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9/12/2011 - Pfeffer: When Bad Things Happen, Tell Your Story

Many people will suffer career difficulties and reversals. The question is whether or not they have the persistence and resilience to recover. Read the full article at CNBC.com

9/12/2011 - For The Dying, A Chance To Rewrite Life

For several decades, psychiatrists who work with the dying have been trying to come up with new psychotherapies that can help people cope with the reality of their death. One of these therapies asks the dying to tell the story of their life. Read the full article at NPR.org

9/9/2011 - Older athletes push the limits

Slowing down isn’t inevitable after age 35, with sustained, even increased fitness possible in later decades. Genetics has a role, but mostly it’s dedication. Read the full article in The Los Angeles Times

8/31/2011 - Facebook for Centenarians: Senior Citizens Learn Social Media

Assisted and independent living residents struggling with loneliness are learning how to use email, Facebook, and Twitter to reconnect with old friends. Read the full article in The Atlantic

8/27/2011 - Living to 100 and Beyond

Scientists are on the brink of radically expanding the span of a healthy life. Author Sonia Arrison on the latest advances—and what they mean for human existence. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal

8/26/2011 - Grandparents play a bigger role in child-rearing

Less frail and more involved, today’s grandparents are shunning retirement homes and stepping in more than ever to raise grandchildren while young adults struggle in the poor economy. Read the full article at Boston.com

8/25/2011 - Trial-and-error a memory booster for seniors

Trial-and-error may help older adults to learn better, a Canadian study suggests. The experiments compared results on memory tests after trial-and-error learning and passive learning, which involves no chance for errors. Read the full article at CBC News

8/22/2011 - How Music May Help Ward Off Hearing Loss As We Age

Older people often have difficulty understanding conversation in a crowd. Like everything else, our hearing deteriorates as we age.  So how can you help stave off that age-related hearing loss? Try embracing music early in life, research suggests. Hear the full story at NPR.org

8/23/2011 - Mind Over Mind? 'Decision Fatigue' Saps Willpower — If We Let It

Are the endless decisions of modern life leading to “decision fatigue,” depleting our willpower to the point that we end up making increasingly poor, even self-destructive choices? Read the full article at Time

8/19/2011 - Early Adversity, Adult Misery: How Small Events Trigger Depression

A new study conducted by Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Ian Gotlib confirms that childhood wounds don’t always heal—and explains why some challenges reopen them and others don’t. Read the full article at The Atlantic