Posted on 01/30/2006 5:24:16 AM PST by AdmSmith
Like I tell my kids, there's a reason Alex Trebek doesn't do a "Senior Jeopardy." It would be too awkard to have the first contestant spend half an hour saying "What is... umm, wait, it's right on the tip of my tongue...."
"They let you use a knife?? LUCKY!!!"
Only on Sundays
In a few years they will tell you it's actually the ALAR that's responsible..
So you only have to up your intake by 1-3 apples to replicate the results of the study.
I'm always a little leery about studies funded by an industry group that find that an increase in sales...er...consumption has a medical benefit.
That is, IF, I were consuming apples solely for the purpose of the study.
That's okay--I don't. ;)
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
Who would you have do the funding?
Every year the universities sponsor studies of everything from how babies are potty-trained to the sex life of frogs.
True, sometimes the funding is from government or industry sources, but which is better from an independent point of view?
"This study was sponsored through an unrestricted grant by the U.S. Apple Association and the Apple Products Research and Education Council. "
A smidgen of credibility just went away...
Do not judge them too hard. I am pretty sure that they would have had he same result if they were sponsored by Coca Cola or a company producing juice equipment or NIH.
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060406_old_optimism.html
Optimism Comes with Age
By Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
posted: 06 April 2006
02:11 pm ET
People tend to see the glass half full more frequently as they age, new research indicates.
Researchers showed test subjects virtual faces portraying sadness, anger, fear and happiness. They used eye-tracking technology to record which faces the subjects looked at and for how long.
Test subjects age 18-21 focused on the fear faces. Those 57 to 84 zeroed in on the happy faces and avoided the angry ones.
The participants were screened for cognitive ability—all were sharp.
What's it mean? Perhaps with their time on Earth getting shorter, people tend to focus on things that make them feel good now, the researchers figure. Whatever the reason, they seem motivated to avoid focusing on negative information.
"The study suggests that the way individuals in late life process information enables them to stay on an even emotional keel and feel good," said study leader Derek Isaacowitz of Brandeis University. "By focusing more on positive things and avoiding negative ones, older adults are able to maintain emotional resilience, which becomes acutely important in the face of dwindling time."
The study is detailed in the journal Psychology and Aging.
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