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DATE: May 15, 2026 at 08:18AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEED

TITLE: Is cannabis safe after 65? Stanford experts reveal 5 risks older adults should know

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515002201.htm

Cannabis use among older adults is rising fast, but today’s marijuana is far more potent than many people realize — and experts warn the risks may be underestimated. Stanford Medicine specialists say modern cannabis can increase the chances of heart problems, falls, memory issues, dangerous drug interactions, and even addiction, especially for people over 65.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515002201.htm

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DATE: May 15, 2026 at 08:18AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHIATIRY FEED

TITLE: Is cannabis safe after 65? Stanford experts reveal 5 risks older adults should know

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515002201.htm

Cannabis use among older adults is rising fast, but today’s marijuana is far more potent than many people realize — and experts warn the risks may be underestimated. Stanford Medicine specialists say modern cannabis can increase the chances of heart problems, falls, memory issues, dangerous drug interactions, and even addiction, especially for people over 65.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515002201.htm

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DATE: May 15, 2026 at 08:18AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEED

TITLE: Is cannabis safe after 65? Stanford experts reveal 5 risks older adults should know

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515002201.htm

Cannabis use among older adults is rising fast, but today’s marijuana is far more potent than many people realize — and experts warn the risks may be underestimated. Stanford Medicine specialists say modern cannabis can increase the chances of heart problems, falls, memory issues, dangerous drug interactions, and even addiction, especially for people over 65.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515002201.htm

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Why supplements aren’t a shortcut to healthy ageing
#Health #HealthyAging #Supplements #Nutrition #VitaminD #VitaminB12 #Protein #Wellness #OlderAdults #Longevity #HealthyLiving #Diet #Fitness #Aging #Vitamins #Nutrition #NutritionTips #SeniorHealth
https://the-14.com/why-supplements-arent-a-shortcut-to-healthy-ageing/

Georgia Tech: New Study Shows Explainability is a Must for Older Adults to Trust AI. “Voice-activated, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) agents must provide clear explanations for their suggestions, or older adults aren’t likely to trust them. That’s one of the main findings from a study by AI Caring on what older adults expect from explainable AI (XAI).”

The Conversation: Older Americans who vote live longer than those who don’t – new research. “Using objectively verified voting records from Catalist, which tracks Americans’ voting behavior, along with official National Death Index records, we found that voters were 45% less likely to die within five years after the 2008 election, 37% less likely to die 10 years after the election, and […]

Most older Indians don't know they can take their own children to a tribunal for neglect.
Most families don't know maintaining their parents is a legal obligation, not a choice.
The Maintenance Act 2007 exists. Very few people know what's in it.

https://medium.com/@sivaprasadbose/senior-citizen-abuse-in-india-what-the-law-actually-says-c6070bad023a

#SeniorCitizens #ElderAbuse #IndianLaw #KnowYourRights #MaintenanceAct #ElderCare #SeniorCitizenRights #FamilyLawIndia #LegalAwareness #IndiaLaw #SocialJustice #OlderAdults #LegalRights #ParentsRights #IndiaAgeing

7 Gardening Ideas for Older Adults with Limited Mobility (And Why Quitting Gardening Is the Biggest Mistake You Can Make This April) https://www.allforgardening.com/1722601/7-gardening-ideas-for-older-adults-with-limited-mobility-and-why-quitting-gardening-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-can-make-this-april-2/ #ContainerGardening #garden #gardener #gardening #GardeningTool #NationalGardenBureau #NationalInstitutesOfHealth #OlderAdults #PhysicalActivityLevels #Shutterstock #UniversityOfEdinburgh #VerticalGardening

7 Gardening Ideas for Older Adults with Limited Mobility (And Why Quitting Gardening Is the Biggest Mistake You Can Make This April) https://www.allforgardening.com/1722464/7-gardening-ideas-for-older-adults-with-limited-mobility-and-why-quitting-gardening-is-the-biggest-mistake-you-can-make-this-april/ #ContainerGardening #garden #gardening #GardeningTool #NationalGardenBureau #NationalInstitutesOfHealth #OlderAdults #PhysicalActivityLevels #Shutterstock #UniversityOfEdinburgh #VerticalGardening

University of Michigan: A pocket-sized personal trainer: AI-written texts aim to get older adults moving. “Artificial intelligence can write text messages encouraging physical activity that most older adults consider appropriate and good quality, but their feelings about AI—and if they know AI wrote the message—impact their response, a new study in the Journals of Gerontology suggests.”

Study finds loneliness is linked to poorer memory in older adults, but not faster decline

📰 Original title: Lonely people have worse memory but don’t decline faster, study finds

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#health #loneliness #memory #olderadults

TechSpot: 81-year-old Dodgers fan shut out by smartphone-only season tickets. “Errol Segal has been a LA Dodgers season ticket holder for over 50 years, but that run has come to an end as the team transitions to all-digital for season tickets. Segal, who runs a recycling center in south LA, is one of around 23 million adults living in the US who don’t own a smartphone.”

A New Study Found This Daily Habit May Help Slow Aging

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#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #acceleratedaging #Agingprocess #Biologicalaging #DailyMultivitamin #DNAMethylation #nutrition #olderadults
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2594781/a-new-study-found-this-daily-habit-may-help-slow-aging-2/

A New Study Found This Daily Habit May Help Slow Aging https://www.diningandcooking.com/2594781/a-new-study-found-this-daily-habit-may-help-slow-aging-2/ #AcceleratedAging #AgingProcess #BiologicalAging #DailyMultivitamin #DNAMethylation #nutrition #OlderAdults

SF Gate: Man who was in viral YouTube video pleads guilty in $27M fraud targeting seniors. “Jiandong Chen, 42, also known as ‘Little Tiger,’ admitted in federal court Thursday that he was part of a $27 million conspiracy involving fraud and money laundering, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.”

A New Study Found This Daily Habit May Help Slow Aging

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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2588614/a-new-study-found-this-daily-habit-may-help-slow-aging/

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CalMatters: Find a senior center near you in California. “California has hundreds of public senior centers and community spaces serving older adults across the state — but there isn’t an easy way to find one near you. We put together this map to help fill that gap. Senior centers are different from assisted living or adult day care programs. They’re community spaces where older adults can […]

Daily Free Press (Boston University): ‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections. “Outside Pavement Coffeehouse, a plaque on a phonebox installed during the first week of March invites people to ‘call a boomer’ as part of a social experiment. When someone makes a call, a similar phone labeled ‘Call a Zoomer’ located in a senior housing complex in Reno, […]

The Conversation: It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation too. “In 2024, nine in ten people in the UK reported seeing misinformation on social media. Yet only 3% of the population had taken a media literacy course. While there is working being done to ensure technology is accessible, users must have the skills and confidence to recognise if they are being […]

TechSpot: Meet the 91-year-old gamer who beat Resident Evil Requiem the old-fashioned way. “Few players can claim to have mastered Resident Evil Requiem without once glancing at a walkthrough. Fewer still can say they did it at 91, armed only with a pen, paper, and patience. Yet that is exactly how Chinese gamer Yang Binglin – better known online as Game Grandpa – tackled Capcom’s latest […]

ABC News (Australia): At 102 years old, Dean Simes might be Australia’s oldest tech-help guy. “Age is no barrier for 102-year-old Dean Simes, who runs the Computer Pals seniors computer club in Turramurra. Mr Simes’s club teaches senior citizens how to use a variety of computer and smartphone functions such as Windows 11, Microsoft Excel and WhatsApp.”

Nebraska Public Media: Nebraska veteran becomes oldest organ donor in U.S. history at 100 years old. “Roger recalled he and his siblings being approached by Live On Nebraska, an organ procurement organization, while his 100-year-old father, Dale Steele, was being treated at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The organization asked Dale’s surviving children if they would consent to the […]

Yale School of Public Health: Yale study challenges notion that aging means decline, finds many older adults improve over time. “Analyzing more than a decade of data from a large, nationally representative study of older Americans, lead author Dr. Becca R. Levy, PhD, a professor of social and behavioral sciences at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH), found that nearly half of adults aged […]

UC Riverside: A gel for wounds that won’t heal. “As aging populations and rising diabetes rates drive an increase in chronic wounds, more patients face the risk of amputations. UC Riverside researchers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel capable of healing injuries that might otherwise progress to limb loss.”

KPBS: County launches aging dashboard as senior population grows. “The dashboard pulls together dozens of indicators, including housing costs and hospitalization rates, drawing from more than 30 sources such as federal census data, regional planning agencies and state health surveys. It is modeled after California’s Master Plan for Aging and aligns with goals around inclusion, equity, […]

Carnegie Mellon University: SURF Student’s AI Kitchen Tracker Aimed at Empowering Older Adults. “As a junior majoring in artificial intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University, Glenda Tan is using her Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) opportunity to address a growing global challenge: helping older adults live independently and with dignity. Her project, developed in […]