for every decade after...
Overall, the second half of life should be viewed not as a blue-plate special but as a buffet, advises University of Akron gerontologist Harvey Sterns. "People can approach the table and make all kinds of choices." To help you work up a healthy appetite, we offer you a taste of the future, based on the experiences of folks who have already bellied up to the table...
...often made worse by the fact that families aren't prepared for the role of caregiver. In addition to coping with the sadness of a loved one's illness, they simply don't know what to do or where to turn to relieve the burden. Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., gerontologist and author of Age Power, suggests that the most vital thing a caregiver can do is find a trusted adviser--"a person, not a pamphlet"--to help lead a family through the thickets of health care, financial and emotional questions. "Families should assume that they're grappling with a situation that...
...challenge to the youth worshippers in Hollywood and on Madison Avenue who have grown accustomed to targeting audiences between the ages of 18 and 49. "We have the entire marketplace in a ridiculous state of denial, and it's costing companies, advertisers and marketers billions of dollars," says gerontologist Ken Dychtwald, founder of the California company Age Wave and a Pied Piper of marketing to those older than...