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--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

The aging population and Natural Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs); local government, healthy aging, and healthy-NORCs
Masotti P, Fick R, Johnson-Masotti A, MacLeod S.
Alaska Med. 2006;49(2 Suppl):85-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17929613&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Tai Chi and Low Impact Exercise: Effects on the Physical Functioning and Psychological Well-Being of Older People
Brian Frye, Stephen Scheinthal, Tatyana Kemarskaya, and Rachel Pruchno
Journal of Applied Gerontology 2007;26 433-453
http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/5/433?etoc


--NEWS-

Scientists unraveling why some aging brains stay so sharp and how ...
International Herald Tribune - France
Companies have been reluctant to test side effect-prone drugs in an otherwise healthy aging brain, but scientists cited animal studies that suggest low-dose ...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/15/america/NA-GEN-US-Aging-Brains.php