Category: Longevity News 2013

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6/7/2013 - The Future of Home Sweet Home (Part I): Housing

by on June 7, 2013 3:02 pm
An increase in older Americans deciding to ‘age-in-place’ has left many communities adapting to their ever-changing needs. Read the full article at AARP.
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6/7/2013 - U.S. baby boomers kill selves at high rate

by on June 6, 2013 8:41 pm
t has long held true that elderly people have higher suicide rates than the overall population. But numbers released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a dramatic spike in suicides among middle-aged people, with the highest increases among men in their 50s, whose rate went up by nearly 50 percent… Read more 6/7/2013 - U.S. baby boomers kill selves at high rate
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6/6/2013 - Senior citizens vulnerable to lottery scams

by on June 6, 2013 6:14 pm
A survey finds that those ages 55 to 74 have the greatest chance of falling victim to fraudulent prize promotions. Read the full article at USA Today.
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6/5/2013 - There's proof: Sunscreen reduces skin aging

by on June 5, 2013 8:53 pm
It turns out sunscreen does more than protect you from cancer and painful sunburns — it offers a boost to simple vanity. A new study finds that regular sunscreen use protects against photoaging: the wrinkling, spotting and loss of elasticity caused by exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. Read the full article at CNN.
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6/5/2013 - Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office

by on June 5, 2013 8:48 pm
With their pay frozen and reduced by furloughs and their credibility at times questioned, you’d think federal employees would dash for the door as soon as they were eligible to retire. Instead, many have pushed for a way to hang around the workplace a little bit longer, to ease into retirement while transferring their skills… Read more 6/5/2013 - Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office
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6/3/2013 - Slathering on Sunscreen Shows Results, Researchers Find

by on June 3, 2013 11:22 pm
People who diligently use sunscreen every day can slow or even prevent for a time the development of wrinkles and sagging skin, a new study found. Although dermatologists have long told people to use sunscreen to prevent aging, this is the first research to show an actual effect on the appearance of skin, researchers said.… Read more 6/3/2013 - Slathering on Sunscreen Shows Results, Researchers Find
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6/3/2013 - The Home Care Revolution: Robots and Eldercare’s Future

by on June 3, 2013 6:09 pm
If you are 55 years old, you could wake up 30 years from now to the warm, affectionate voice of your personal care robot, asking what you would like for breakfast and why you slept for only 5.8 hours last night instead of your usual 7.3. Read the full article at New American Media.
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6/3/2013 - In the Pursuit of Longevity

by on June 3, 2013 4:34 pm
At some point between George Washington and Colonel Sanders, white hair and a cane turned from symbols of elegance to suggestions of decrepitude, and an industry was born. Not that the fountain of youth wasn’t always sought after. But to look young, think young, feel young — those are distinctly modern goals. Read the full… Read more 6/3/2013 - In the Pursuit of Longevity
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6/2/2013 - The Geezers Are All Right

by on June 2, 2013 5:57 pm
The reports of the Social Security and Medicare trustees released Friday do suggest that America’s retirement system needs some significant work. The ratio of Americans over 65 to those of working age will rise inexorably over the decades ahead, and this will translate into rising spending on Social Security and Medicare as a share of… Read more 6/2/2013 - The Geezers Are All Right
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6/2/2013 - Will U.S. workers ever be able to retire?

by on June 2, 2013 4:35 pm
Despite the rebound in home prices and new all-time nominal highs in the stock market, many Americans are looking at an unpleasant retirement, if they even make it that far; according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s latest survey on retirement confidence, the majority of workers have saved for their golden years, but the piggy… Read more 6/2/2013 - Will U.S. workers ever be able to retire?