LTS Weekly News Roundup

Caregiving in the News:
AAFP: Caregiving Affects Health of Three-Quarters of Caregivers, According to National Survey
A national survey conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians has found that caregiving has negatively impacted the health of 72% of caregivers across the U.S.

Psychology Today: Man the Fixer, Woman the Nurturer – the Caregiving Gender Gap This article explores the gender gap that occurs in caregiving and debates whether or not women are predisposed to caregiving as a result of fulfilling traditional maternal duties.

Elder Health in the News:
TIME: Brain Food: Berries Can Slow Cognitive Decline According to a recent report in the Annals of Neurology, women who frequently ate berries slowed down their brain decline by 1.5 to 2.5 years.

New York Times: The Faces of Alzheimer’s Cathy Greenblat, a professor of sociology at Rutgers, decided to challenge the way the U.S. views Alzheimer’s through a series of photographs and a book titled “Love, Loss and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently.”