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5/4/2015 - As We Age, Keys to Remembering Where the Keys Are

“I recently told my 70s-something walking group that I wanted to write about “retrieval disorder,” our shared problem with remembering names and dates, what we had just read and where, even what we had for dinner last night. Or, in my case, the subject of the column I wrote the day before.” Read the full… Read more 5/4/2015 - As We Age, Keys to Remembering Where the Keys Are

5/4/2015 - Talking about “mouseheimers,” and a call for new neuroscience technologies

Michael Greicius, MD, MPH, professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford, and a Center on Longevity faculty affiliate, researches Alzheimer’s and has a bone to pick with media hype about Alzheimer’s research conducted in mice. What the mice have shouldn’t be considered the same condition, he says, so he’s termed it “mouseheimer’s.” Read the… Read more 5/4/2015 - Talking about “mouseheimers,” and a call for new neuroscience technologies

5/2/2015 - The painful price of aging in prison

Even as harsh sentences are reconsidered, the financial — and human — tolls mount. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

4/30/2015 - 1 in 5 Elderly Americans Dies Broke, Survey Shows

46% of Americans had less than $10,000 in financial assets in the last year of their life. Read the full article at Time.

4/30/2015 - Aging Latinas Are Boosting U.S. Entrepreneurial Numbers

Entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. is in a historic slump, according to Gallup and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship. But you’d never know it by looking at the data on Latina entrepreneurs. Read the full article at Forbes.

4/30/2015 - Scientists discover an important new driver of aging

Scientists reported Thursday that they had identified an important new potential driver of aging, a finding that could have vast implications for human longevity and the treatment of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

4/30/2015 - Put Granny in the Garage (And Other Ideas for Graying Cities)

In U.S. politics, “seniors’ issues” usually means Medicare and Social Security and how much to spend on them. That needs to change, as a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development illustrates: The pressure of demographics will turn plenty of more mundane things into seniors’ issues. For a glimpse into that future, take a… Read more 4/30/2015 - Put Granny in the Garage (And Other Ideas for Graying Cities)

4/29/2015 - Perseverance key to children's intellectual growth, Stanford scholar says

Passion, dedication and persistence count the most when children are cultivating their intelligence and talents, a Stanford scholar says. Carol Dweck, a Stanford psychology professor and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate, said that when children are praised for the process they engage in – hard work, strategies, focus, persistence – they become better learners. Read… Read more 4/29/2015 - Perseverance key to children's intellectual growth, Stanford scholar says

4/29/2015 - The 50+ Worker: Talented, Vital, But Where's The Demand?

Two studies released in the last two weeks characterize the value and strengths of older workers in the American economy — and decry their underuse in the American workplace. Last week, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) released its 2015 Retirement Confidence Survey and found, among other things, that the percentage of people expecting to… Read more 4/29/2015 - The 50+ Worker: Talented, Vital, But Where's The Demand?

4/29/2015 - Move afoot to make colleges age-friendly

In February, I took America’s colleges to task for failing to serve America’s midlife population, by and large. Now I’m back to report that Encore.org, the nonprofit geared to second acts for the greater good, is making strides that just might steer colleges to become more age-friendly. Read the full article at MarketWatch.