ZOOMER Magazine

This way up

Recent peaks and valleys in the journey …

- By Mike Crisolago

Shockingly, Richard this Simmons may mean that one of Canadian humanity’s researcher­s sharpest find minds that maintain aerobics cognitive also help seniors function.

UCLA research on fruit flies suggests tweaking a human gene could ward off age-related disease and increase the American lifespan beyond 100 years In related news, UCLA scientists finally discover a productive use for fruit flies.

No word on whether they served Werther’s Original candies instead of communion to non-Catholic attendees Pope Francis holds a mass to celebrate seniors at the Vatican.

“We swear, sir. This is for science” Illinois researcher­s trip seniors in effort to determine the best methods for preventing senior falls.

The kindness of seniors New Brunswick retirees raise money to help foreign student in their community replace personal items after fire.

At least they aren’t accidental­ly booking medical appointmen­ts with Dr. Dre Auto-fill inadverten­tly changes the word “Grandma” to “Grandmaste­r Flash” on Facebook, meaning thousands of grandkids are receiving loving messages from the legendary rapper.

Remember all those quarters Grandpa “found” behind your ear? He needs them back American senior citizens run up $18 billion student loan tab.

Papa, Can You Hear This? Barbra Streisand’s latest disc, Partners, hits No. 1 on the charts, making the 72-yearold the first singer in history to accomplish the feat six decades in a row.

Seniors polled for a new study rank “having good health” as most essential for a happy retirement. “Trying new things” ranks last So much for those wakeboardi­ng lessons from Jean Chrétien.

NASA announces discovery of a star believed to “age prematurel­y” due to the gravitatio­nal pull of the planet that orbits it They were tipped off to the premature aging when they noticed the star wearing socks with sandals and complainin­g about how the solar system was a lot safer when it was a kid.

True North strong and free … unless you oppose the oil pipeline Canadian grandmothe­r, 71, with no criminal record tabbed as terrorist threat for taking photos of Kinder Morgan oil storage tanks.

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