Category: Longevity News 2015

8/14/2016 - Healthy Aging: Preventing Isolation

Social connection is key for senior well-being. Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.

8/14/2015 - Let Older Americans Keep Working

EVERY day, 10,000 baby boomers — Americans born from 1946 to 1964 — leave the work force. Most of them have not saved enough for retirement; at least one-fifth have basically no retirement savings. Our economy has a shortage of skilled workers. Keeping older Americans on the job therefore benefits everyone: It is crucial to… Read more 8/14/2015 - Let Older Americans Keep Working

8/12/2015 - Japan’s Gray-Haired Pacifism

As Japan’s population shrinks, it is also aging. Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and so a very high proportion of elderly people. Japanese over the age of 65 account for more than 26 percent of the total population today, and are expected to account for nearly 40 percent by… Read more 8/12/2015 - Japan’s Gray-Haired Pacifism

8/11/2015 - Does Anyone Care if “Brain Games” Actually Work?

Debates about brain games’ efficacy have the cognitive fitness industry paying more attention to science — and what it means for business. Read the full article at Fortune.

8/11/2015 - 2015-16 Center on Longevity Design Challenge: Open Call for Submissions

Over $50,000 in prizes, mentorship & sponsored travel to Silicon Valley will be awarded to university students who design new products, tools & services for living longer, fuller lives. Read more >

8/10/2015 - FDA approves tool for diagnosing dementia in a doctor’s office

A small company started by a neuroscientist at the University of Rochester has moved closer to providing doctors with what he says is a simple, computer-based tool to help detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

8/10/2015 - Will Doctors Soon Be Prescribing Video Games For Mental Health?

The market for “brain fitness” games is worth about $1 billion and is expected to grow to $6 billion in the next five years. Game makers appeal to both the young and the older with the common claim that if you exercise your memory, you’ll be able to think faster and be less forgetful. The… Read more 8/10/2015 - Will Doctors Soon Be Prescribing Video Games For Mental Health?

8/5/2015 - Will retirement make you happier?

“We find strong evidence that retirement improves both health and life satisfaction.” This provocative line came from the summary of a recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper produced by researchers at George Mason University and Utah State University. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research Scholar Steve Vernon at CBS… Read more 8/5/2015 - Will retirement make you happier?

8/5/2015 - Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect With Dementia Patients

Hannah Roberts was a first-year-medical student at Columbia University College of Physicians in 2013 when she noticed her classmates were having an especially tough time relating to dementia patients. Could a field trip together to the local art museum help? Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

8/5/2015 - Where the Elderly Can Age in Place

A NORC (naturally occurring retirement community) is a building, development or neighborhood that wasn’t designed for a senior community but ends up serving one. Once 45% of units are populated by people who are over 60, the community can apply to the city or state for NORC status, which qualifies the community for government support.… Read more 8/5/2015 - Where the Elderly Can Age in Place