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Understanding the Role of Estrogen in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention

Is there a “window of opportunity” for hormone replacement therapy? Incidence rates of Alzheimer’s disease are expected to more than double by 2050 as baby boomers age – a substantial increase that is expected to create a devastating global burden. Today, no treatments can prevent or “cure” Alzheimer’s. But because Alzheimer’s is primarily a disease… Read more Understanding the Role of Estrogen in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention

Expert Consensus on Brain Health

There is no greater concern among aging people than the prospect of diminished capacity and the loss of independence. The potential loss of mental abilities may be the most worrisome of all. As we age, even relatively benign losses associated with normal aging, like forgetting where you put something or having a word on the… Read more Expert Consensus on Brain Health

May 2 - The Aging of America, as Opportunity - the New York Times

"The Aging of America, as Opportunity," a review of  "The  Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife," by Marc Freedman, reviewed by Nancy F. Koehn Read the review at the New York Times >>>

May 2 - Americans See Medicare, Social Security "Crisis" Within 10 Years - Gallup

  Two out of three Americans (67%) believe Social Security and Medicare costs are already creating a crisis for the federal government (34%) or will do so within 10 years (33%). The vast majority believe the programs will create a crisis at some point, with 7% believing the programs' costs will not create a crisis… Read more May 2 - Americans See Medicare, Social Security "Crisis" Within 10 Years - Gallup

May 2 - Extra weight linked to dementia risk - Reuters

  Carrying around extra pounds during middle age was associated with a higher risk of dementia later in life in a new study that followed twins in Sweden for 30 years. Read the full story at Reuters >>>

Panel debates Washington debt battle

The May 3 panel on the current budget battle in Washington brought together political journalists and Stanford faculty at Cubberley Auditorium to discuss the merits of the Ryan and Obama budget plans, as well as the challenges in coming to a bipartisan solution to the growing deficit. The event featured speakers David Leonhardt, economics correspondent for The… Read more Panel debates Washington debt battle

Social Media in the M.B.A. Classroom

At the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a course titled "The Power of Social Technology," taught by marketing professor, and Center on Longevity Faculty Affiliate, Jennifer Aaker, promotes social good through nonprofit businesses. Whereas much is written about the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and the like, Aaker's course addresses how to leverage the power… Read more Social Media in the M.B.A. Classroom

Redesigning Long Life

In less than one century, life expectancy has increased by an average of 30 years in developed regions of the world. Quite suddenly, there are more people living longer in the world than ever before in human history and they are accounting for an increasingly greater percentage of the world population. Improved longevity is, at… Read more Redesigning Long Life

Faces of Aging: The Lived Experiences of the Elderly in Japan

Edited by Center on Longevity Faculty Affiliate Dr. Yoshiko Matsumoto and published by Stanford University Press, Faces of Aging is a new book that examines a wide variety of elder-related issues in Japan’s rapidly aging population through the eyes of those actually living through them.  Each chapter focuses on the personal experiences of real people, “going beyond… Read more Faces of Aging: The Lived Experiences of the Elderly in Japan

Stanford research casts sober light on Russia's mortality crisis

While many have blamed Russia's economic and political transition for the increase in deaths following the Soviet Union's collapse, Stanford's Grant Miller and Stanford Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Jay Bhattacharya pin new blame on the demise of an effective anti-alcohol campaign. Read the full story at the Stanford Report >>>