Category: Longevity News 2015

1/15/2015 - Businesses Try To Stave Off Brain Drain As Boomers Retire

In the U.S., roughly 10,000 people reach retirement age every day. And though not everyone who turns 62 or 65 retires right away, enough do that some companies are trying to head off the problem. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

1/14/2015 - These Common Mood Changes Can Signal Early Alzheimer’s

The vast majority of people with Alzheimer’s disease will experience changes like depression and anxiety. But a new study published in the journal Neurology shows that behavioral changes like these start well before they begin to have memory loss. Read the full article at Time.  

1/14/2015 - One County Provides Preview Of China's Looming Aging Crisis

A decade from now, about 2025, experts predict that China’s population will peak — reaching as high as 1.4 billion — and begin to steadily decline. Some of them are predicting that a shrinking, aging population could lead to a national crisis. One way to peer into the future is to visit a county in eastern… Read more 1/14/2015 - One County Provides Preview Of China's Looming Aging Crisis

1/13/2015 - Three Things To Do With Your Retirement Savings Hodgepodge

There are both personal and financial ramifications inherent in a hodgepodge retirement plan. Personally, it can leave people wondering if what they are doing is working. Since it isn’t an organized plan, it’s hard to gauge what’s working and what’s not. That’s frustrating and can get worse over time. In fact, by the time most… Read more 1/13/2015 - Three Things To Do With Your Retirement Savings Hodgepodge

1/12/2015 - This app could help cure Alzheimer’s, and all you have to do is download it

Folding@Home is a software that adds the computing power of your own PC into one giant fold of supercomputers, allowing researchers to run lightning-quick folding simulations. And the initiative has led to some great research. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

1/9/2015 - AARP Members Tour Cutting Edge Tech Show

Members of the AARP’s Nevada chapter toured the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas —demonstrating older adults are comfortable with, and interested in new technology. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

1/9/2015 - Why elderly couples often die together: the science of broken hearts

It turns out there is some actual science behind the phenomenon called broken heart syndrome, believed to occur when someone loses a close partner or spouse. Death of a spouse is recognised as one of the most stressful things that can happen to a person. But as well as the mental anguish and grief (which… Read more 1/9/2015 - Why elderly couples often die together: the science of broken hearts

1/9/2015 - 20% of elderly likely to have dementia in ’25

The number of elderly people suffering from dementia in Japan will likely reach a maximum of 7.5 million in 2025, meaning one in five people aged 65 or older will have dementia, according to a study team of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. Read the full article at The Japan News.

1/7/2015 - How Exercise Keeps Us Young

Active older people resemble much younger people physiologically, according to a new study of the effects of exercise on aging. The findings suggest that many of our expectations about the inevitability of physical decline with advancing years may be incorrect and that how we age is, to a large degree, up to us. Read the… Read more 1/7/2015 - How Exercise Keeps Us Young

1/6/2015 - Why you shouldn’t count on your family members to take care of you when you’re old

Americans are strongly underestimating their future needs for long-term care, a potentially costly oversight that could hurt them in their retirement years. Read the full article at The Washington Post.