Category: Center

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1/27/2014 - The Older Mind May Just Be a Fuller Mind

by on January 27, 2014 4:59 pm
Since educated older people generally know more words than younger people, simply by virtue of having been around longer, the experiment simulates what an older brain has to do to retrieve a word. And when the researchers incorporated that difference into the models, the aging “deficits” largely disappeared. Now comes a new kind of challenge… Read more 1/27/2014 - The Older Mind May Just Be a Fuller Mind
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1/23/2014 - Students Devise Products for Adults With Dementia

by on January 23, 2014 9:55 pm
Finalists in the Stanford Center on Longevity’s Design Challenge aim to help people with cognitive impairment remain independent longer. Read the full article at Forbes.
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12/20/2013 - Can memory video games deliver on brain-boosting claims?

by on December 20, 2013 10:57 pm
A new breed of video games are designed to exercise aging brains and improve players’ attention, speed and memory. But critics say the claims made by developers are not supported with evidence. Could these mental workouts make a difference? Special correspondent Jake Schoneker speaks with experts — including Center on Longevity founding director Laura Carstensen… Read more 12/20/2013 - Can memory video games deliver on brain-boosting claims?

12/20/2013 - Service helps generate retirement income, avoid tax penalty

by on December 20, 2013 5:27 pm
A recent report by the Stanford Center on Longevity compared the RMD, which uses invested assets to pay you a retirement income each year over the course of your lifetime, to five other retirement income generators. The Stanford report shows that the RMD (required minimum distributions) is one of several credible ways to generate retirement… Read more 12/20/2013 - Service helps generate retirement income, avoid tax penalty

12/16/2013 - Stanford study urges more accurate estimates of financial fraud

by on December 16, 2013 5:53 pm
A Stanford Center on Longevity study describes the roadblocks to obtaining accurate financial fraud estimates – victims are often reluctant to speak up – and suggests ways to improve the national tracking of such incidents. “Without accurate and reliable estimates of fraud,” wrote Martha Deevy, director of the Financial Security Division at the Stanford Center… Read more 12/16/2013 - Stanford study urges more accurate estimates of financial fraud

12/3/2013 - Postmenopausal estrogen decline largely unrelated to changes in cognition, mood

by on December 3, 2013 4:27 pm
A new study led by a Stanford University School of Medicine researcher shows that decreased estrogen levels after menopause are largely unrelated to changes in cognitive ability and mood. It did find, however, a possible link between levels of another hormone — progesterone — and cognition among younger postmenopausal women. Read the full article at… Read more 12/3/2013 - Postmenopausal estrogen decline largely unrelated to changes in cognition, mood

11/26/2013 - Let’s Operate 401(k) Plans as True Retirement Plans

by on November 26, 2013 5:34 pm
A defined-contribution retirement plan should not be just a savings vehicle. It should also generate retirement income. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research Scholar Steve Vernon and Anna Rappaport at CFO.
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11/25/2013 - Why Are Seniors The Fastest-Growing Demographic On Social Media?

by on November 25, 2013 4:38 pm
Seniors aged 65 and over represent one of the fastest growing age groups to use social media. But what drives them to do so, and what kinds of technology can help their experience? Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Laura Carstensen, who heads the Stanford Center on Longevity, for more on the culture of seniors and… Read more 11/25/2013 - Why Are Seniors The Fastest-Growing Demographic On Social Media?
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10/31/2013 - Why You Want to Hire Older Workers

by on October 31, 2013 6:46 pm
Laura Carstensen, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity. Dr. Carstensen points out that while older workers’ cognitive processing declines with age, their knowledge increases, particularly within a particular skill set. She also notes that older workers also tend to be happier and more emotionally stable. Happy, stable and knowledgeable workers…what’s not to like? Read the… Read more 10/31/2013 - Why You Want to Hire Older Workers

10/3/2013 - $17 million in NIH support earned by eight researchers

by on October 3, 2013 3:20 pm
Eight Stanford University scientists have received more than $17 million from the National Institutes of Health that will enable them to pursue innovative research in biomedicine. Among the recipients are Center on Longevity deputy director Thomas Rando, MD, and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Tony Wyss-Coray. Read more at Stanford School of Medicine.