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7/10/2015 - Making Decisions on Elder Housing May Take a Team Effort

The number of Americans age 85 and older is growing faster than any other age group, as the Congressional Budget Office reports, so is the demand for elder care specialists. Read the full article at The New York Times.

7/9/2015 - 8 million Baby Boomers face hunger in USA, report finds

At least 8 million Baby Boomers are facing hunger in the USA and may be more vulnerable to food insecurity than their older peers, according to a report released Thursday from the food bank network Feeding America and funded by AARP Foundation. Read the full article at USA Today.

7/8/2015 - Medicare Plans to Pay Doctors for Counseling on End of Life

Medicare, the federal program that insures 55 million older and disabled Americans, announced plans on Wednesday to reimburse doctors for conversations with patients about whether and how they would want to be kept alive if they became too sick to speak for themselves. Read the full article at The New York Times.

7/7/2015 - Are You Aging Slower of Faster than Your Friends?

Looking around at a 20th high school reunion, you might notice something puzzling about your classmates. Although they were all born within months of each other, these 38-year-olds appear to be aging at different rates. Indeed they are, say the leaders of a large long-term human health study in New Zealand that has sought clues… Read more 7/7/2015 - Are You Aging Slower of Faster than Your Friends?

7/6/2015 - 'Old-age protein' may cause memory loss

The next time you forget where you left your car keys, you might be able blame an immune protein that builds up in your blood as you age. The protein impairs the formation of new brain cells and contributes to age-related memory loss—at least in mice, according to a new study. Blocking it could help… Read more 7/6/2015 - 'Old-age protein' may cause memory loss

7/5/2015 - Dementia and gender: Looking past age

Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the long-held assumption that it’s just because they tend to live longer than men. Read the full article at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

7/1/2015 - Older Athletes Have a Strikingly Young Fitness Age

Older athletes can be much younger, physically, than they are in real life, according to a new study of participants in the coming Senior Olympics. The study found that the athletes’ fitness age is typically 20 years or more younger than their chronological age, providing a clear inspiration to the rest of us to get… Read more 7/1/2015 - Older Athletes Have a Strikingly Young Fitness Age

7/1/2015 - How to Talk About Dying

“We still need to transform the cultural norm from not talking about how we want to live at the end of life to talking about it. The real work to close the gap is not just for doctors and patients. It’s for mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, families and friends. We have to bring… Read more 7/1/2015 - How to Talk About Dying

6/29/2015 - Can Technology Ease The Burden Of Caring For People With Dementia?

UCSF, along with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is beginning a $10 million study funded by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation. Researchers plan to develop a dementia “ecosystem,” which aims to reduce the cost of caring for the growing number of dementia patients and to ease the strain on caregivers. Read… Read more 6/29/2015 - Can Technology Ease The Burden Of Caring For People With Dementia?

6/24/2015 - Study: Couples Aren't Talking Enough About Retirement Plans

Couples are worrying more about their retirement savings. Maybe they should start by figuring out how much they have saved in the first place. When asked how much in savings they collectively have, or how much their partner makes in income, many couples get the answer to basic questions wrong, according to a survey for… Read more 6/24/2015 - Study: Couples Aren't Talking Enough About Retirement Plans