Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/9/2014 - Aging is the next big investment opportunity

by on May 9, 2014 6:26 pm
Everybody talks about the problems the aging of America is creating, real and otherwise (stress on Social Security, older workers keep younger employees from moving up…). But some noted experts say we’re looking at it all wrong. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/8/2014 - For millennials, retirement beats home ownership (CNBC)

by on May 8, 2014 6:28 pm
When we think of financial security, the prospect of a home of one’s own is often top of mind. But for millennials, not so much. In a new survey of American adults commissioned by the National Endowment for Financial Education, half the respondents said retirement savings were their top financial goal, and just 13 percent… Read more 5/8/2014 - For millennials, retirement beats home ownership (CNBC)
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/7/2014 - The Postrecession Financial Literacy of Americans Is Still Pitiful (National Journal)

by on May 8, 2014 6:27 pm
The financial know-how of most Americans stinks, roughly five years after the global financial recession officially ended. The majority of people still can’t correctly answer five basic questions about interest rates, mortgages, bonds, inflation, and risk-taking. The financial crisis may have prompted discussions about the need to promote financial literacy, but just 14 percent of… Read more 5/7/2014 - The Postrecession Financial Literacy of Americans Is Still Pitiful (National Journal)
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/6/2014 - Most retirees fail to have an income plan (MarketWatch)

by on May 8, 2014 6:24 pm
Fifty-two percent of retirees surveyed said they’re pulling money out of their retirement accounts simply “as the need arises,” according to the telephone survey of 1,206 adults aged 35 to 75, conducted for PNC, a financial-services firm. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/8/2014 - Anti-Aging Hormone Could Make You Smarter

by on May 8, 2014 6:17 pm
A hormone associated with longevity also appears to make people’s brains work better. The finding in Cell Reports could someday lead to drugs that improve memory and learning, researchers say. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/8/2014 - Poor physical ability in middle age linked to higher risk of death

by on May 8, 2014 6:16 pm
Being in poor shape in middle age hurts more than just one’s physique. It is also tied to earlier death, a recent study found. Read the full article at Reuters.
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/8/2014 - Recharging old brains

by on May 8, 2014 6:14 pm
Stanford neuroscientist and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, has found that infusions of blood plasma from young mice improves memory and learning in old mice. In this podcast, Wyss-Coray, who is also a senior research career scientist at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, discusses the new study along with his… Read more 5/8/2014 - Recharging old brains
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/8/2014 - The Silence of Doctors Around Alzheimer’s

by on May 8, 2014 4:02 pm
“Dementia is not something we doctors talk much about. We all have many patients with dementia — and more every year — but we never seem to chat about it the way we discuss kidney disease or cancer treatment. We may talk about the difficulties of obesity or emphysema, but never about dementia.” Read the… Read more 5/8/2014 - The Silence of Doctors Around Alzheimer’s
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/7/2014 - Early Fitness Can Improve the Middle-Age Brain

by on May 7, 2014 7:34 pm
The more physically active you are at age 25, the better your thinking tends to be when you reach middle age, according to a large-scale new study. Encouragingly, the findings also suggest that if you negligently neglected to exercise when young, you can start now and still improve the health of your brain. Read the… Read more 5/7/2014 - Early Fitness Can Improve the Middle-Age Brain
Notice: Undefined variable: raw_excerpt in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/wp-content/themes/cardinal/Cardinal.php on line 1888

5/7/2014 - Infusion of young blood recharges brains of old mice, study finds

by on May 7, 2014 5:01 pm
In a study, published online May 4 in Nature Medicine, researchers used sophisticated techniques to pin down numerous important molecular, neuroanatomical and neurophysiological changes in the brains of old mice that shared the blood of young mice. But they also conducted a critical experiment that was far from sophisticated, said Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, the senior… Read more 5/7/2014 - Infusion of young blood recharges brains of old mice, study finds