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2/9/2015 - Why older investors make bad financial decisions

Death and taxes may be two certainties in life, but sadly, there is another. You are highly likely to become less capable of managing your money as you age. Old age often comes with declining cognition, of course. And now, a study of elderly people over time has measured how even slight cognitive changes affect financial literacy… Read more 2/9/2015 - Why older investors make bad financial decisions

2/9/2015 - NBA commissioner visits Stanford for lesson in virtual reality

By flying like Superman in Jeremy Bailenson’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was convinced that virtual reality could enhance the game for fans and players. Read the full article at Stanford Report.

2/9/2015 - Distinguished Careers Institute helps leading professionals transition to next career

The year-long program, which extends from January through December, was conceived by Philip Pizzo, a former dean of the medical school and now the founding director of DCI. Pizzo, who had worked in medicine for nearly 40 years, was preparing his own return to school to pursue a history PhD when he realized how many… Read more 2/9/2015 - Distinguished Careers Institute helps leading professionals transition to next career

2/9/2015 - Fully Equipped Village Allows Dementia Patients To Lead Normal, Independent Lives

A Dutch village allows patients with dementia to live their lives normally while also receiving proper care. From the outside, Hogewey, located in the Netherlands, seems like any other village. It has a small grocery store, a theater and various restaurants and shops. But its residents all have dementia, and the town itself is actually a… Read more 2/9/2015 - Fully Equipped Village Allows Dementia Patients To Lead Normal, Independent Lives

2/5/2015 - Is It Really Dementia? Maybe Not.

Behind that dementia diagnosis may actually lie a treatable condition: normal pressure hydrocephalus. While an estimated 700,000 adults are living with normal pressure hydrocephalus, fewer than 20 percent of those with the condition receive an appropriate diagnosis. Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.

2/3/2015 - The Anti-Aging Pill

Facing a long wait for evidence, a longevity researcher takes an unusual path to market. The company, Elysium Health, says it will be turning chemicals that lengthen the lives of mice and worms in the laboratory into over-the-counter vitamin pills that people can take to combat aging. Read the full article at MIT Technology Review.

2/3/2015 - Anti-Aging Innovations Suggest We Need Only to Look Inside Ourselves

Scientists have known about the link between telomeres and cellular aging for decades. In recent years, however, interest in telomeres — and their direct role in the aging process — has exploded. In 2009, a group of scientists was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for their discovery of how telomerase, an enzyme found in… Read more 2/3/2015 - Anti-Aging Innovations Suggest We Need Only to Look Inside Ourselves

2/1/2015 - As America Grays, A Call For Dignity In Aging And Elder Care

In her new book, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America, author Ai-jen Poo weaves research with stories from seniors and caregivers, and lays out solutions on how to avoid a potential nightmare. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

1/31/2015 - Dying Shouldn’t Be So Brutal

People who are approaching the end of life deserve the security of confident, skillful attention to their physical comfort, emotional well-being and sense of personal dignity. Their families deserve respect, communication and support. Exemplary health systems and healthy communities deliver all of this today. But they are few and far between. Read the full article… Read more 1/31/2015 - Dying Shouldn’t Be So Brutal

1/30/2015 - Senior tech helps baby boomers come of digital age

While younger people are typically the “experts” of high-tech gadgets and gizmos, compared to their older compatriots who as a group continue to lag behind in adopting new technology, an increasing number of elders are interested and involved in using technologies that allow them to stay more connected socially, with family and friends. Read the… Read more 1/30/2015 - Senior tech helps baby boomers come of digital age