Category: Longevity News 2013

4/17/2013 - Hospital Dangers for Patients With Parkinson’s

It was supposed to be a short stay. In 2006, Roger Anderson was to undergo surgery to relieve a painfully compressed spinal disk. His wife, Karen, figured the staff at the hospital, in Portland, Ore., would understand how to care for someone with Parkinson’s disease. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/17/2013 - Is there really a retirement saving crisis?

According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, households are going to face real challenges in retirement. Our National Retirement Risk Index projects that 53% of today’s working households are not going to be able to maintain their standard of living once they stop working. Yet really smart economists who compare optimal savings… Read more 4/17/2013 - Is there really a retirement saving crisis?

4/15/2013 - Worries Multiplied for Elderly

Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure and heart disease are the three most common chronic conditions in assisted living facilities: 82 percent of residents have at least one of them, according to a new government study. But what is alarming is how these ailments overlap. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/15/2013 - For the Elderly, Diseases That Overlap

Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure and heart disease are the three most common chronic conditions in assisted living facilities: 82 percent of residents have at least one of them, according to a new government study. But what is alarming is how these ailments overlap. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/15/2013 - How Exercise And Other Activities Beat Back Dementia

The numbers are pretty grim: More than half of all 85-year-olds suffer some form of dementia. But here’s the good news: Brain researchers say there are ways to boost brain power and stave off problems in memory and thinking. Read/listen to the full story at National Public Radio (NPR).

4/15/2013 - Inside The Brains Of People Over 80 With Exceptional Memory

Most research on memory loss in the elderly focuses on dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or other brain diseases. But neuroscientist Emily Rogalski from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine knew there is great variation in how good memory is in older people. Most have memory loss to varying degrees, but some have strong memories, even well… Read more 4/15/2013 - Inside The Brains Of People Over 80 With Exceptional Memory

4/12/2013 - How Baby Boomers Will Change The Way Others Retire

The rapid evolution of retirement in America shows no signs of slowing. The World War II generation (or The Greatest Generation) often lived in the same house until they either died or were moved to a nursing home, but this is now far less common than in the past. Baby boomers have continued to forge… Read more 4/12/2013 - How Baby Boomers Will Change The Way Others Retire

4/12/2013 - Video: Happiness Experts Provide Advice on Living to 100

U.S. News’s e-book, How to Live to 100, contains money, health and happiness keys to more enriching and, possibly, longer lives. Three of the book’s experts, including Laura Carstensen, a professor of psychology and director of the Stanford Center on Longevity recently got together and spoke about happiness. Read the full article at U.S. News and… Read more 4/12/2013 - Video: Happiness Experts Provide Advice on Living to 100

4/11/2013 - Stress And Aging: 5 Ways Chronic Stress Can Affect The Aging Process

Chronic stress has been shown to have a number of negative health impacts, from insomnia to weight gain to an increased risk for heart disease — not to mention impairing the immune and digestive systems as well as the central nervous system. And when it comes to aging, we’ve all heard that worrying will give… Read more 4/11/2013 - Stress And Aging: 5 Ways Chronic Stress Can Affect The Aging Process

4/10/2013 - Getting a Brain Boost Through Exercise

Two new experiments, one involving people and the other animals, suggest that regular exercise can substantially improve memory, although different types of exercise seem to affect the brain quite differently. The news may offer consolation for the growing numbers of us who are entering age groups most at risk for cognitive decline. Read the full… Read more 4/10/2013 - Getting a Brain Boost Through Exercise