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3/6/2015 - Older and wiser? Some brain functions improve as we age

There is hope for aging baby boomers. The ability to recall names and faces with lightning speed may start to fade in one’s 20s, but our capability to perform other functions, such as learning new words, doesn’t peak until decades later, according to a new study by Boston scientists. Read the full article at The… Read more 3/6/2015 - Older and wiser? Some brain functions improve as we age

3/5/2015 - Behavioral Therapy Helps More Than Drugs For Dementia Patients

Antipsychotics are much less effective than non-drug treatments in controlling the symptoms of dementia, according to a study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

3/5/2015 - A Portrait of Old Age in America in the Pre-Medicare Era

A look back at LIFE’s four-part series on the plight of the elderly in 1959, for which a photographer was dispatched to take what one editor called ‘horror pictures.’ Read the full article at Time.

3/5/2015 - How to improve dying in America

By many measures, how people die in America has plenty of room for improvement, whether it’s boosting quality of life at the end for the individuals and their families, reducing costs or even extending life. That was a panel’s consensus after an address at Stanford University earlier this week by Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon… Read more 3/5/2015 - How to improve dying in America

3/4/2015 - Women lagging in retirement saving: Survey

American women save far less for retirement than their male peers, and they invest too conservatively to close the gap, according to a new survey asset management firm BlackRock will release March 5.  Read the full article at CNBC.

3/4/2015 - One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn’t

Identical twins in Finland who shared the same sports and other physical activities as youngsters but different exercise habits as adults soon developed quite different bodies and brains, according to a fascinating new study that highlights the extent to which exercise shapes our health, even in people who have identical genes and nurturing. Read the… Read more 3/4/2015 - One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn’t

3/4/2015 - Humanity is turning into a 'different kind of animal,' Stanford historian says

Stanford classics Professor Ian Morris says that in the 21st century our cultural evolution is feeding back into our biological evolution. The result may be technologically enhanced “post-humans” as far removed from us as we are from Neanderthals. Read the full article at Stanford Report.

3/3/2015 - Healthy in a Falling Apart Sort of Way

“When asked on a medical form to evaluate my overall health, I invariably check ‘healthy.’ But I sometimes wonder how accurate that is.” Read the full article by Jane Brody at The New York Times.

3/2/2015 - Antipsychotics Frequently Prescribed to Adults with Dementia Despite Risks

Antipsychotic drugs are being over-prescribed to men and women with dementia, according to a new report from the federal government. The report published on Monday shows that around one third of older adults with dementia living in nursing homes had been prescribed an antipsychotic in 2012, as well as 14% of older adults with dementia… Read more 3/2/2015 - Antipsychotics Frequently Prescribed to Adults with Dementia Despite Risks

2/28/2015 - Protecting Fragile Retirement Nest Eggs

A new study by the White House Council of Economic Advisers has found that financial advisers seeking higher fees and commissions drain $17 billion a year from retirement accounts by steering savers into high-cost products and strategies rather than comparable lower-cost ones. Read the full article at The New York Times.