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11/6/2014 - Parkinson's stem cell 'breakthrough'

Stem cells can be used to heal the damage in the brain caused by Parkinson’s disease, according to scientists in Sweden. They said their study on rats heralded a “huge breakthrough” towards developing effective treatments. Read the full article at BBC News.

11/6/2014 - Just taking breaks from being sedentary may benefit older adults

Older adults could greatly benefit from breaking up their sedentary time throughout the day, even if it’s just shifting from sitting to a standing position, according to a new study. Read the full article at Reuters.

11/5/2014 - Will your brothers and sisters help care for your parents?

Sometimes, sibling rivalry never really goes away, it just goes underground. And when it resurfaces in adulthood over the care of aging parents, the stakes are much higher than who has the best report card or plays with the favorite toy. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

11/5/2014 - Should you pay off your mortgage when retiring?

According to a new report, Baby Boomers & Their Homes: On Their Own Terms – released last week by The Demand Institute, a think tank jointly operated by The Conference Board and Nielsen, Baby Boomers are carrying much more mortgage debt than earlier generations at this life stage. Read the full article at USA Today.

11/3/2014 - Don’t let your parents make these social media mistakes

Parents have a hard enough time protecting their children from social media miscues, ID theft and the like. And now that nearly six in 10 Americans ages 65 or older are online, adult children increasingly have to worry about protecting their parents from all that could wrong in the digital world. First, consider that what… Read more 11/3/2014 - Don’t let your parents make these social media mistakes

11/2/2014 - Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation

As the population ages and people live longer in bad shape, the number of older Americans who fall and suffer serious, even fatal, injuries is soaring. Read the full article at The New York Times.

10/31/2014 - How Seriously Should You Take Retirement Savings Calculators?

The short answer: very seriously. But many Americans aren’t saving enough – or anything at all. Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.

10/30/2014 - A Workout for the Mind

Older people with more positive views of aging do better on memory tests. They have better handwriting. They can walk faster. They’re more likely to recover fully from severe disability. Those with more positive self-perceptions of aging actually live longer, by an average of 7.5 years. (Other kinds of stereotypes, about race and gender, have… Read more 10/30/2014 - A Workout for the Mind

10/28/2014 - Americans Are Living Longer Than Ever. And That May Kill Your Pension

With more workers likely to reach age 90, employers will have to step up their pension funding. Or, more likely, hand you a lump sum instead. Read the full article at Time.

10/27/2014 - Corneal Implants Might Make Reading Glasses Obsolete

1 in 5 Americans needs reading glasses or bifocals because of presbyopia. With age, the formerly pliable lens of the eye starts to harden. That makes it harder for muscles to squeeze the lens to focus on nearby objects. But eye doctors are trying to come up with options. The corneal inlay, called KAMRA, is… Read more 10/27/2014 - Corneal Implants Might Make Reading Glasses Obsolete