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8/17/10 - Accentuating the positive

Laura Carstensen PhD, director of the Center on Longevity, has spent most of her career studying the so-called paradox of aging: the counterintuitive finding that older people often report feeling happier — more stable, better adapted — even as their cognitive faculties and physical health decline. Read the full article in Chicago Tribune

8/10/10 - Researchers find that wisdom and happiness increase as people grow older

In what Center on Longevity director Laura Carstensen calls the “well-being paradox,” growing old brings emotional and cognitive benefits. Read the full article in The Washington Post

8/9/10 - Removing a barrier to regrowing organs

Depleting cancer-protective proteins allows mammalian cells to regenerate. Read the full article in ScienceNews

8/4/10 - Newts' ability to regenerate tissue replicated in mouse cells by scientists

Why can’t mammals just re-grow a limb? Research by Center on Longevity affiliate Helen Blau and colleagues may move us closer to future regenerative therapies in humans. Read the full article in Inside Stanford Medicine

8/4/10 - A Dozen Big Questions About Aging in America

“The Stanford Center on Longevity has just published a review of major aging and demographic information and research findings… . As someone who spends a lot of time poring over research studies, it is invaluable to have the major trends captured in a single report.” Read the full article at U.S. News & World Report… Read more 8/4/10 - A Dozen Big Questions About Aging in America

Molecular mechanism triggering Parkinson's disease identified in study

Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Bingwei Lu is among a group of Stanford School of Medicine scientists who have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the death of key nerve cells whose loss causes Parkinson’s. The discovery could open the door to new therapeutic approaches. Read the full article in Inside Stanford Medicine

6/15/2010 - Stanford hosts sitting risks conference

Too much time spent sitting presents serious health risks, say researchers convened by the Center on Longevity to explore new areas of research into sedentary behavior. Read the full article ABC 7 News, KGO TV

6/19/10 - ObamaCare and the Independent Vote

Public opinion about health reform is roughly stable, and opposition could be an important factor in the 2010 midterm elections, particularly among independents, according to research by Center on Longevity affiliates David Brady and Dan Kessler and Hoover Institution colleague Douglas Rivers. Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal

6/18/2010 - Lecture: Long Life in the 21st Century

Center on Longevity director Laura Carstensen PhD delivered the Matilda White Riley Award Lecture on “Long Life in the 21st Century.” The prestigious lecture is sponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda MD. Read the full article at National Institutes of Health

6/16/201 - Study identifies proteins that extend life span in worms

Through epigenetics and the life span of fertile worms, Center on Longevity affiliate Anne Brunet PhD and colleagues are exploring an intriguing link between longevity and fertility. Their findings were published online in Nature. Read the full article in Inside Stanford Medicine