Category: Longevity News 2013

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9/18/2013 - Daughters (Still) Are the Caregivers

by on September 18, 2013 6:07 pm
When it comes to taking care of aging mothers, biology is destiny. Or, to be more precise, biology plus geography equals destiny. Or, to quote The Shirelles circa 1961, if you’re the daughter who lives closest when your mother needs help: “Baby, it’s you.” Read the full article at The New York Times.
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9/17/2013 - Relocate Your Parents, or Get Them a Robot?

by on September 17, 2013 6:20 pm
No matter the economic downsides of the world’s coming demographic transition, one industry will boom: eldercare. Now that mom is less likely to die at the age of 60 from pneumonia or a sudden stroke, she’s more likely to require years of intensive care as time slowly saps her ability to take care of herself. She’s… Read more 9/17/2013 - Relocate Your Parents, or Get Them a Robot?
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9/17/2013 - How Obamacare could help retirement planning

by on September 17, 2013 6:07 pm
Obamacare is coming soon to millions of Americans, with open enrollment in the program’s state-run exchanges starting in October and many of the significant features going live January 1. And while it remains controversial, there are some practical, financial and retirement planning reasons to welcome the new health care law. Read the full article at… Read more 9/17/2013 - How Obamacare could help retirement planning
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9/16/2013 - Why delirium in people with dementia can be deadly

by on September 17, 2013 5:42 pm
More than half of all hospital patients with pre-existing dementia will also experience delirium, a condition that can lead to a faster decline of both physical and mental health. Read the full article at Futurity.
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9/17/2013 - Recommendation No. 1 for a Secure Retirement: "Age in Place"

by on September 17, 2013 5:11 pm
“Aging in place” has been the focus of an occasional series from PBS NewsHour’s health unit. Ray Suarez reported on the village it takes to help seniors stay in their homes and lead active lives in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. And Hari Sreenivasan explored the efforts Age-Friendly New York has undertaken to support… Read more 9/17/2013 - Recommendation No. 1 for a Secure Retirement: "Age in Place"
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9/16/2013 - Get an early start on retirement

by on September 16, 2013 4:41 pm
Whether you’ve just thrown your graduation cap in the air or you’ve been building a career for a few years now, you’ve probably got more pressing financial concerns than saving for retirement. Like how you’ll make the rent and also eat. Or whether you’ll ever get out from under the crush of your student loans.… Read more 9/16/2013 - Get an early start on retirement
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9/14/2013 - Alzheimer's research at crossroads

by on September 14, 2013 4:12 pm
Experiments targeting brain plaques known as beta amyloids have come up empty, but some researchers argue that treatment must be started earlier. Read the full article at USA Today.
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9/13/2013 - Financing Start-Up Dreams With Retirement Savings

by on September 13, 2013 6:07 pm
Bohnne Jones had always dreamed of being an architect or interior designer. Suzie Ford wanted to know if the home-brewed beer her husband, Todd, made was as good as people said it was, while Jan Morris figured owning a distillery would be more fun than being a divorce lawyer. They had three very different dreams,… Read more 9/13/2013 - Financing Start-Up Dreams With Retirement Savings
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9/12/2013 - Poetry Project Helps Dementia Patients Live in the Moment

by on September 12, 2013 6:27 pm
In this new series, “Where Poetry Lives,” Natasha Trethewey, poet laureate of the United States, and Jeffrey Brown spends time at the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project in Brooklyn. The international program works with people with dementia to try to trigger memory by playfully engaging with language. Read the full article at PBS NewsHour.
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9/12/2013 - Lessons from a good death

by on September 12, 2013 6:12 pm
It seems to me that dying ranks up there as one of your most important life events, right alongside being born, getting married or meeting your life partner, and having children. Most likely you put a lot of time and effort into making these other life events positive experiences (with the possible exception of being… Read more 9/12/2013 - Lessons from a good death