#older-adults

#older-adults

The COVID-19 pandemic may not have been as damaging to people's mental health as once thought, a new study indicates.Overall, the pandemic caused minimal changes in depression, anxiety, and mental health symptoms among the general population compared to times before the pandemic.The study published in the British Medical Journal was led by researchers at McGill University, Canada, and included data from 137 other studies from around the world.

"Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web and Mobile Usability" by Steve Krug is an updated version of his classic book on web usability.This practical and humorous guide includes methods for conducting usability tests and improving the usability of web interfaces.It is a must-read for anyone involved in web or mobile design.

Q: If I get less than the recommended seven or eight hours of sleep every night, will a midday nap make up for that loss?Maybe you stayed up too late scrolling TikTok, or tossed and turned because of anxious thoughts.And now you're wondering if a quick lunchtime nap will give you the energy boost you need to power through the rest of the day, and potentially regain the health benefits of a full night's sleep you may have lost.

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved GSK's vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., for adults who are 60 and older, the company said.The vaccine, to be sold as Arexvy, appears to be the first in the world approved for sale to protect older adults.Image An transmission electron microscopic image of R.S.V.Credit...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The F.D.A. estimates that R.S.V. is associated with 6,000 to 10,000 deaths each year in adults 65 and older and at least 60,000 hospitalizations in that age group.

In 21st-century Britain, there is still a shocking gap between men's and women's pensions.While public discourse has been dominated by the gender pay gap, which has been almost eliminated for women under the age of 40, women remain the poor relations when it comes to financial security in later life.

Tonight, and almost every night, something amazing will happen inside your brain.As you turn off the light switch and fall asleep, you will be switching on the neurological equivalent of a dishwasher deep-clean cycle.First, the activity of billions of brain cells will begin to synchronise, and oscillate between bursts of excitation and rest.

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Three Years Into Covid, We Still Don't Know How to Talk About It [NYT]

Gair, Serving Bar Snacks, Charcuterie and More, Opens in Dumbo [NYT]

Brooklyn Mourns Death of Doctors Peter Smith, Patricia O'Neill [Eagle]

Expanded Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults to Open This Fall [BP]

A New Mezcal Bar, Cafe Mez, Opens in Bushwick [BP]

Egg Prices Create a Boon for the Brooklyn Backyard Chicken [BK Reader]

Fare Evasion Arrests Skyrocket, Majority Are Black, Brown Riders [amNY]

Brooklyn Dad Rents Truck to Feed Families at NYCHA Complex [Pix11]

The Brooklyn Museum Asks, Why Not Entrepreneurs in Residence?