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9/30/2014 - Why an aging population may be good for innovation

The conventional wisdom is that an aging population is a net drag on a nation’s economic competitiveness. America, these naysayers point out, is almost ready to fall off a demographic cliff once the aging Baby Boomers start retiring. But in a paper published by the journal PLOS ONE, a group of international researchers at the… Read more 9/30/2014 - Why an aging population may be good for innovation

9/26/2014 - As One Career Wraps Up, Finding That Next Role

WHEN she was just 10 years old, Mary Jackson began her teaching career on the back porch of her family’s home in Easley, S.C. Her passion led her to earn a teaching degree at the University of Virginia in 1977, but her career took a detour when, after graduation, she accepted a position at IBM.… Read more 9/26/2014 - As One Career Wraps Up, Finding That Next Role

9/26/2014 - Retirement Worries And Concerns Are A Privilege

“I want to attack the topic in a fashion you may not have considered before.  One which suggests that every single fear and stress associated with retirement is a privilege.  The cost to be in an exclusive club… something you worked hard to achieve and therefore should be embraced.  Not portrayed as bad, negative, or… Read more 9/26/2014 - Retirement Worries And Concerns Are A Privilege

9/24/2014 - Study Links Anxiety Drugs to Alzheimer’s Disease

French and Canadian researchers are reporting — in a study designed with particular care — that benzodiazepine use is linked to higher rates of subsequent Alzheimer’s disease, and that the association strengthens with greater exposure to the drugs. Read the full article at The New York Times.

9/23/2014 - Exercise and your brain

Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, who studies stem cells in muscle and longevity, and Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, who studies the immune system’s impact on the brain, were awarded an NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award to study the slew of molecules that muscles release and how they help muscle cells communicate with other cells. Thomas Rando is… Read more 9/23/2014 - Exercise and your brain

9/24/2014 - Big retirement fear: Outliving your savings

Almost half of investors are worried they’ll run out of their own money in retirement. Read the full article at USA Today.

9/22/2014 - The missing link in most retirement plans

Few pre-retirees spend much time planning for health care costs in retirement, resulting in a dangerous financial gap in their retirement plans. That’s one conclusion from a robust report, “Health and Retirement: Planning for the Great Unknown,” which outlines the results of a study Merrill Lynch conducted in collaboration with Age Wave. Read the full… Read more 9/22/2014 - The missing link in most retirement plans

9/22/2014 - Strategies for managing a loved one with dementia

A new book offers brief, straightforward advice on managing a loved one whose brain has stopped keeping up with the demands of daily life. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

9/22/2014 - Brains grow and shrink like ‘rainbows’ as we age

Researchers have used a new magnetic resonance imaging technique to show, for the first time, how human brain tissue changes throughout life. They say a normal curve is shaped like a rainbow. Read the full article at Futurity.

9/19/2014 - What's the most important ingredient for a happy retirement?

According to 81 percent of today’s retirees, the most important ingredient for a happy retirement is good health, outranking financial security, which rang in at 58 percent. Ranking much lower as sources of retirement happiness are: Having loving family and friends (36 percent) Having purpose (20 percent) Trying new things 5 percent) This is just… Read more 9/19/2014 - What's the most important ingredient for a happy retirement?