Category: Longevity News 2012

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6/7/2012 - Racial Gap in Life Expectancy at All-Time Low

by on June 7, 2012 12:44 pm
The gap in life expectancy between whites and blacks in America has narrowed, reaching the lowest point ever recorded, a new study shows. Read the full article at The New York Times.

6/4/2012 - It's time to rethink retirement

by on June 4, 2012 10:05 am
When Social Security was created in 1937, the average American lived to age 60. Since then, medical advances have added decades to life expectancy. Most 55-year-olds today will see their 82nd birthday. Problem is, we haven’t adjusted the way we work, the way we save, or the structure of our public programs to support these… Read more 6/4/2012 - It's time to rethink retirement
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5/29/2012 - Exercise, vitamin D may prevent falls

by on May 29, 2012 3:29 pm
Older adults who are at high risk of falls should have physical therapy and take vitamin D supplements to reduce their chance of injury, according to new recommendations from a government-backed panel. Falling is “a common problem and it’s often overlooked because doctors may not be aware of their patients’ fall risk,” said Dr. Albert… Read more 5/29/2012 - Exercise, vitamin D may prevent falls
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5/25/2012 - Aging Without Children

by on May 29, 2012 9:25 am
How childless adults should approach their later years is a question that surfaces with some frequency among readers and commenters here. It’s true, as many attest, that being a parent doesn’t guarantee elder care. But it’s also true that the bulk of America’s old people are, in fact, cared for primarily by relatives: spouses first,… Read more 5/25/2012 - Aging Without Children
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5/23/2012 - Retirees Taking Early Social Security Benefits Hits 35-year low

by on May 24, 2012 8:25 am
Retirement-minded Americans are getting the message: it pays to delay triggering Social Security benefits. That was one of the chief findings of a GAO study last year, and now the “take-up” rate for those who are eligible stands at a 35-year low. This is great news. Financially speaking, it means more retirees will be in… Read more 5/23/2012 - Retirees Taking Early Social Security Benefits Hits 35-year low
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5/20/2012 - Entitlement Reform For the Entitled

by on May 20, 2012 8:30 am
“IF nothing is done about entitlement spending, and if our current tax breaks continue, then by 2025, tax revenue will be able to pay for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, interest on the debt and nothing else. The rest — defense, medical research, highways, education, energy — will have to be financed by deficits. Social Security’s… Read more 5/20/2012 - Entitlement Reform For the Entitled
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5/18/2012 - Revived by Music

by on May 18, 2012 10:41 am
Two years ago, Dan Cohen hired Michael Rossato-Bennett to create a short film about his mission, which is nothing less than bringing personalized music to every nursing home in the nation. As we’ve noted here before, many elderly people remember and respond to music when all other means of communication have shut down. Read the… Read more 5/18/2012 - Revived by Music
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5/15/2012 - Caring For Grandparent Matures A Young Man

by on May 15, 2012 12:17 pm
Nicholas McDonald grew up tempted by drugs and under pressure to hit the streets. Lacking male role models, the Maryland resident says he always saw his mom as “the apple of my eye.” His grandfather, suffering from dementia, lives with the family — three generations under one roof. For Nicholas, it’s been an opportunity to… Read more 5/15/2012 - Caring For Grandparent Matures A Young Man
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5/15/2012 - Testing a Drug That May Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts

by on May 15, 2012 10:16 am
In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer’s disease, people who are genetically guaranteed to suffer from the disease years from now — but who do not yet have any symptoms — will for the first time be given a drug intended to stop them from developing it, federal officials announced… Read more 5/15/2012 - Testing a Drug That May Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts
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5/15/2012 - Clock ticking as Alzheimer’s strategy sets 2025 goal for better ways to treat, stall, disease

by on May 15, 2012 10:14 am
The Obama administration declared Alzheimer’s one of the country’s biggest health challenges on Tuesday, adopting a national strategy that sets the clock ticking toward better treatments by 2025 — along with help for suffering families today. “What we know is a lot more needs to be done and it needs to be done right now,… Read more 5/15/2012 - Clock ticking as Alzheimer’s strategy sets 2025 goal for better ways to treat, stall, disease