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8/5/2013 - Scientists Develop Early-Warning System for Alzheimer's Disease

by on August 5, 2013 5:12 pm
A quick sniff of a nasal spray sends microscopic metal particles into the brain, where they target and destroy the damaging proteins of Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at Scientific American.
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8/2/2013 - Why the rich never retire (CNBC)

by on August 5, 2013 4:53 pm
The ultimate American dream used to be to get rich young and “retire by 40.” Now the goal for the rich is to retire past 70—if they retire at all. A new survey shows that America’s highest earners don’t plan on retiring until they are at least 70 years old. Lower-income groups—and even those considered… Read more 8/2/2013 - Why the rich never retire (CNBC)
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8/2/2013 - Is Baby Boomer Retirement Behind the Drop in July's Unemployment Rate? (PBS)

by on August 5, 2013 4:52 pm
The simple story of the July unemployment numbers, released Friday, is that the population grew by about 200,000 people and new jobs absorbed just about all of them. Why did the unemployment rate go down — from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent? Because the official “workforce” actually declined — by about 40,000 people. What could… Read more 8/2/2013 - Is Baby Boomer Retirement Behind the Drop in July's Unemployment Rate? (PBS)
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8/4/2013 - A Plan to Avert the Pension Crisis

by on August 4, 2013 4:33 pm
It isn’t politically feasible for Washington to bail out Detroit, but President Obama and Congress must step in to avert the worst fiscal collapse in urban American history. Read the full article at The New York Times.  
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8/3/2013 - Worms' Bright Blue Death Could Shed Light On Human Aging

by on August 3, 2013 5:09 pm
Last year, researchers at University College London’s Institute of Healthy Ageing were looking through their microscopes when they saw something amazing. “Suddenly there appears a sort of ghostly blue fluorescence,” Gems tells Jacki Lyden, host of weekends on All Things Considered. “And then it spreads in a kind of flashing wave from the front end to… Read more 8/3/2013 - Worms' Bright Blue Death Could Shed Light On Human Aging
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8/2/2013 - Seven Ways To Pay For Retirement

by on August 2, 2013 6:24 pm
Getting by in retirement should be about more than just “getting by.” Yet lots of people arrive at that moment unsure of just how they will pay for retirement after leaving work behind. Read the full article at Forbes.
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8/1/2013 - Anemia Tied to Dementia Risk

by on August 1, 2013 6:25 pm
A large study has found further evidence that anemia — a deficiency of red blood cells and a common condition in the elderly — increases the risk for dementia. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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7/31/2013 - Federal-employee union wants broader eligibility for phased-retirement program (Washington Post)

by on August 1, 2013 3:52 pm
One of the nation’s largest federal-worker unions wants to expand a program that will allow federal employees to work part-time after the age of retirement while receiving partial annuities and continuing to pay toward their benefits. The National Treasury Employees Union said in a statement on Tuesday that more federal workers should be able to… Read more 7/31/2013 - Federal-employee union wants broader eligibility for phased-retirement program (Washington Post)
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7/31/2013 - Here's What Poverty Would Look Like If Social Security Didn't Exist (Huffington Post)

by on August 1, 2013 3:51 pm
The nation’s poverty crisis would be a lot worse if it wasn’t for safety net programs — particularly Social Security, a new analysis finds. If Social Security didn’t exist, about 25 million more Americans would be in poverty, according to an analysis of 2011 Census data from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.… Read more 7/31/2013 - Here's What Poverty Would Look Like If Social Security Didn't Exist (Huffington Post)
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7/30/2013 - Oldest Boomers Are Increasingly Facing Discrimination in the Workplace (Time)

by on July 30, 2013 4:36 pm
The oldest boomers begin turning 68 next year, when they will exceed full retirement age for even the youngest of their generation. Yet many remain on the job and have pushed back their target date for calling it quits. About half of the oldest boomers, born in 1946, have left their employer for good, according… Read more 7/30/2013 - Oldest Boomers Are Increasingly Facing Discrimination in the Workplace (Time)