Category: Longevity News 2013

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8/1/2013 - Anemia Tied to Dementia Risk

by on August 1, 2013 6:25 pm
A large study has found further evidence that anemia — a deficiency of red blood cells and a common condition in the elderly — increases the risk for dementia. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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7/29/2013 - 5 Retirement Variables Outside Your Control

by on July 29, 2013 4:41 pm
One of the reasons it’s difficult to prepare for retirement is that there are so many things we simply can’t predict about it. We don’t know how long we will live, how much our investments will earn and how much of our purchasing power inflation will erode. Here are some of the scariest retirement unknowns… Read more 7/29/2013 - 5 Retirement Variables Outside Your Control
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7/28/2013 - Alzheimer's blood test edges closer

by on July 28, 2013 4:42 pm
Researchers believe they are closer to developing a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s. Read the full article at BBC News.
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7/25/2013 - 3 fixes for retirement investors on the edge

by on July 25, 2013 3:53 pm
There’s a good deal of confusion over what return a retail investor should expect. Not many years ago, a 10% annualized return was a standard guesstimate from a financial adviser. Unsurprisingly, many near-retirees still use that rule of thumb. However, low current interest rates being what they are, many of the top financiers today talk… Read more 7/25/2013 - 3 fixes for retirement investors on the edge
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7/25/2013 - New Alzheimer's Research Could Lead To Treatments

by on July 25, 2013 3:51 pm
A new report in the journal Nature shows a significant step forward in figuring out what causes things to go wrong in the brain early on in Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at Here and Now (WBUR).

7/25/2013 - Planning for a generation that will live past 100

by on July 25, 2013 3:31 pm
Several recent surveys by AARP have found only slightly more than half of Americans ages 45 and older are confident they have saved enough to cover medical and living expenses in retirement. Reuters spoke with Laura Carstensen, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, and Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity about how to get more… Read more 7/25/2013 - Planning for a generation that will live past 100
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7/24/2013 - Sell a Business to Cover Retirement? Don’t Count on It

by on July 24, 2013 5:24 pm
When R. J. Lewis left a corporate job to start his own business in 1999, he knew his bank account would suffer. He gave up a six-figure income and assumed that the first few years of entrepreneurship would be lean. Still, he did not realize just how much of a toll running a business would take… Read more 7/24/2013 - Sell a Business to Cover Retirement? Don’t Count on It
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7/23/2013 - At Too Many Hospitals, a Revolving Door

by on July 23, 2013 5:26 pm
Given the inadequacies in care for discharged patients — a well-documented and common problem — is it any wonder that so many bounce back to hospitals after they’re sent home? Read the full article at The New York Times.
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7/23/2013 - Experts warn of retirement crisis

by on July 23, 2013 4:17 pm
American workers who are thinking about retiring today face much more responsibility and risk for generating retirement income from their savings compared to what their parents experienced. Read the full article at CBS Money Watch.
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7/23/2013 - Issue of Sexual Consent Between Elderly Adults With Dementia Proves Problematic

by on July 23, 2013 3:54 pm
As increasing numbers of older Americans have had to deal with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, Bryan Gruley of Bloomberg News reports that nursing homes find themselves ill-equipped to handle issues of sexual relations. Ray Suarez talks to Gruley about the ethical, legal and practical questions for health care professionals. Read the full article at PBS… Read more 7/23/2013 - Issue of Sexual Consent Between Elderly Adults With Dementia Proves Problematic