Category: Longevity News 2015
3/23/2015 - People 'Grow to Trust' as They Get Older
by admin on March 23, 2015 5:28 pm
Contrary to some stereotypes, getting older doesn’t necessarily make people cynical and suspicious. Instead, trust tends to increase as people age, a development that can be good for well-being. Read the full article at Futurity.
3/23/2015 - The Scale of Financial Abuse of Seniors Will Shock You
by admin on March 23, 2015 4:06 am
Financial abuse of senior citizens has been estimated to cost its victims $2.9 billion a year. It is hard to estimate the scope of the problem, as financial fraud is underreported due to embarrassment, hopelessness, or the victims’ lac of awareness. With new, detailed financial data collected from family caregivers of older Americans, however, a… Read more 3/23/2015 - The Scale of Financial Abuse of Seniors Will Shock You
3/20/2015 - Biogen Reports Its Alzheimer’s Drug Sharply Slowed Cognitive Decline
by admin on March 20, 2015 11:10 pm
An experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease sharply slowed the decline in mental function in a small clinical trial, researchers reported Friday, reviving hopes for an approach to therapy that until now has experienced repeated failures. Read the full article at The New York Times.
3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality?
by admin on March 20, 2015 1:58 am
To work or not to work? That is the retirement planning question. Let’s take a closer look at this modern-day riff on the famous line in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” where Prince Hamlet laments about life’s unfairness but reflects that the alternative (not being alive) could be worse. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research… Read more 3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality?
3/18/2015 - Want to Be Ready for Retirement? Lower Expectations
by admin on March 18, 2015 5:13 pm
Whether most Americans will have enough saved to retire comfortably has become a matter of great debate. But some may be in better shape than they think. Read the full article at NBC News.
3/17/2015 - Financing Your Future
by admin on March 17, 2015 5:49 pm
Helpful resources for estate planning, household debt, Social Security. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.
3/17/2015 - How Productivity Can Save an Aging World
by admin on March 17, 2015 5:08 pm
Global economic growth is under threat because populations are aging, shrinking the size of the pool of people able to work. The only answer to the growth question in an era of dramatic demographic change is productivity growth. Read the full article at Huffington Post.
3/17/2015 - Aging is not death. Stop conflating the two.
by admin on March 17, 2015 5:06 pm
Older Americans are living longer than ever. We need to give them more ways to contribute to society, not fewer. Read the full article at The Washington Post.
3/17/2015 - Older Really Can Mean Wiser
by admin on March 17, 2015 4:37 pm
Behind all those canned compliments for older adults — spry! wily! wise! — is an appreciation for something that scientists have had a hard time characterizing: mental faculties that improve with age. Read the full article at The New York Times.
3/16/2015 - Scientists’ New Goal: Growing Old Without Disease
by admin on March 16, 2015 4:51 pm
Researchers plan to test a pill to prevent or delay Alzheimer’s, heart disease and other ailments that come with age. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.
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