Category: Longevity News 2015

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7/15/2015 - Stanford-based Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to be launched

by on July 15, 2015 5:45 pm
A new Stanford-based center will receive nearly $7.3 million in funding over a five-year period to conduct interdisciplinary research on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. The center will help scientists conduct interdisciplinary research on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, as well as on related disorders. Victor Henderson, MD, professor of health research and policy and of… Read more 7/15/2015 - Stanford-based Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to be launched
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7/14/2015 - Video: 2015 White House Conference on Aging

by on July 14, 2015 5:52 pm
SCL Director Laura Carstensen is a participant in this Conference video. Watch the video >
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7/13/2015 - Fact Sheet: The White House Conference on Aging

by on July 13, 2015 6:41 pm
Today, the President will host the White House Conference on Aging, which focuses on the issues facing Americans as they plan for retirement, care for older loved ones, and work to improve our quality of life as we age. One of the most critical components of middle-class life in this country is a secure and… Read more 7/13/2015 - Fact Sheet: The White House Conference on Aging
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7/13/2015 - The 2015 White House Conference on Aging

by on July 13, 2015 4:47 pm
The 2015 White House Conference on Aging builds on a year-long effort to listen, learn, and share with older adults, families, caregivers, advocates, community leaders, and experts in the aging field. The 2015 Conference aims to embrace the transformative demographic shift occurring in the United States and recognize the possibilities of healthy aging. Learn more… Read more 7/13/2015 - The 2015 White House Conference on Aging
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7/13/2015 - White House: We Need More Tech to Handle an Aging America

by on July 13, 2015 4:43 pm
It’s no surprise that in its attempts to manage the ballooning aging population in America, the U.S. government hasn’t often relied on tech tools as its first line of defense. Now, that’s starting to change. This week, the White House is kicking off its Conference on Aging, the once-a-decade gathering that has given birth to… Read more 7/13/2015 - White House: We Need More Tech to Handle an Aging America
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7/12/2015 - Aging population could drive Obama's climate change policies

by on July 12, 2015 6:02 pm
The world’s population is aging at the very time that immediate action on climate change has become crucially important. And we ignore the shared link between these two global patterns at our own risk. Read the full article at CNN.
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7/10/2015 - Making Decisions on Elder Housing May Take a Team Effort

by on July 10, 2015 6:06 pm
The number of Americans age 85 and older is growing faster than any other age group, as the Congressional Budget Office reports, so is the demand for elder care specialists. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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7/9/2015 - 8 million Baby Boomers face hunger in USA, report finds

by on July 9, 2015 9:36 pm
At least 8 million Baby Boomers are facing hunger in the USA and may be more vulnerable to food insecurity than their older peers, according to a report released Thursday from the food bank network Feeding America and funded by AARP Foundation. Read the full article at USA Today.
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7/8/2015 - Medicare Plans to Pay Doctors for Counseling on End of Life

by on July 8, 2015 9:20 pm
Medicare, the federal program that insures 55 million older and disabled Americans, announced plans on Wednesday to reimburse doctors for conversations with patients about whether and how they would want to be kept alive if they became too sick to speak for themselves. Read the full article at The New York Times.

7/7/2015 - Are You Aging Slower of Faster than Your Friends?

by on July 7, 2015 10:06 pm
Looking around at a 20th high school reunion, you might notice something puzzling about your classmates. Although they were all born within months of each other, these 38-year-olds appear to be aging at different rates. Indeed they are, say the leaders of a large long-term human health study in New Zealand that has sought clues… Read more 7/7/2015 - Are You Aging Slower of Faster than Your Friends?