PHILADELPHIA: A psychologist uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to help her clients work through negative thoughts that prevent positive change. Because negative thoughts and self-beliefs are typically irrational and false, she asks clients these questions: “What is your evidence for this belief?”; “Is this Read More »
Developer to build moving parts apartments for single seniors
ATLANTA: The 42 square-meter apartment has a bed which folds up into the wall and a dividing wall which pushes back to create one large living space.
“You can have a dinner party that sits eight people,” said the developer. “You can’t do that in Read More »
Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets
TUCSON: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers. But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to Read More »
Why your brain can’t ever actually be full
ALBUQUERQUE: Can the brain be “full”?
The answer is a resounding no, because, well, brains are more sophisticated than that. A study published earlier this year shows that instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories Read More »