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Tech Talk: Digital human mental wellbeing coach arrives-8482

Tech Talk: Digital human mental wellbeing coach arrives

Here's a look at what's ahead for wellness: digital human coaches to help personalize customer goals and interactions, particularly when many people are still stuck at home.

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Mental health

Stats: 89% of companies to boost wellbeing programs going forward-8472

Stats: 89% of companies to boost wellbeing programs going forward

Aon plc, a professional services firm providing risk, retirement and health solutions, has published a report based on coalition meetings involving more than 130 organizations across multiple industries and four continents in 10 cities. Participants examined issues arising from the pandemic; shared key learnings and insights; helped develop best practices for moving forward; and outlined priorities to accelerate economic recovery, focusing on work, travel and convene efforts across leading businesses. The report is worth a read for context and global insights on post-pandemic planning.

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Sheltering in place tied to loneliness, depression-8369

Sheltering in place tied to loneliness, depression

Older adults experienced greater depression and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by Indiana University researchers, and relationship strength - i.e., perceived closeness to network members - moderated the relationship between loneliness and depression. Although the study reads as though the pandemic is over, that is far from the case right now. Therefore, active-aging organizations can help by ensuring as many social connection opportunities for their constituents as possible, especially through technology. It might help to monitor participation and intervene if a member or resident's social engagement appears to be dropping.

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Music promotes brain health, mental well-being-8343

Music promotes brain health, mental well-being

Music is most likely part of every active-aging organization's programming because it clearly improves residents' and members' mood, engagement in physical activities such as dancing, and can reduce stress and anxiety. In this comprehensive report, the Global Council on Brain Health presents 10 evidence-based recommendations plus practical tips for incorporating music into older adults' lives to promote mental well-being, increase social connection, and stimulate thinking skills.

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Negative thinking may boost Alzheimer's disease risk-8277

Negative thinking may boost Alzheimer's disease risk

Repetitive negative thinking is linked to subsequent cognitive decline as well as the deposition of harmful brain proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, recent research suggests.

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Mental health

How fitness boosts memory in older adults with MCI-8266

How fitness boosts memory in older adults with MCI

Plenty of research has shown that exercise is linked to brain health, with some studies suggesting fitness may even improve memory. But what happens during exercise to trigger these benefits? A study from UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, that mapped brain changes after one year of aerobic workouts has uncovered a potentially critical process: Exercise boosts blood flow into two key regions of the brain associated with memory. Notably, the study showed this blood flow can help even older people with memory issues improve cognition, a finding that scientists say could guide future Alzheimer's disease research.

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