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May 2 - Americans See Medicare, Social Security "Crisis" Within 10 Years - Gallup

by on May 4, 2011 5:06 pm
  Two out of three Americans (67%) believe Social Security and Medicare costs are already creating a crisis for the federal government (34%) or will do so within 10 years (33%). The vast majority believe the programs will create a crisis at some point, with 7% believing the programs' costs will not create a crisis… Read more May 2 - Americans See Medicare, Social Security "Crisis" Within 10 Years - Gallup
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May 2 - Extra weight linked to dementia risk - Reuters

by on May 4, 2011 5:02 pm
  Carrying around extra pounds during middle age was associated with a higher risk of dementia later in life in a new study that followed twins in Sweden for 30 years. Read the full story at Reuters >>>
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Panel debates Washington debt battle

by on May 4, 2011 4:49 pm
The May 3 panel on the current budget battle in Washington brought together political journalists and Stanford faculty at Cubberley Auditorium to discuss the merits of the Ryan and Obama budget plans, as well as the challenges in coming to a bipartisan solution to the growing deficit. The event featured speakers David Leonhardt, economics correspondent for The… Read more Panel debates Washington debt battle
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Social Media in the M.B.A. Classroom

by on May 4, 2011 6:26 am
At the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a course titled "The Power of Social Technology," taught by marketing professor, and Center on Longevity Faculty Affiliate, Jennifer Aaker, promotes social good through nonprofit businesses. Whereas much is written about the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and the like, Aaker's course addresses how to leverage the power… Read more Social Media in the M.B.A. Classroom
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Redesigning Long Life

by on May 4, 2011 5:04 am
In less than one century, life expectancy has increased by an average of 30 years in developed regions of the world. Quite suddenly, there are more people living longer in the world than ever before in human history and they are accounting for an increasingly greater percentage of the world population. Improved longevity is, at… Read more Redesigning Long Life
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Faces of Aging: The Lived Experiences of the Elderly in Japan

by on May 4, 2011 4:32 am
Edited by Center on Longevity Faculty Affiliate Dr. Yoshiko Matsumoto and published by Stanford University Press, Faces of Aging is a new book that examines a wide variety of elder-related issues in Japan’s rapidly aging population through the eyes of those actually living through them.  Each chapter focuses on the personal experiences of real people, “going beyond… Read more Faces of Aging: The Lived Experiences of the Elderly in Japan
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Stanford research casts sober light on Russia's mortality crisis

by on May 2, 2011 11:50 pm
While many have blamed Russia's economic and political transition for the increase in deaths following the Soviet Union's collapse, Stanford's Grant Miller and Stanford Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Jay Bhattacharya pin new blame on the demise of an effective anti-alcohol campaign. Read the full story at the Stanford Report >>>
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Jan. 12 - Growing Up and Old in the Same Little Neighborhood - the New York Times

by on January 12, 2011 8:02 pm
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Decision-Making and Aging

by on January 12, 2011 7:46 pm
Stanford PhD Greg Samanez-Larkin awarded 2010 Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Distinguished Dissertation Award for Social Sciences Greg Samanez-Larkin has been awarded the 2010 Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Distinguished Dissertation Award for Social Sciences for his dissertation “Incentive Processing in the Aging Brain: Individual Differences in Value-Based Learning and Decision Making Across the Adult… Read more Decision-Making and Aging
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Jan. 12 - Teens Take Elders to Tech Boot Camp - the Wall Street Journal

by on January 12, 2011 7:35 pm
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