Category: Longevity News 2014

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10/13/2014 - Dementia: 'Poor support' and misdiagnosis of early onset patients

by on October 13, 2014 4:51 pm
Misdiagnosed or lacking specialist help, many people living with young onset dementia in the North West are not getting the support they need. Difficulties diagnosing dementia, combined with a social support system which is geared towards the elderly, means that those aged between 30 and 65 often struggle. Read the full article at BBC News.

10/12/2014 - The Case for Quitting Your Job

by 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
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10/12/2014 - Breakthrough Replicates Human Brain Cells for Use in Alzheimer’s Research

by on October 12, 2014 3:25 pm
For the first time, and to the astonishment of many of their colleagues, researchers created what they call Alzheimer’s in a Dish — a petri dish with human brain cells that develop the telltale structures of Alzheimer’s disease. In doing so, they resolved a longstanding problem of how to study Alzheimer’s and search for drugs to treat… Read more 10/12/2014 - Breakthrough Replicates Human Brain Cells for Use in Alzheimer’s Research

10/9/2014 - How to care for your aging parents from a distance

by on October 9, 2014 4:48 pm
Concern about mom or dad’s health and well-being is top of mind for many baby boomers today. Worrisome signs of your parent’s frailty, progressive memory loss or the decline in health require more and more of your help and attention. But what if you live a good distance away? Whether you live an hour away,… Read more 10/9/2014 - How to care for your aging parents from a distance
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10/9/2014 - Do brain games work?

by on October 9, 2014 3:38 pm
We spend more than $1 billion a year trying to keep our minds limber. But we’re often left asking the same big question. Read the full article at The Boston Globe.
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10/8/2016 - Are grandkids to blame for the 70% jump in seniors’ debt load?

by on October 8, 2014 6:54 pm
What a difference a decade makes, at least when it comes to the debt load that seniors face. A study released Thursday by TransUnion of approximately 10 million consumers finds that between 2009 and 2014, every single age group except those 60 and older saw a reduction in their average debt load per person (made up of… Read more 10/8/2016 - Are grandkids to blame for the 70% jump in seniors’ debt load?
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10/7/2014 - Could A Skin Cancer Drug Cure Alzheimer's?

by on October 7, 2014 3:58 pm
Approximately 500,000 people die each year because of Alzheimer’s disease, and millions more live with it every day. It’s a daunting disease to tackle, but that hasn’t stopped Paige Cramer, who as a Ph.D. candidate helped discover an off-label use for a cancer drug that could help Alzheimer’s patients – if the claim can be confirmed by… Read more 10/7/2014 - Could A Skin Cancer Drug Cure Alzheimer's?
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10/7/2014 - Atul Gawande: "We Have Medicalized Aging, and That Experiment Is Failing Us"

by on October 7, 2014 3:53 pm
The latest book from surgeon and best-selling author Atul Gawande may not change your whole life, but it could very well improve how it ends. In Being Mortal, Gawande, a longtime staff writer for the New Yorker, takes on the utter failure of the medical profession when it comes to helping people die well, and the short-sightedness of the elder… Read more 10/7/2014 - Atul Gawande: "We Have Medicalized Aging, and That Experiment Is Failing Us"
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10/6/2014 - New National Study: Five Things You Should Know About Aging and LGBT People

by on October 6, 2014 5:28 pm
A new research report—Out and Visible: The Experiences and Attitudes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults, Ages 45-76—sheds new light on these issues. Based on a 2014 nationally representative study of more than 1,800 LGBT people and more than 500 non-LGBT people, Out and Visible extensively describes how LGBT people feel and experience… Read more 10/6/2014 - New National Study: Five Things You Should Know About Aging and LGBT People
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10/6/2014 - Let's Disrupt Aging and Rethink Getting Older

by on October 6, 2014 5:26 pm
“As I begin my tenure as CEO of AARP, I challenge all of us to re-imagine what it means to get older. Let’s disrupt aging. Let’s upend our thinking around what it means to get older. It’s really not about aging. It’s about living.” Read the full editorial at Huffington Post.