/tags/aging aging en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:46:32 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-03-13/a-death-doula-keeps-legacies-alive-in-rural-oregon Birth doulas who help mothers through delivery are well known. But there’s a growing movement of end-of-life or death doulas. They can be especially helpful for isolated, older residents in rural areas. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:46:32 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-03-13/a-death-doula-keeps-legacies-alive-in-rural-oregon Justin Higginbottom /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-14/pushing-the-boundaries-of-mortality It's hard to imagine living for 100 years or more, but then our ancestors could scarcely imagine a world in which few people died as children. Fatal… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:16:45 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-14/pushing-the-boundaries-of-mortality The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-17/exchange-exemplar-midlife-crises-faux-and-otherwise Does life at 50 match up to what we thought it would be at age 20? For that matter, does any 20-year-old even imagine life at 50? Former NPR reporter… Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:11:26 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-17/exchange-exemplar-midlife-crises-faux-and-otherwise The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-11-26/living-forever-vicariously-bridging-generation-gaps Marc Freedman is not into plastic surgery, nutritional supplements, or the Singularity. He's about bridging the generational divide in ways that benefit… Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:45:49 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-11-26/living-forever-vicariously-bridging-generation-gaps Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-06-18/a-grain-of-salt-for-anti-aging-claims "Feel years younger now!" We hear claims like that frequently, especially with 10,000 Americans reaching retirement age every day. Can you believe any of… Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:06:56 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-06-18/a-grain-of-salt-for-anti-aging-claims Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-09/uo-professor-pushes-for-more-study-of-teens The United States is a graying country; the median age is near 40. In many African countries, the median age is under 20, so it might behoove the world to… Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:35:02 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-09/uo-professor-pushes-for-more-study-of-teens Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-20/aging-in-place-outside-of-town Few people ever talk about WANTING to move into a senior care facility. Most of us would prefer to stay in our own homes, albeit with some amenities that… Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:20:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-20/aging-in-place-outside-of-town Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-11-15/a-midlife-crisis-assist-from-the-philosophers "Midlife crisis" comes with a stock photo in America, and usually one question: Corvette or Mustang? Or some other red sports car? Kieran Setiya offers… Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:36:22 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-11-15/a-midlife-crisis-assist-from-the-philosophers Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-22/mid-life-reimagined So what DO we do with our lives when we're beyond the mid-point? Hunker down and push on to retirement, or take a different approach? Barbara Bradley… Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:11:17 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-22/mid-life-reimagined Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-09-16/meet-the-authors-how-to-age-in-place Call it a senior center or an "old folks' home," few people want to go there to live out the remaining days of their lives, no matter how comfortable.Many… Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:55:59 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-09-16/meet-the-authors-how-to-age-in-place Geoffrey Riley