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6/7/2013 - Should retirement savings be mandatory?

Gone are the days of employee pensions in many job markets, which would guarantee a secure income in retirement. Unfortunately, many individuals are doing very little, or next to nothing, to replace this financial security. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

6/7/2013 - Grow fresh cartilage from adult stem cells

Bioengineers are a step closer to growing new cartilage from a patient’s own stem cells. Read the full article at Futurity.

6/7/2013 - Fine Print and Red Tape in Long-Term Care Policies

One of the big reasons people buy long-term care insurance is to avoid burdening a spouse or grown children when they can no longer care for themselves. But some family members are shouldering another type of burden: one that involves piles of paperwork and repeated phone calls, as they are forced to navigate a labyrinth of requirements… Read more 6/7/2013 - Fine Print and Red Tape in Long-Term Care Policies

6/7/2013 - The Future of Home Sweet Home (Part I): Housing

An increase in older Americans deciding to ‘age-in-place’ has left many communities adapting to their ever-changing needs. Read the full article at AARP.

6/7/2013 - U.S. baby boomers kill selves at high rate

t has long held true that elderly people have higher suicide rates than the overall population. But numbers released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a dramatic spike in suicides among middle-aged people, with the highest increases among men in their 50s, whose rate went up by nearly 50 percent… Read more 6/7/2013 - U.S. baby boomers kill selves at high rate

6/6/2013 - Senior citizens vulnerable to lottery scams

A survey finds that those ages 55 to 74 have the greatest chance of falling victim to fraudulent prize promotions. Read the full article at USA Today.

6/5/2013 - There's proof: Sunscreen reduces skin aging

It turns out sunscreen does more than protect you from cancer and painful sunburns — it offers a boost to simple vanity. A new study finds that regular sunscreen use protects against photoaging: the wrinkling, spotting and loss of elasticity caused by exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. Read the full article at CNN.

6/5/2013 - Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office

With their pay frozen and reduced by furloughs and their credibility at times questioned, you’d think federal employees would dash for the door as soon as they were eligible to retire. Instead, many have pushed for a way to hang around the workplace a little bit longer, to ease into retirement while transferring their skills… Read more 6/5/2013 - Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office

6/3/2013 - Slathering on Sunscreen Shows Results, Researchers Find

People who diligently use sunscreen every day can slow or even prevent for a time the development of wrinkles and sagging skin, a new study found. Although dermatologists have long told people to use sunscreen to prevent aging, this is the first research to show an actual effect on the appearance of skin, researchers said.… Read more 6/3/2013 - Slathering on Sunscreen Shows Results, Researchers Find

6/3/2013 - The Home Care Revolution: Robots and Eldercare’s Future

If you are 55 years old, you could wake up 30 years from now to the warm, affectionate voice of your personal care robot, asking what you would like for breakfast and why you slept for only 5.8 hours last night instead of your usual 7.3. Read the full article at New American Media.