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A new research center at Stanford will address mobility disorders with powerful 3-D simulations of a patient's movements

by on January 12, 2011 7:01 pm
Bioengineering Professor Scott Delp is the director of a new national center for rehabilitation research at Stanford. The center will focus on using powerful software that simulates human movement to investigate movement disorders and identify the best treatments for patients.  Read more

Nov. 22 - "The Empty Chair in the Dining Room" - The New York Times

by on November 22, 2010 11:58 pm
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Older and Happier

by on November 22, 2010 8:30 pm
As people age, they're more emotionally balanced and better able to solve highly emotional problems, says psychology professor and Center on Longevity director Laura Carstensen.
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Longevity & the boomers

by on November 22, 2010 7:56 pm
NBC News' Tom Brokaw moderated a Stanford Roundtable on aging, longevity and the boomers. Panelists were Center Director Laura Carstensen, President John Hennessey, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, AARP CEO Barry Rand, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Professor Robert Sapolsky.
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A Long Bright Future

by on November 19, 2010 11:02 pm
In a Stanford School of Medicine podcast, Longevity Center director Laura Carstensen discusses aging, planning for your future and taking advantage of ways to improve quality of life at all ages.
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New Realities of an Older America

by on November 19, 2010 10:50 pm
The challenges of baby boomers reaching old age, combined with a growing, more diverse population, will drive major changes, challenges and decisions in U.S. families, workplaces and communities, according to a new report from the Stanford Center on Longevity.
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Inspiring People to Think Differently About Aging

by on November 19, 2010 10:47 pm
The challenges and opportunities of an older America are coming to bear quickly. Uncommon Approaches for Unprecedented Challenges, our new annual report, describes the Center on Longevity’s work convening experts and launching research to prepare the young and old for an increasingly aging society.

Nov. 21 - "Social Security, Medicare Face The Age Of Austerity" - NPR

by on November 16, 2010 12:56 am
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Anti-obesity program for low-income kids show promise, study finds

by on November 15, 2010 9:26 pm
Combating childhood obesity can help prevent problems later in life, such as diabetes and chronic disease. Results of a study led by Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Thomas Robinson MD are important signs of progress in efforts to design health-promotion and disease-prevention campaigns. Read more
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Maximizing the Potential of an Aging Population

by on November 15, 2010 9:23 pm
With the aging of the population, the burden of disability will have an increasingly profound influence across a number of domains, ranging from health care expenditures and the provision of care to older persons’ quality of life, according to a Journal of the American Medical Association article co-authored by faculty affiliate Abby King PhD.