Category: Longevity News 2014

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10/22/2014 - What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set?

by on October 22, 2014 3:31 pm
One day in the fall of 1981, eight men in their 70s stepped out of a van in front of a converted monastery in New Hampshire. They shuffled forward, a few of them arthritically stooped, a couple with canes. Then they passed through the door and entered a time warp. Perry Como crooned on a… Read more 10/22/2014 - What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set?

10/20/2014 - Stanford brain experts, others, say brain game benefits are exaggerated

by on October 21, 2014 3:44 pm
“It is customary for advertising to highlight the benefits and overstate potential advantages of their products,” said Laura Carstensen, a Stanford psychology professor and the director of the Center for Longevity, in a press release.”But in the case of brain games, companies also assert that the products are based on solid scientific evidence developed by… Read more 10/20/2014 - Stanford brain experts, others, say brain game benefits are exaggerated

10/20/2014 - Scientific evidence does not support the brain game claims, Stanford scholars say

by 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 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.

10/16/2014 - Exercise Counteracts Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's

by on October 16, 2014 3:35 pm
If you carried a gene that doubled your likelihood of getting Alzheimer’s disease, would you want to know? What if there was a simple lifestyle change that virtually abolished that elevated risk? People with a gene known as APOE e4 have a higher risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Even before behavioral symptoms appear,… Read more 10/16/2014 - Exercise Counteracts Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's

10/15/2014 - 9 Home Improvements for Your Aging Parents

by on October 15, 2014 3:30 pm
If your parents are getting up there in years, you may have had the discussion about whether it’s better for them to stay put or go to an assisted living facility. It’s a pretty safe bet that your parents prefer to stay in their home: According to a 2011 AARP research report, almost 90 percent… Read more 10/15/2014 - 9 Home Improvements for Your Aging Parents
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10/13/2014 - The rise of unretirement

by on October 14, 2014 8:38 pm
We are living longer, something to celebrate. The average life expectancy was about 62 years in 1935 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, and it’s now nearly 79 years. And, as in many things, the baby boomers are at the center of another revolution: unretirement. Read the full article at Los Angeles… Read more 10/13/2014 - The rise of unretirement
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10/14/2014 - A Leap in Lifespans

by on October 14, 2014 8:33 pm
The annual report on mortality rates by the National Center for Health Statistics, released this week, tells a now-familiar story: In 2012, life expectancy for older Americans continued to climb. Read the full article at The New York Times.    

10/14/2014 - How to Use Early Retirement as a Transition

by 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

10/14/2014 - How Exercise Can Boost Young Brains

by on October 14, 2014 3:23 pm
Encourage young boys and girls to run, jump, squeal, hop and chase after each other or after erratically kicked balls, and you substantially improve their ability to think, according to the most ambitious study ever conducted of physical activity and cognitive performance in children. The results underscore, yet again, the importance of physical activity for… Read more 10/14/2014 - How Exercise Can Boost Young Brains