Category: Longevity News 2015

3/15/2015 - Dementia patients may one day get assistance from robot helpers

If a team of Toronto-based researchers have their way, older adults and people with disabilities – including dementia patients – will one day have the help of robots. Read the full article at Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC).

3/15/2015 - The Financial Challenge of Retirement and How to Meet It

A new book, ‘Falling Short,’ details the shortfall in retirement resources and spells out what the nation—and individuals—can do. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

3/15/2015 - The Struggle, and Rewards, of Becoming a Nurse

A path to a “second act” almost invariably involves setbacks. But Rachel Christian’s five-year journey to become a nurse is proof that even the largest of hurdles can be cleared. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

3/13/2015 - Falls may be tied to irregular heartbeat

Older adults who suffer a fall are twice as likely to have a common type of irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation, according to a new study. Read the full article at Reuters.

3/13/2015 - Rotary and Peace Corps Find Renewed Relevance With Older Volunteers

Older volunteers are on the rise, as Americans live longer and are healthier. In 2013, 24.2 percent of Americans over 65, 10.6 million people, did some type of volunteer work, up from 22.7 percent in 2002, and that number is expected to rise to more than 13 million by 2020, according to the Corporation for… Read more 3/13/2015 - Rotary and Peace Corps Find Renewed Relevance With Older Volunteers

3/13/2015 - The Trouble with Advance Directives

Missteps occur more commonly than most of us, with our carefully composed documents stored in drawers somewhere, would like to think. They help explain why researchers and medical staff working with patients near the end of life have grown increasingly disenchanted with advance directives, including living wills and powers of attorney for health care. Read… Read more 3/13/2015 - The Trouble with Advance Directives

3/12/2015 - Back to the future technology spurs adults to save for retirement

Young people don’t think much about retirement. Two out of five don’t think about it at all, according to a survey of adults under 30. That apathy caught the attention of 35-year-old psychologist Hal Hershfield, a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Hershfield wondered whether Americans might save more if they literally faced the… Read more 3/12/2015 - Back to the future technology spurs adults to save for retirement

3/12/2015 - New class of drugs reduces aging in mice, Mayo Clinic study finds

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have identified a new class of drugs that appeared to reduce the effects of aging in mice by killing zombie-like cells that damage healthy neighbors and contribute to chronic aging-related diseases. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

3/12/2015 - Experimental ultrasound treatment targets Alzheimer's brain plaque

Preliminary research in mice raises the possibility that an ultrasound-based treatment might help eliminate plaque buildup in the brain that’s associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at CBS News.

3/12/2015 - An Overnight Nursing Home for Dementia Patients

Many with Alzheimer’s are at their most active after dark. A New York care facility has launched an after-hours camp-style program to entertain them until the morning—and help their caregivers get some sleep. Read the full article at The Atlantic.