Category: Longevity News 2013

2/25/2013 - Health effects of retirement have proved hard for researchers to assess

When people stop working, everything about their weekday schedule changes. Their lives may move more slowly and be more relaxed. Losing work-related stress may come as a huge relief — and be good for your health. But losing your everyday movement and social interaction can also harm your health. So what is likely to happen… Read more 2/25/2013 - Health effects of retirement have proved hard for researchers to assess

2/25/2013 - Boomer divorce: A costly retirement roadblock

Baby Boomers are divorcing at a surprising rate, and that will have huge implications for their lives in retirement. Read the full article at USA Today.

2/25/2013 - With Retirement Savings, How Do You Compare To Others Your Age?

Are you saving enough for those Golden Years? If you believe most studies, the simple answer is probably no. Read the full article at Forbes.

2/23/2013 - At Work: Dementia affects companies

The subject: dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and how they’re taking their toll on the productivity of the American workforce. Read the full article at USA Today.

2/21/2013 - Two-fifths of elderly spend more than they earn, study finds

Two-fifths of the elderly spend more than they earn, often forcing them to dip into savings to pay bills, according to a new study. Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.

2/20/2013 - The Reluctant Caregiver

“Now and then, I refer to the people that caregivers tend to as “loved ones.” And whenever I do, a woman in Southern California tells me, I set her teeth on edge. She visits her mother-in-law, runs errands, helps with the paperwork — all tasks she has shouldered with a grim sense of duty.” Read… Read more 2/20/2013 - The Reluctant Caregiver

2/20/2013 - When A Bad Economy Means Working 'Forever'

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In Working Late, a series for Morning Edition, NPR profiles older adults who are still in the workforce. Read/listen… Read more 2/20/2013 - When A Bad Economy Means Working 'Forever'

2/19/2013 - Researchers develop tool for reading the minds of mice

Stanford scientists have developed a system for observing real-time brain activity in a live mouse. The device could prove useful in studying new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Read the full article at Stanford News.

2/19/2013 - Estrogen therapy may fight early Alzheimer's

Women who carry a gene that puts them at increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease show signs of early aging at the cellular level long before the first hints of dementia might set in, when they appear otherwise healthy and active, a team of UCSF and Stanford scientists — including Center on Longevity faculty affiliate… Read more 2/19/2013 - Estrogen therapy may fight early Alzheimer's

2/19/2013 - Millions expect to outlive retirement savings

With household incomes under pressure from the recession, unemployment and tax increases, more than half of the world’s working population says they are not preparing adequately for a comfortable retirement, and nearly 20% is saving nothing at all. Read the full article at CNN Money.