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9/17/2015 - Dementia-friendly businesses can help ease anxiety

To ease the anxiety and frustration of customers with dementia, and to help people working in local businesses understand their special needs, some advocacy groups have begun training programs to help make companies and communities more dementia-friendly. Read the full article at CBS News.

9/16/2015 - The Rituals of Modern Death

These days only about one in five people dies at home. Most die in hospitals or nursing homes. A unique and telling set of rituals has grown to be associated with death and dying in the hospital. Read the full article at The New York Times.    

9/16/2015 - Is it time to abolish mandatory retirement?

Some experts say we need to rethink forcing people out due to their age. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

9/15/2015 - Jeffrey Pfeffer: What Most People Don't Know About Leadership

Forbes’ Dan Schawbel spoke to Jeffrey Pfeffer about the new relationship relationship between employees and their leaders, the most common misconceptions around leadership, why you should think twice about trusting leadership experts, if leaders are born or made and how to fix workplaces and careers. Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational… Read more 9/15/2015 - Jeffrey Pfeffer: What Most People Don't Know About Leadership

9/15/2015 - Here's How Wide the Retirement Gap Is Between Men and Women

Men are short of a standard goal by $270,000. Women? Half a million dollars, according to a new report. Read the full article at Bloomberg.

9/14/2015 - Live-In Laboratory May Help Older Adults Live Independently Longer

Instead of having to go to the doctors, how about a physical, every day, without having to do anything at all? We visit a live-in laboratory in Fort Worth, Texas, designed for senior citizens. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

9/14/2015 - Do you want to die at home? Here's why you probably won't.

One of the few things that people across all backgrounds and cultures value in common is home. An overwhelming amount of research from around the world has shown that home is where most patients and their family members would like to take their last breath. But not everyone has that option. Read the full article… Read more 9/14/2015 - Do you want to die at home? Here's why you probably won't.

9/14/2015 - New Evidence Resveratrol May Slow Alzheimer’s

Nothing can stop the brain’s slow decline in Alzheimer’s disease, but the latest study hints that something in red wine may slow it down. Read the full article at Time.

9/11/2015 - Migrants could help solve Europe's aging problem

Concerns over the thousands of refugees entering Europe might have reached fever pitch, but many European politicians believe the newcomers are just what a rapidly aging Europe needs to thrive. Read the full article at CNBC.

9/11/2015 - Charting new intellectual, personal pathways at Stanford

The first cohort of fellows in Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute described the program as invigorating, exciting and enriching, and “a real gift.” Read the full article at Stanford Report.