Category: Center
10/20/2014 - Scientific evidence does not support the brain game claims, Stanford scholars say
by admin on October 20, 2014 2:30 pm
Sixty-nine scientists at Stanford University and other institutions issued a statement that the scientific track record does not support the claims that so-called “brain games” actually help older adults boost their mental powers. Read the full article at Stanford Report.
10/16/2014 - Stanford selects first cohort of Distinguished Careers Institute fellows
by admin on October 17, 2014 4:45 am
The program is designed for exceptional leaders with 20 to 30 years of experience who are interested in reinventing and redirecting their careers toward roles with a social impact. Read the full article at Stanford Report.
10/14/2014 - How to Use Early Retirement as a Transition
by admin on October 14, 2014 4:31 pm
MARC FREEDMAN: First of all, think of “retirement” as a transition, not a destination. Most people won’t want to spend the next quarter century living a life of leisure—for financial, psychological and spiritual reasons. However, by getting a jump on the post-midlife transition, you’ve likely bought not only some necessary rest and relaxation, but also the… Read more 10/14/2014 - How to Use Early Retirement as a Transition
10/12/2014 - The Case for Quitting Your Job
by admin on October 12, 2014 4:21 pm
Millions of Americans in their 50s and 60s are delaying retirement and holding on to jobs they have done for years. Many, of course, need the money. But many others say they simply enjoy—even love—what they do. And if that’s the case, why not stay? The answer: Because jumping ship—even if jumping would seem to… Read more 10/12/2014 - The Case for Quitting Your Job
9/23/2014 - Exercise and your brain
by admin on September 24, 2014 6:24 pm
Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, who studies stem cells in muscle and longevity, and Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, who studies the immune system’s impact on the brain, were awarded an NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award to study the slew of molecules that muscles release and how they help muscle cells communicate with other cells. Thomas Rando is… Read more 9/23/2014 - Exercise and your brain
9/22/2014 - The missing link in most retirement plans
by admin on September 22, 2014 11:32 pm
Few pre-retirees spend much time planning for health care costs in retirement, resulting in a dangerous financial gap in their retirement plans. That’s one conclusion from a robust report, “Health and Retirement: Planning for the Great Unknown,” which outlines the results of a study Merrill Lynch conducted in collaboration with Age Wave. Read the full… Read more 9/22/2014 - The missing link in most retirement plans
9/19/2014 - What's the most important ingredient for a happy retirement?
by admin on September 19, 2014 11:30 pm
According to 81 percent of today’s retirees, the most important ingredient for a happy retirement is good health, outranking financial security, which rang in at 58 percent. Ranking much lower as sources of retirement happiness are: Having loving family and friends (36 percent) Having purpose (20 percent) Trying new things 5 percent) This is just… Read more 9/19/2014 - What's the most important ingredient for a happy retirement?
9/17/2014 - Panel Urges Overhauling Health Care at End of Life
by admin on September 17, 2014 4:10 pm
The country’s system for handling end-of-life care is largely broken and should be overhauled at almost every level, a national panel concluded in a report released on Wednesday. Read the full article at The New York Times.
9/12/2014 - Tougher Than They Look
by admin on September 12, 2014 11:49 pm
Scientists have been writing and thinking about resilience for several decades. Now, in Dr. Manning’s study of 10,753 people (average age: almost 69) drawn from three waves of the national Health and Retirement Study, “we’re starting to measure it,” Dr. Manning said — “as squishy and fuzzy a concept as it is.” Read the full… Read more 9/12/2014 - Tougher Than They Look
9/3/2014 - Is Aging In Place A Pipe Dream?
by admin on September 3, 2014 5:08 pm
Housing is the linchpin of our well-being, according to the AARP Foundation and the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies which held the conference in conjunction with the release of a new report, Housing America’s Older Adults—Meeting the Needs of An Aging Population. The experts explored the mismatch between the nation’s housing stock and Americans’… Read more 9/3/2014 - Is Aging In Place A Pipe Dream?
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