Leid Stories—Do Some Mental Maintenance and Free Your Mind!—12.01.17

Pleeeeze help put a lid on this crazy week. We really need it. Your perspective will go a long way in calming our frazzled nerves. It’s “Free Your Mind Friday,” our weekly open forum on Leid Stories, and it’s all about talking to each other, sharing information, opinions and ideas. Add your flavor to our delicious soup. Call 888-874-4888. Download this …

Older adults have their own perspectives on sadness, loneliness and serenity

AMHERST, Mass. – A new study led by associate professor Rebecca Ready in the department of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that older adults have different, more positive responses than young adults about feelings such as serenity, sadness and loneliness. Ready calls the findings “highly clinically significant” because the information could help caregivers, …