Healthspan Is Becoming Real: What the GLP-1 Shift Means Healthspan Is Becoming Real: What the GLP-1 Shift Means At a leading aging research meeting, major drug makers described GLP-1 medicines as “longevity therapeutics.” That language shift matters: it opens the door to earlier prevention trials, better biomarkers, and treatments that aim to help us live… Continue reading Healthspan Is Becoming Real
An aging brain is not simply a failing brain
How Common is Alzheimer’s ?
Warren Peters, MD, MPH, FOMA Director – Metabolic Obesity Research Clinic (MORC) Associate Professor LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY – School of Public Health
Personalized Cell Replacement for Parkinson’s
Warren Peters, MD, MPH, FOMADirector – Metabolic Obesity Research Clinic (MORC)Associate Professor LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY – School of Public Health From Dopamine Pills to Personalized Neurons: Aspen’s Autologous Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) has long been managed through pharmacology: levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, COMT inhibitors, and complex delivery systems designed to… Continue reading Personalized Cell Replacement for Parkinson’s
Why Caregiving Feels Impossible
Warren Peters, MD, MPH, FOMADirector – Metabolic Obesity Research Clinic (MORC)Associate ProfessorLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY – School of Public HealthNutrition Research Center When you care for someone with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, FTD, or Huntington’s, something quietly devastating happens…you start losing control of your life too.” “They’re losing abilities.You’re losing stability.And every day becomes a shifting landscape… Continue reading Why Caregiving Feels Impossible
How Friendships Keep Us Sharp
Actionable Ways to Build and Maintain Mind-Sharpening Friendships If you’re finding your social circle shrinking, leveraging your passion for digital tools can actually be the key to expanding it: 1. Join Niche Online Groups: Use platforms like Meetup or Facebook to find groups centered around your specific interests, such as GenAI” or “Local History Buffs.”… Continue reading How Friendships Keep Us Sharp
Coffee, Conversation, and Connection
Science has a name for what happens at the table: connection therapy. Jokes, memories, and conversations light up brain regions linked to reward and attention. For adults 60+, that social spark supports mood, focus, and resilience — the same qualities we want when life gets loud. Welcome to Beat the Bot — our Retro‑Modern Series… Continue reading Coffee, Conversation, and Connection
Viewer Consumption & Market Share (The Tsunami)
Viewer Consumption & Market Share (The Tsunami) The shift to short-form video is having a dramatic, quantifiable impact on both viewer consumption and advertising spend.
Benefits of Nostalgia: How Memories Strengthen Us as We Age
Nostalgia isn’t just sentimentality—it’s neuroscience wrapped in memory.According to the University of Florida’s Psychology of Nostalgia (2025), revisiting positive past experiences activates brain regions linked to reward, social bonding, and emotional regulation. For older adults, these reflections can ease loneliness, boost mood, and help preserve cognitive function. When we reminisce, we reconnect with the people,… Continue reading Benefits of Nostalgia: How Memories Strengthen Us as We Age
How Tacoma’s working waterfront—rails, cranes, and unions—shaped a city
Creating Tacoma Series Bricks, Rails & Rain: Tacoma’s Working Waterfront From tideflat mornings to union halls and cleanup wins, how the waterfront’s rails, cranes, and crews built a city. The tideflats: where rails meet hull plates and the day starts early. (Credit: local archives / attribution) Before dawn, the tideflats breathe steam. Switch crews line… Continue reading How Tacoma’s working waterfront—rails, cranes, and unions—shaped a city
People Who Built Tacoma
The People Who Built Tacoma — The Tunnels of China Lake Story #2025-10-27-0014 | Series: Creating Tacoma Local lore speaks of tunnels dug beneath China Lake—some say for ore transport, others for refuge. The lake’s name itself is a nod to these Chinese workers, who were later expelled in the infamous 1885 purge known as… Continue reading People Who Built Tacoma