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10/23/2013 - Most Americans accumulating debt faster than they’re saving for retirement

A majority of Americans with 401(k)-type savings accounts are accumulating debt faster than they are setting aside money for retirement, further undermining the nation’s troubled system for old-age saving, a new report has found. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

10/22/2013 - Cities Grapple With Pension Debt

Dozens of local municipalities are facing major budget issues, with pension debts getting much of the blame. And many city workers are finding their retirement funds in danger, or worse. Host Michel Martin speaks with Michael Fletcher of The Washington Post, about the issue. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

10/21/2013 - Less Sleep Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease

Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who get less sleep or poor quality sleep tend to have abnormal brain images that hint at the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at Time.

10/21/2013 - Scientists Discover New Biological Clock With Age-Measuring Potential

A team of scientists from UCLA have discovered a new biological clock with the potential to measure the age of human tissue. While preliminary, the research has fascinating implications for anti-aging – if it holds up in further testing. Read the full article at Forbes.

10/18/2013 - Stanford 2013 Roundtable panelists demystify the secrets of happiness

The Stanford 2013 Roundtable, “Are You Happy Now? The New Science of Happiness and Wellbeing,” convened a panel of psychologists, neuroscientists and business experts to discuss what makes people happy. Their message: Pursuing meaning in one’s life is the key to establishing sustained happiness. Panelists included Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Ian Gotlib. Read more… Read more 10/18/2013 - Stanford 2013 Roundtable panelists demystify the secrets of happiness

10/19/2013 - Study: Brains flush toxic waste in sleep, including Alzheimer’s-linked protein

While we are asleep, our bodies may be resting, but our brains are busy taking out the trash. A new study has found that the cleanup system in the brain, responsible for flushing out toxic waste products that cells produce with daily use, goes into overdrive in mice that are asleep. The cells even shrink in size… Read more 10/19/2013 - Study: Brains flush toxic waste in sleep, including Alzheimer’s-linked protein

10/18/2013 - Why 65 is Too Young to Retire

The magical age 65 that signaled retirement time for our parents might not hold true for the baby boomer generation. Sure the idea is appealing to call it quits before we are too old to appreciate and enjoy our second act. But the reality may be that 65 is just too young to retire. Read… Read more 10/18/2013 - Why 65 is Too Young to Retire

10/17/2013 - Elderly Will Need Help as They Age at Home

As baby boomers, some 78 million strong and our nation’s largest demographic group, head into their retirement years, they will present enormous challenges for housing providers and policy makers. Read the full article at The New York Times.

10/16/2013 - Americans need a simple retirement system

“We should never have let our retirement system evolve into one where individuals are responsible for all of the complicated decisions of saving and investing for retirement. But given where we are, we need to make the system we have as easy and automatic as possible.” Read the full article at MarketWatch.

10/16/2013 - UCSF studying health of S.F. seniors in choirs

It seems true that singing in a choir can be therapeutic, especially for older adults, but a groundbreaking clinical trial is under way in San Francisco to see whether science agrees. Over the next five years, researchers at UCSF will create a dozen senior choirs throughout the city to compare the physical strength, balance, memory and… Read more 10/16/2013 - UCSF studying health of S.F. seniors in choirs