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6/9/10 - Brunet Receives Mentoring Award

The Stanford University Postdoctoral Association has honored Center faculty affiliate Anne Brunet PhD with a 2010 Mentoring Award. Brunet, an assistant professor of genetics, runs the Brunet Lab, which studies the molecular mechanisms of aging and longevity, and serves as a mentor to a Center postdoctoral fellow. Read the full article in Stanford Report

6/8/10 - Understanding the Social Context Behind Heavy TV Viewing

Extensive TV viewing has long been linked to obesity and related diseases. Research by Center on Longevity affiliate Abby King into the social context of viewing may help influence people to moderate TV time and lead healthier lives. Read the full article in SCOPE

6/8/10 - Book Finds Some Good News about the Aging Brain

A review of The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain notes Center director Laura Carstensen’s research showing that the aging brain appears to selectively focus on positive memories. Read the full article in San Francisco Chronicle

5/24/10 - Butler and Hodin: Debt and the Demographics of Aging

The economic crisis in Greece was an inevitable result of the country’s aging population. Government leaders should use the experience to create a “call to action on aging” that would encourage innovative solutions and transformational thinking. Read the full article in Washington Times

5/19/10 - The Golden Years

Center director Laura Carstensen discusses stress, happiness and aging. Read the full article at CBS News

5/18/10 - How Nifty is 50?

A new study may change the way people think about turning 50. Read the full article at CBS News

5/18/2010 - Daily Stress and Worry Plummet After Age 50

Center director Laura Carstensendiscusses methods for researching emotions. Read the full article in USA Today

5/17/10 - Golden Years Truly Are Golden

Older people may be better at regulating their emotions, says Center director Laura Carstensen. Read the full article in Science

4/30/10 - Ross Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Lee Ross PhD, a Stanford Center on Longevity faculty affiliate, was among five Stanford professors elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, a private organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare. Read the full article in Stanford Report

4/27/10 - How the Brain Benefits with Aging

In an excerpt from The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain by Barbara Strauch, Center director Laura Carstensen observes: “From what we know now, I’d have to say that the middle-aged brain is downright formidable.” Read the full article in Reader’s Digest