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4/5/2013 - Brain Games are Bogus

A decade ago, a young Swedish researcher named Torkel Klingberg made a spectacular discovery. He gave a group of children computer games designed to boost their memory, and, after weeks of play, the kids showed improvements not only in memory but in overall intellectual ability. Spending hours memorizing strings of digits and patterns of circles… Read more 4/5/2013 - Brain Games are Bogus

4/4/2013 - Assessing Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Although there are no definitive tests that predict whether most people will get the disease, people sometimes want such information for legal and financial planning purposes or to help weigh the need for long-term-care insurance. The cost of the disease can be staggering, as a new national study suggests. The researchers found that Americans spent “$41,000 to $56,000… Read more 4/4/2013 - Assessing Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

4/3/2013 - Misperceptions of Benefits

President Obama had Senate Republicans nodding in agreement during a recent ice-breaking dinner as he described a basic problem for the nation’s fiscal future: For each dollar that Americans pay for Medicare, they ultimately draw about $3 in benefits. What’s more, he added, most people do not understand that. Read the full article at The… Read more 4/3/2013 - Misperceptions of Benefits

4/3/2013 - Dementia Care Cost Is Projected to Double by 2040

The most rigorous study to date of how much it costs to care for Americans with dementia found that the financial burden is at least as high as that of heart disease or cancer, and is probably higher. And both the costs and the number of people with dementia will more than double within 30… Read more 4/3/2013 - Dementia Care Cost Is Projected to Double by 2040

4/2/2013 - The Longevity Economy: From The Elderly, A New Source Of Economic Growth

Apple Computer once famously advised us to “think different.” It’s time to think different about America’s ongoing demographic shift — and to think seriously about the opportunities it holds. Read the full article at Forbes.

4/2/2013 - Are you a born retirement saver?

Are some people born to save and others not? Is it nature or is it nurture? Well, a new study on this age-old debate suggests that—at least when it comes to saving for retirement—it’s more nature than nurture. You are either hard wired to save or not. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

4/1/1013 - Elder Abuse: Searching for a Solution

Jane Gross reports on Orange County’s Elder Abuse Forensic Center, where public health and law enforcement officials are learning to speak the same language. Read the full article at The New York Times.

3/29/2013 - Grandfathers’ Age Linked to Autism

Older paternal age has been linked to autism in a man’s offspring, but now researchers have found that the older a man is when his child is born, the greater the risk for autism in his grandchild.

3/29/2013 - After the Diagnosis, the Get-Togethers

Three years ago, Kennard Lehmann walked out of a neurologist’s office in Sacramento, Calif., newly diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, a prescription in hand and absolutely no idea where to turn for help. Read the full article at The New York Times.

3/28/2013 - A Volunteer Army of Caregivers

The idea first arose in a Twitter chat about elder care. What we need, someone wrote, is a Peace Corps for caregiving. Janice Lynch Schuster, senior writer for the Altarum Institute, a nonprofit public health research and consulting organization, saw the posting. “Wow,” was her first thought. “Imagine what we could do if we had something… Read more 3/28/2013 - A Volunteer Army of Caregivers