Toyota unveils robot ‘busboy’ that clear tables, wipe countertops to help Japan’s aging society

Toyota unveiled a new robot that can tackle domestic chores like clearing tables and wiping down countertops and other surfaces. A human can easily tell an object apart from its reflection, but ‘transparent or reflective items commonly found in the home befuddle today’s robots,’ according to a statement from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). ‘Since … Read more

Brisk walking 5 times a week may combat brain aging, study suggests

A brisk walk around the block several times a week could do wonders to preserve a healthier mind – as well as body – as you age, a new study suggests.    In a year-long study conducted by University of Texas, Southwestern, researchers found that middle aged and older Americans scored higher on cognitive tests and … Read more

Josh Duhamel is nearly unrecognizable as an aging superhero in Jupiter’s Legacy

Josh Duhamel is nearly unrecognizable as an aging superhero in the first trailer for Netflix’s Jupiter’s Legacy By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:40 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 01:54 GMT, 3 March 2021 An iconic comic book from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Wanted) comes to life in the first teaser trailer for Jupiter’s … Read more

Michelle Pfeiffer, 62, insists there’s no way to ‘cheat’ aging

‘The secret is that there’s NO secret!’ Michelle Pfeiffer, 62, insists it’s impossible to ‘cheat’ aging and that her youthful looks are merely down to ‘sleeping, exercising, and eating right’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:08 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 11:09 GMT, 23 February 2021 Michelle Pfeiffer has insisted she has no … Read more

‘Physical stress’ at work linked to signs of brain aging and memory loss

Scientists have linked on-the-job stress to brain aging and memory loss for the first time, according to new research from Colorado State University.  Their findings pertain to a very specific kind of stress. Through surveys about people’s most recent jobs, memory tests and scans of their brains they found brain changes and recall problems in … Read more

Aging baby boomers have 3.5% poorer cognitive function than their parents’ generations

For generations, Americans’ of reasoning and memory – known as cognitive function – got better and better, until the baby boomers came along, new research suggests.  Data on more than 30,000 people spanning six generations reveals that early- and mid-baby boomers, who were born between 1948 and 1959, show more signs of mental decline than … Read more