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4/3/2012 - Longevity Up in U.S., but Education Creates Disparity, Study Says

Americans are living longer, but the gains in life span are accruing disproportionately among the better educated, according to a new report by researchers from the University of Wisconsin. Read the full article at The New York Times

4/1/2012 - Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans

The burden of paying for college is wreaking havoc on the finances of an unexpected demographic: senior citizens. New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60 and older still owe about $36 billion in student loans, providing a rare window into the dynamics of student debt. More than 10 percent… Read more 4/1/2012 - Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans

  The challenges of baby boomers reaching old age, combined with a growing, more diverse population, will drive major changes, challenges and decisions in U.S. families, workplaces and communities. Click on the thumbnails below to learn more. The age structure shifts from pyramid to cube as more people reach old age. The population 65+ will… Read more

4/25/2012 – Humanizing Healthcare: Why Reform is So Essential

As part of the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ 2012 Healthcare Innovation Summit, the Center on Longevity co-sponsored the keynote discussion by actress, professor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith. The discussion examined the human side of healthcare and the critical need for new healthcare paradigms. Smith conducted extensive research in the field of health for… Read more 4/25/2012 – Humanizing Healthcare: Why Reform is So Essential

Frontiers in Aging

‘Selective autophagy in aging and age related disorders’ Daniel Promislow, PhD University of Georgia April 9, 2012 – 4:00 pm Clark Center Auditorium Stanford University More Sponsored by Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging at Stanford University The core mission of the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging at… Read more Frontiers in Aging

4/26/2012 – Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population

By 2030, one in five Americans will be over the age of 65. This approaching “gray wave” of older Americans makes urgent the issues of affordable housing, aging in place, and community services. On April 26, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. convened professionals and practitioners from multiple disciplines to address housing and neighborhoods for an… Read more 4/26/2012 – Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population

5/17/2012 - Distinguished Lecture Series: “Darwin, Diet, Disease, and Dollars” – Dr. Robert Lustig

Robert Lustig’s research focuses on the regulation of energy balance by the central nervous system...

3/29/2012 - Dean Larry Kramer to leave Stanford Law School to lead Hewlett Foundation

Larry Kramer, the dean of the Stanford Law School since 2004, and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate has announced that he will depart the university to assume the presidency of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation on Sept. 1, 2012. During Kramer’s tenure, the law school has spearheaded new opportunities for legal education and a… Read more 3/29/2012 - Dean Larry Kramer to leave Stanford Law School to lead Hewlett Foundation

3/29/2012 - Stanford's Dr. Jay Bhattacharya explains what's at stake in debate over health care

With legal arguments at the Supreme Court over, the fate of the Obama administration’s health care law is in the hands of the justices. Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of medicine, health economist and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate explains how consumers could be affected. Read the full article at Stanford News.

3/28/2012 - Dementia, From the Inside

Scott Kirschenbaum’s new film, “You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t,” was supposed to be scripted and cast — a coherent story with a beginning, a middle and an end. Then he found his unlikely star: Lee Gorewitz, 78, who lives in dementia unit at Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in… Read more 3/28/2012 - Dementia, From the Inside