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10/16/2014 - Exercise Counteracts Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's
by admin on October 16, 2014 3:35 pm
If you carried a gene that doubled your likelihood of getting Alzheimer’s disease, would you want to know? What if there was a simple lifestyle change that virtually abolished that elevated risk? People with a gene known as APOE e4 have a higher risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Even before behavioral symptoms appear,… Read more 10/16/2014 - Exercise Counteracts Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's
A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the Scientific Community
by admin on October 15, 2014 10:56 pm
October 20, 2014 As the baby boomers enter their golden years with mounting concerns about the potential loss of cognitive abilities, markets are responding with products promising to allay anxieties about potential decline. Computer-based cognitive-training software –popularly known as brain games– claim a growing share of the marketplace. The promotion of these products reassures and… Read more A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the Scientific Community
A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the Scientific Community
by admin on October 15, 2014 10:37 pm
October 20, 2014 Computer-based “brain-games” claim a growing share of the marketplace in aging societies. Consumers are told that playing the games will make them smarter, more alert, and able to learn faster and better. The implied and often explicit promise is that adherence to prescribed regimens of cognitive exercise will reduce and potentially reverse… Read more A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the Scientific Community
10/15/2014 - 9 Home Improvements for Your Aging Parents
by admin on October 15, 2014 3:30 pm
If your parents are getting up there in years, you may have had the discussion about whether it’s better for them to stay put or go to an assisted living facility. It’s a pretty safe bet that your parents prefer to stay in their home: According to a 2011 AARP research report, almost 90 percent… Read more 10/15/2014 - 9 Home Improvements for Your Aging Parents
10/13/2014 - The rise of unretirement
by admin on October 14, 2014 8:38 pm
We are living longer, something to celebrate. The average life expectancy was about 62 years in 1935 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, and it’s now nearly 79 years. And, as in many things, the baby boomers are at the center of another revolution: unretirement. Read the full article at Los Angeles… Read more 10/13/2014 - The rise of unretirement
10/14/2014 - A Leap in Lifespans
by admin on October 14, 2014 8:33 pm
The annual report on mortality rates by the National Center for Health Statistics, released this week, tells a now-familiar story: In 2012, life expectancy for older Americans continued to climb. Read the full article at The New York Times.
10/14/2014 - How to Use Early Retirement as a Transition
by admin on October 14, 2014 4:31 pm
MARC FREEDMAN: First of all, think of “retirement” as a transition, not a destination. Most people won’t want to spend the next quarter century living a life of leisure—for financial, psychological and spiritual reasons. However, by getting a jump on the post-midlife transition, you’ve likely bought not only some necessary rest and relaxation, but also the… Read more 10/14/2014 - How to Use Early Retirement as a Transition
10/14/2014 - How Exercise Can Boost Young Brains
by admin on October 14, 2014 3:23 pm
Encourage young boys and girls to run, jump, squeal, hop and chase after each other or after erratically kicked balls, and you substantially improve their ability to think, according to the most ambitious study ever conducted of physical activity and cognitive performance in children. The results underscore, yet again, the importance of physical activity for… Read more 10/14/2014 - How Exercise Can Boost Young Brains
10/13/14 - "Longevity is both a risk and an opportunity" (The Washington Post)
by djaworski on October 13, 2014 10:10 pm
Roger Ferguson says money was a regular topic of conversation at the dinner table when he was growing up. As a child he went with his father to the Federal Reserve to buy Treasury bonds. Today, Ferguson is chief executive of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), a financial… Read more 10/13/14 - "Longevity is both a risk and an opportunity" (The Washington Post)
10/12/14 - Why Women are Losing the Retirement Savings Game (CNN Money)
by djaworski on October 13, 2014 10:03 pm
When it comes to putting money away for retirement, women outmatch men. They are more diligent savers and more likely to put a bigger percentage of their paycheck into a savings plan. But when it comes to the final savings tally, women are falling far behind. According to a Vanguard analysis of more than 1… Read more 10/12/14 - Why Women are Losing the Retirement Savings Game (CNN Money)
