Category: Longevity News 2013

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7/16/2013 - Elder Abuse and Technology

by on July 16, 2013 3:20 pm
The loss from and the impact of financial elder abuse are increasing. According to a MetLife Mature Institute report, the estimated loss due to elder financial abuse in 2011 was $2.9 billion, a 12 percent increase from 2008. Martha Deevy, director of the Financial Security Division at Stanford’s Center on Longevity agrees. “15 years ago,… Read more 7/16/2013 - Elder Abuse and Technology
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7/16/2013 - Dementia Rate Is Found to Drop Sharply, as Forecast

by on July 16, 2013 11:28 am
A new study has found that dementia rates among people 65 and older in England and Wales have plummeted by 25 percent over the past two decades, to 6.2 percent from 8.3 percent, a trend that researchers say is probably occurring across developed countries and that could have major social and economic implications for families… Read more 7/16/2013 - Dementia Rate Is Found to Drop Sharply, as Forecast
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7/16/2013 - Study: Later retirement may help prevent dementia

by on July 15, 2013 12:56 pm
New research boosts the “use it or lose it” theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, a study of nearly half a million people in France found. Read the full article at USA Today.
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7/16/2013 - Cancer, chemo linked to vets' lower risk of Alzheimer's

by on July 15, 2013 12:54 pm
Military veterans diagnosed with most forms of cancer were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, and those who were treated with chemotherapy received even more protection. Read the full article at USA Today.
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7/15/2013 - A smart startegy for collecting Social Security

by on July 15, 2013 12:14 pm
Low- and middle-income workers who optimize their Social Security benefits can significantly improve their financial security in retirement. Yet roughly half of all Americans start Social Security benefits at age 62, the earliest possible age with the lowest amount of retirement income. Read the full article at CBS Money Watch.
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7/14/2013 - 2 New Alzheimer's Drugs Show Promise in Early Studies

by on July 14, 2013 12:17 pm
Experts caution that expectations are low in field littered with drug failures. Read the full article at U.S. News & World Report.
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7/12/2013 - Which are better, 401(k)s or pensions?

by on July 12, 2013 12:41 pm
Most people bemoan the loss of the traditional pension plan, and they cite its disappearance—and the rise of the save-it-yourself 401(k)—as key factors in the retirement crisis facing American workers. But new research suggests the new kid on the block is not to blame. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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7/12/2013 - 'Dementia village' inspires new care

by on July 11, 2013 12:47 pm
‘Dementia Village’ – as it has become known — is a place where residents can live a seemingly normal life, but in reality are being watched all the time. Caretakers staff the restaurant, grocery store, hair salon and theater — although the residents don’t always realize they are carers — and are also watching in… Read more 7/12/2013 - 'Dementia village' inspires new care
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7/11/2013 - In Grandmother’s Alzheimer’s, Another Lesson in Family

by on July 11, 2013 12:45 pm
“I don’t live here. This is not my house!” My grandmother is one of more than five million Americans who have Alzheimer’s disease. Sometimes these patients experience sun-downing, a period of increased confusion and restlessness toward the end of the day, and my grandmother was having one of these episodes. It is hard to know… Read more 7/11/2013 - In Grandmother’s Alzheimer’s, Another Lesson in Family
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7/11/2013 - Discovery that cancer may protect against Alzheimer's could lead to new treatments

by on July 11, 2013 12:43 pm
Having cancer appears to protect older people from Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research. The study, published July 10 in Neurology, shows the opposite also appears to be true — having Alzheimer’s seems to lower the risk of cancer. Read the full article at CBS News.