Category: Longevity News 2013

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7/11/2013 - Aging prisoners' costs put systems nationwide in a bind

by on July 11, 2013 12:39 pm
This ‘national epidemic’ includes packed prisons, high-cost medical care and dwindling resources. This all begs the question: Should frail, incapacitated inmates be there? Read the full article at USA Today.
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7/10/2013 - A blood test to predict aging?

by on July 10, 2013 3:46 pm
Scientists have found the chemical evidence that links birth weight to health in later life and babies may one day have a blood test that tells them when they’ll start getting old. Read the full article at Fox News.
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7/9/2013 - More Proof That an Active Brain Slows Dementia

by on July 9, 2013 3:56 pm
A  new study adds to the growing evidence that the best way to stay mentally sharp into your 80s and beyond is to keep yourbrain busy with reading, writing and learning new things. Read the full article at AARP.
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7/9/2013 - Budgeting for the Alzheimer’s fight

by on July 9, 2013 3:53 pm
An estimated 5.2 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s disease today, and an estimated 7.1 million Americans age 65 and older will have the disease by 2025. In 2013, Alzheimer’s will cost the country $203 billion in treatment costs alone, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. The federal government has made treating and preventing the… Read more 7/9/2013 - Budgeting for the Alzheimer’s fight
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7/8/2013 - Are We Underestimating How Much Help Aging Parents Need At Home?

by on July 8, 2013 4:33 pm
Lots of people think of the possibility that their aging parents might need a little help. The parents may be struggling, but don’t want anyone coming into their home.  They say “I’m fine” when their children suggest a helper.  So, they all wait. Read the full article at Forbes.
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7/8/2013 - Fixing up seniors' homes to help them age in place

by on July 8, 2013 3:57 pm
The environment in which you live can be as disabling as a disease, and too often, older Americans wind up in a nursing home not because they’re super-sick but because they can’t get through their days safely at home. Now a major research project will bring handymen, occupational therapists and nurses into the homes of… Read more 7/8/2013 - Fixing up seniors' homes to help them age in place
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7/8/2013 - Champagne Anti-Aging Regimen Could Improve Memory, Research Suggests

by on July 8, 2013 3:48 pm
New research indicates that moderate Champagne (or any sparkling wine) consumption has a positive effect on memory as we age; now isn’t that the good news you’ve been waiting for? According to researchers at the UK’s Reading University, specific polyphenol compounds in red grapes are believed to improve spatial memory and assist in memory storage.… Read more 7/8/2013 - Champagne Anti-Aging Regimen Could Improve Memory, Research Suggests
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7/6/2013 - The Joy of Old Age. (No Kidding.)

by on July 6, 2013 4:47 pm
Last night I dreamed about mercury — huge, shining globules of quicksilver rising and falling. Mercury is element number 80, and my dream is a reminder that on Tuesday, I will be 80 myself. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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7/5/2013 - Retiring Baby Boomers Create Housing Boomtowns

by on July 5, 2013 7:17 pm
Baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964, constituting roughly 75 million people — are retiring in increasing numbers, prompting a new cycle of growth in housing markets that are popular with seniors. Read the full article at The Street.
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7/5/2013 - Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

by on July 5, 2013 7:15 pm
Some famous writers, painters and musicians have done some of their best work in their later years — impressionist Claude Monet, for one. But at the North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony, older people are proving that you don’t have to be famous — or even a professional artist — to live a creatively fulfilling life in… Read more 7/5/2013 - Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies