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1/30/2014 - Immigration Is the Only Reason the U.S. Doesn't Have an Aging Crisis

The U.S. is getting older, but not as quickly as parts of Europe and Asia. The influx of immigrants and their high fertility rates are the main reasons why. Read the full article at The Atlantic.

1/30/2014 - Americans shrug off worries over aging world population

A Pew Research Center report looks at the challenges of aging in 21 countries. Read the full article at USA Today.

1/30/2014 - Why Can't We Prevent Alzheimer's?

We got the human genome a decade ago. Where are the drugs? Read the full article at The Atlantic.

1/29/2014 - Dementia Greater in Women With High Estrogen, Diabetes

Women with high levels of estrogen have more than double the risk of dementia, researchers found in the latest study to cast doubt on the health benefits of the female sex hormone. Read the full article at Bloomberg.

1/29/2014 - Need A Retirement Starter Kit? This Might Help

In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama said he’s got a way to fix all of that. He calls it myRA — a difficult-to-say-aloud name that is supposed to get people thinking about “my retirement account.” Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

1/29/2014 - Obama Announces New myRA Retirement Accounts

President Barack Obama said he is directing the Treasury Department to create a new type of retirement savings account for millions of Americans that would include a government guarantee. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

1/28/2014 - Possible Link Between DDT Pesticide Exposure And Alzheimer's Disease

A new study out in JAMA Neurology suggests that higher levels of the pesticide DDT might be linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The keyword here is might, however, since the study was quite small and the connection not clear-cut. Still, there’s certainly a possibility that the long-banned compound could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s in people… Read more 1/28/2014 - Possible Link Between DDT Pesticide Exposure And Alzheimer's Disease

1/28/2014 - As Population Ages, Merrill Lynch Appoints Gerontology Director

As the first Director of Gerontology at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Cyndi Hutchins hopes to rethink how financial advisors approach retirement planning. Wealth management firms like Merrill Lynch and their clients are facing new challenges as the American population ages and baby boomers begin to put their retirement plans to the test. People are living… Read more 1/28/2014 - As Population Ages, Merrill Lynch Appoints Gerontology Director

1/28/2014 - Aging America Poses New Challenges for the Fed and Your Portfolio

America is getting old, and this puts the Federal Reserve in a quandary. The exodus from the workforce due to old age is shrinking the labor force and the ranks of the unemployed much faster than the Fed anticipated only a year ago. Read the full article at Forbes.

1/28/2014 - An Aging Brain Is Still Pretty Smart

New research says older people are slow on memory tests because they have more mental data to search for the answer. Read the full article at National Geographic.