6/20/2014 - Aging isn’t the challenge; building an equitable society is

At the dawn of the 21st century, chronological age is a highly meaningful criterion. It signals access to benefits like pensions and health insurance, discounts at movie theaters, and set-aside seats on public transportation. The basis for its appeal is obvious: Age is an extremely reliable statistic. Read the full article by Stanford Center on Longevity… Read more 6/20/2014 - Aging isn’t the challenge; building an equitable society is

6/20/2014 - It’s Official: The Boomerang Kids Won’t Leave

One in five people in their 20s and early 30s is currently living with his or her parents. And 60 percent of all young adults receive financial support from them. That’s a significant increase from a generation ago, when only one in 10 young adults moved back home and few received financial support. The common… Read more 6/20/2014 - It’s Official: The Boomerang Kids Won’t Leave

6/20/2014 - A Chiseled Bodybuilder, Frail Clients and a Fitness Story for the Ages

Martin Luther King Addo, who honed his muscles using a mango tree as a pull-up bar and concrete blocks for dumbbells, is a two-time former winner of the Mr. Ghana bodybuilding championship. Years ago, his chiseled physique, bowling ball biceps and camera-ready smile brought him fame across his homeland in West Africa. Today Mr. Addo… Read more 6/20/2014 - A Chiseled Bodybuilder, Frail Clients and a Fitness Story for the Ages

6/19/2014 - Boomers: Prepare for Your Second Act

It’s the question of the age–and the question of our age. My generation is the first to get a heads-up that many of us will be living longer than we ever imagined, many of us working into our 70s and living into our 90s. But what are we going to do? As Laura Carstensen, director… Read more 6/19/2014 - Boomers: Prepare for Your Second Act

6/19/2014 - A Test for the Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

The test was developed over five years by a team led by Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, a neurologist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Known as the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination, or SAGE, the four-page test can be completed in about 10 to 15 minutes by patients at home, or while in the waiting… Read more 6/19/2014 - A Test for the Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

6/19/2014 - Hypoglycemia Rising in Older People With Diabetes

Most of the time, the older woman seemed sharp. But increasingly, she became confused and disoriented — a case of “intermittent dementia,” one doctor speculated. Further tests were ordered, and then another diagnosis emerged. It wasn’t dementia at all. It was hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. The woman had diabetes and was taking too much… Read more 6/19/2014 - Hypoglycemia Rising in Older People With Diabetes

6/19/2014 - How Your State Rates In Terms Of Long-Term Care

In just 12 years, the oldest members of the huge baby-boom generation will turn 80. Many will need some kind of long-term care. A new study from AARP says that care could vary dramatically in cost and quality depending on where they live. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

6/19/2014 - Unemployment Benefits and Social Security: Paying Seniors Not to Work

Over the last few decades old-age pensions have begun to look more and more like just another unemployment benefits program — and one without a set expiration date to worry about. Benefits for those “disabled from work by age and invalidity” were first introduced in Germany in 1889. Then, being over 65 often meant a… Read more 6/19/2014 - Unemployment Benefits and Social Security: Paying Seniors Not to Work

6/18/2014 - Drugmakers link with academia in giant UK dementia project

Drugmakers are linking with eight British universities in a 16 million-pound ($27 million) public-private partnership to speed up research into dementia by studying data from 2 million people in the world’s largest such project. Read the full article at Reuters.

6/18/2014 - How America can overcome the challenges of an aging population

The American economy will have to adjust to meet the challenges of demographic change. But who’s to say that those adjustments are to be feared or resented? Read the full article at PBS NewsHour.