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6/27/2013 - Three Questions That Will Change Your Retirement Plans

So much of retirement is focused on the dollars and cents; but money can’t buy happiness, good friends, or great health.  Which is why it’s important that new and soon-to-be retirees prepare for the equally important factors associated with everyday life in retirement … the mental, the social, and the physical. Read the full article at… Read more 6/27/2013 - Three Questions That Will Change Your Retirement Plans

6/27/2013 - Virtual skin reveals secrets of aging

Computer models suggest that “sleeping” skin cells are responsible for skin’s ability to regenerate—or not. Read the full article at Futurity.

6/27/2013 - Scientists discern signatures of old versus young stem cells

In a study published June 27 in Cell Reports, a team led by Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, professor of neurology and neurological sciences, chief of the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System’s neurology service and Deputy Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, has identified characteristic differences in “histone signatures” between stem cells from the muscles of… Read more 6/27/2013 - Scientists discern signatures of old versus young stem cells

6/26/2013 - Aging Parents, Dementia And Financial Decisions: What Is Safe?

There is a lot of research to inform us that as an aging parent develops dementia, their financial decision-making capacity erodes early on.  At the same time, a parent can be quite appropriate socially and appear “fine”. A case at AgingParents.com involved a frustrated daughter with a mother like that. Read the full article at Forbes.  … Read more 6/26/2013 - Aging Parents, Dementia And Financial Decisions: What Is Safe?

6/25/2013 - Navratilova and others discuss staying fit and healthy at age 20 vs. age 60

One sneaker fits all. According to government recommendations, you should do at least 21 / 2 hours of moderate aerobic activity per week and twice-weekly sessions of strength training to improve your health, no matter your age. But don’t physical fitness needs change as we grow older? Not that much, it turns out. Read the… Read more 6/25/2013 - Navratilova and others discuss staying fit and healthy at age 20 vs. age 60

6/25/2013 - New ways to help seniors deal with pain and depression

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 5 percent of Americans age 65 and older living in community settings have major depression, which can result in acute psychological anguish, disability, suicide and early death. Rates for seniors who are hospitalized or living in nursing homes are much higher, 25 to 40… Read more 6/25/2013 - New ways to help seniors deal with pain and depression

6/25/2013 - Working boomers need to cut disability risk

More Americans say that one piece of their retirement-savings plan is to keep working and to delay retirement. But all too often a health crisis or illness blows a big hole in that idea. The bad news? Older workers have few options for insuring against that risk. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

6/25/2013 - Retirement Planning: Make Your Money Last

Retirement planning is no longer just about accumulating a nest egg. It’s about optimizing what you’ve worked so hard to achieve, so you have reliable income throughout retirement – regardless of how long you live. This means the investment and savings strategies you used to accumulate wealth need to be adjusted as you prepare for… Read more 6/25/2013 - Retirement Planning: Make Your Money Last

6/24/2013 - Depression May Increase The Risk Of Dementia Later On

Depression can have physical consequences. Research now suggests that when people get depressed in middle age and beyond, they’re more likely to develop dementia in old age. Read/Listen to the full story at National Public Radio (NPR).

6/24/2013 - Rowboats for Retirement

A lot of people used to think of 401(k) retirement accounts this way. But in the last six years, most Americans have gained a new appreciation of financial bad weather and the threat of a perfect storm. Stock market volatility, low interest rates and a sagging bond market have discouraged retirement savings. Read the full… Read more 6/24/2013 - Rowboats for Retirement