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by Colorado State University's Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging

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  • Climate Change and Population Aging with Dr. Mick Smyer: Season 4 Finale

    August 27, 2024 · 44 min

    Michael "Mick" Smyer, former provost and emeritus professor of psychology at Bucknell University, is now the founder and CEO of Growing Greener, an initiative dedicated to mobilizing older adults to take action on climate change. In this…

  • Bubble Wrap is for Packages, Not People with Dr. Anita Bundy

    August 12, 2024 · 34 min

    Anita Bundy, an occupational therapist at CSU, discusses the vital role of play throughout life – from childhood to older adulthood. She explains how "risky play" helps children develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally, and how…

  • Addressing the Home Health Workforce Gap with Nancy Murray

    July 29, 2024 · 30 min

    Nancy Murray, an economic development specialist with Larimer County, joins to discuss an Opportunity Now grant aimed at addressing Colorado's caregiver shortage. With over 684,000 annual openings projected nationwide for home health…

  • Life After Caregiving with Dr. Julie Silver Seidle

    July 15, 2024 · 33 min

    Assistant Professor Julie Silver Seidle, an occupational therapist specializing in older adulthood, shares insights from her 2020 dissertation about the emotional and physical challenges caregivers face during bereavement. She also…

  • UTIs, Delirium and Cognitive Decline with Drs. Julie Moreno and Amanda Latham

    July 2, 2024 · 43 min

    Assistant Professor Julie Moreno and recently graduated Ph.D. student Amanda Latham of CSU's Toxicology program join to discuss the surprising cognitive impacts of urinary tract infections. This episode explores how UTIs can lead to…

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  • Intergenerational Learning with Dr. Grace Borlee

    June 17, 2024 · 38 min

    Grace Borlee, an assistant professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, describes an intergenerational learning project in which MIP students were paired with older adult volunteers to complete a lab experiment. The pilot project…

  • Myelin and Memory with Dr. Aga Burzynska

    June 3, 2024 · 40 min

    Aga Burzynska, an associate professor at CSU and director of The BRAiN Lab, shares her latest research, published in Neurobiology of Aging, which studied 141 adults aged 20 to 80. Burzynska's team found that myelin, the protective…

  • Skin Care and Aging with Dr. Saranya Wyles

    May 13, 2024 · 38 min

    Dr. Saranya Wyles, a dermatologist from the Mayo Clinic, delves into the science of skin aging and the reasoning behind common age-related skin concerns, like wrinkles, age spots, and skin thinning and sagging. She shares a basic skin care…

  • Health Care Access with HHS Regional Director Lily Griego

    April 30, 2024 · 39 min

    Regional Director Lily Griego from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discusses recent initiatives impacting adults in Colorado, including the HHS's mission to address maternal care, mental health destigmatization, and rural…

  • Supporting Caregivers with Dr. Meara Faw

    April 15, 2024 · 38 min

    Associate Professor of Communication Studies Meara Faw explores the complexities of caregiving, including statistics on its prevalence, the challenges faced by care partners, and the unique needs they encounter. Faw shares insights from…

  • Shifting Dynamics of Long-Term Care with Dr. Greg Gahm

    April 1, 2024 · 44 min

    Dr. Greg Gahm – a geriatrician, Corporate Medical Director for Vivage Senior Living, and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at CU Anschutz – discusses the long-term care industry over the decades, including the different types of…

  • Should There Be Age Limits for Politicians? A Panel Discussion

    March 13, 2024 · 1 hr 31 min

    Amidst the ongoing debate over whether Presidents Biden and Trump are "too old" to run for president again, our season 4 premiere offers a compelling panel discussion. At the crossroads of healthy aging, anti-ageism, political science, and…

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About the show

We’re decoding the science of healthy aging, bringing it out of the lab and into the homes of a broader public. living healthy longer covers the latest in the biological, cognitive, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of getting older—from research happening at Colorado State University, to interventions and community programs supporting our ever-growing, aging population, to news headlines that challenge what we thought we knew about aging. Join hosts from the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging at Colorado State University as we break down what science says about living a longer, healthier life.