Category: Longevity News 2013

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6/1/2013 - What to do if you cannot save for retirement?

by on June 1, 2013 4:43 pm
Q: What can investors do who cannot afford to save a dime for retirement? A: Investing for retirement is a sacrifice. Investors are foregoing spending now so they’ll have money to spend in the future. Some investors say saving for retirement is one thing they cannot afford or choose not to do it. The problem… Read more 6/1/2013 - What to do if you cannot save for retirement?
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5/31/2013 - On Beyond 100

by on May 31, 2013 6:41 pm
Our genes harbor many secrets to a long and healthy life. And now scientists are beginning to uncover them. Read the full article at National Geographic.
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5/31/2013 - Trapped in the Hospital Bed

by on May 31, 2013 6:19 pm
Healthy older adults at home are on their feet more than six hours a day. But in this small study, hospitalized patients in their 70s spent 83 percent of their time in bed, according to the accelerometers attached to their thighs and ankles to measure movement. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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5/31/2013 - ‘Successful aging’ protects health and wealth

by on May 31, 2013 6:14 pm
Gerontologists, researchers who focus on life’s later phases, increasingly like to talk about “successful aging.” A skeptic could be forgiven for reacting negatively to that terminology and thinking, “I work hard all my life and now you tell me I have to excel at growing old?” Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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5/31/2013 - The Family Caregiver Turns Pro

by on May 31, 2013 6:10 pm
Everyone who thinks about the so-called work force problem for the elderly can see big trouble coming. Who’s going to provide care for the growing number of old people who, even with enormous efforts from family members, will most likely need more help? Or who don’t have families? And who prefer, overwhelmingly, to stay in… Read more 5/31/2013 - The Family Caregiver Turns Pro
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5/31/2013 - When Will Mental Illness Be Diagnosed With a Lab Test?

by on May 31, 2013 4:26 pm
At work, Robin Jones had a hard time finding the right words and making persuasive arguments to his colleagues. He’d come home and tell his wife, Anne, “Something’s different.” “He would say his brain didn’t feel like it was working the same way it used to,” she recalls. “We said, ‘Well, why not talk to… Read more 5/31/2013 - When Will Mental Illness Be Diagnosed With a Lab Test?
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5/30/2013 - Healthy lifestyle choices mean fewer memory complaints

by on May 30, 2013 10:08 pm
Research has shown that healthy behaviors are associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, but less is known about the potential link between positive lifestyle choices and milder memory complaints, especially those that occur earlier in life and could be the first indicators of later problems. Read the full article at BrainUpdates.com.
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5/30/2013 - Why the Boomers Are the Most Hated Generation

by on May 30, 2013 9:43 pm
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s flappers also grew up in a time of plenty, but they were allowed to age out of their sybaritic image. What makes the Boomers different? Read the full article at The Atlantic.
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5/30/2013 - Boomers aren't working forever, after all

by on May 30, 2013 9:42 pm
Baby boomers have been talking a good game for years about working longer and reinventing the last third of life. Now that it’s game time, their retirement decisions look somewhat conventional. Read the full article at Reuters.
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5/30/2013 - Alzheimer's and the Artist

by on May 30, 2013 9:40 pm
Mary Wyant spent years as a professional artist. But after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she slowly became unable to paint. Here is a look at her work through the years, and as the disease took hold. Read the full article at PBS News Hour.