Merwin
October 21, 2025
Health
Healthspan Is Becoming Real: What the GLP-1 Shift Means Healthspan Is Becoming Real: What the GLP-1 Shift Means At a leading aging research meeting, major drug makers described GLP-1 medicines as “longevity therapeutics.” That language shift matters: it opens the door to earlier prevention trials, better biomarkers, and treatments that aim to help us live not only longer, but better. …
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Merwin
December 5, 2025
Health, Research, Research Notes
Warren Peters, MD, MPH, FOMA Director – Metabolic Obesity Research Clinic (MORC) Associate Professor LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY – School of Public Health
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Merwin
December 4, 2025
Health, Pierce County, Voice of Health
Warren Peters, MD, MPH, FOMADirector – Metabolic Obesity Research Clinic (MORC)Associate Professor LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY – School of Public Health From Dopamine Pills to Personalized Neurons: Aspen’s Autologous Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) has long been managed through pharmacology: levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, COMT inhibitors, and complex delivery systems designed to keep dopamine levels within a …
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Merwin
December 1, 2025
Coffee, Community & Cognitive Health, Health, Voice of Health
Warren Peters, MD, MPH, FOMADirector – Metabolic Obesity Research Clinic (MORC)Associate ProfessorLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY – School of Public HealthNutrition Research Center When you care for someone with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, FTD, or Huntington’s, something quietly devastating happens…you start losing control of your life too.” “They’re losing abilities.You’re losing stability.And every day becomes a shifting landscape neither of you can control.” …
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Merwin
November 11, 2025
Health, Pierce County, Prompt, Tacoma, The Prompt – Pierce County
Actionable Ways to Build and Maintain Mind-Sharpening Friendships If you’re finding your social circle shrinking, leveraging your passion for digital tools can actually be the key to expanding it: 1. Join Niche Online Groups: Use platforms like Meetup or Facebook to find groups centered around your specific interests, such as GenAI” or “Local History Buffs.” These groups instantly provide complex, …
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Merwin
November 10, 2025
Coffee, Community & Cognitive Health, Health, Nostalgia for Seniors, Pierce County, Prompt
A cup of coffee isn’t just a pick‑me‑up. For many of us, it’s a ritual that reminds us who we are — where we’ve been, and who we show up for. Science has a name for what happens at the table: connection therapy. Jokes, memories, and conversations light up brain regions linked to reward and attention. For adults 60+, that …
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Merwin
November 8, 2025
Pierce County, Prompt
Viewer Consumption & Market Share (The Tsunami) The shift to short-form video is having a dramatic, quantifiable impact on both viewer consumption and advertising spend. Health · Research · Research Notes December 5, 2025 How Common is Alzheimer’s ? Health · Pierce County · Voice of Health December 4, 2025 Personalized Cell Replacement for Parkinson’s Health · Research · …
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Merwin
November 7, 2025
Health, Pierce County, Prompt
Nostalgia isn’t just sentimentality—it’s neuroscience wrapped in memory.According to the University of Florida’s Psychology of Nostalgia (2025), revisiting positive past experiences activates brain regions linked to reward, social bonding, and emotional regulation. For older adults, these reflections can ease loneliness, boost mood, and help preserve cognitive function. When we reminisce, we reconnect with the people, places, and feelings that shaped …
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Merwin
October 31, 2025
Pierce County
Creating Tacoma Series Bricks, Rails & Rain: Tacoma’s Working Waterfront From tideflat mornings to union halls and cleanup wins, how the waterfront’s rails, cranes, and crews built a city. The tideflats: where rails meet hull plates and the day starts early. (Credit: local archives / attribution) Before dawn, the tideflats breathe steam. Switch crews line cuts of cars, gantry cranes …
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Merwin
October 29, 2025
Pierce County
The People Who Built Tacoma — The Tunnels of China Lake Story #2025-10-27-0014 | Series: Creating Tacoma Local lore speaks of tunnels dug beneath China Lake—some say for ore transport, others for refuge. The lake’s name itself is a nod to these Chinese workers, who were later expelled in the infamous 1885 purge known as the Tacoma Method. The tunnels, …
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Merwin Peters
October 28, 2025
Pierce County
☕ Tacoma’s Favorite Coffee Shops for Longevity Seekers Where every cup comes with a side of nostalgia. In Tacoma, coffee isn’t just a beverage—it’s a ritual. For our over-65 neighbors, it’s where stories are shared, friendships rekindled, and mornings begin with purpose. Whether you’re a lifelong local or newly retired, these ten coffee shops offer warmth, familiarity, and a place …
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