11/26/2012 - Alzheimer's May Progress Differently in Women, Men

Alzheimer’s disease may look and act differently in men and women, new research suggests. An emerging field known as gender-specific medicine has shown pronounced differences among the sexes in terms of heart disease and other conditions. These latest findings — if confirmed by further research — may have significant implications for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s… Read more 11/26/2012 - Alzheimer's May Progress Differently in Women, Men

11/21/2012 - Positive Outlook Helps Seniors Heal

Older patients with positive attitudes on aging may be more likely to fully recover from severe disability compared with those who can’t see the bright side of life, a new study found. A positive stereotype about aging was associated with a 44 percent greater likelihood of recovery from severe disability versus negative stereotypes, according to… Read more 11/21/2012 - Positive Outlook Helps Seniors Heal

11/20/12 – Financial Education Strategies Need Work

In a September paper distributed by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Professor Brigitte Madrian and her co-authors reviewed the current state of U.S. financial education. In an interview, Madrian, a professor in Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, provided some fresh insights into education, regulation, and the role of the financial industry.… Read more 11/20/12 – Financial Education Strategies Need Work

Scams, Schemes, and Swindles: A Review of Consumer Financial Fraud Research

The Financial Fraud Research Center presents a summary of research on consumer financial fraud. This white paper outlines what we know (and what we have yet to learn) about consumer financial fraud – its prevalence, victims, perpetrators, and methods. Highlights: Complaints of fraud are increasing, although fraud is still under-reported. An estimated $40 to $50… Read more Scams, Schemes, and Swindles: A Review of Consumer Financial Fraud Research

11/19/12 - Parents and Adult Children Not in Sync as Many Families Still Struggle with Financial Conversations

Fidelity Investments today released the results of its first-ever Intra-Family Generational Finance Study, which shows adult children and their parents struggle to communicate on key financial topics that include retirement planning, providing care for elderly parents and inheritance strategies. The study analyzed levels of disagreement and miscommunication between parents and their adult children on a… Read more 11/19/12 - Parents and Adult Children Not in Sync as Many Families Still Struggle with Financial Conversations

11/19/2012 - Can You Move It And Work It On A Treadmill Desk?

National Public Radio’s Patti Neighmond reports, there’s a backlash brewing to sedentary office life as more people realize how sitting all day can do a body wrong. Read or listen to the full story at National Public Radio.

11/18/2012 - Forgetting Retirement: Most Americans Say They'll Keep Working

More than half of Americans have saved less than $250,000 for retirement, and many are pushing their retirement dates forward. Top concerns include rising health care costs, concern that their retirement assets will not last throughout their lifetime, and that they won’t be able to afford the lifestyle they desire during retirement, according to a… Read more 11/18/2012 - Forgetting Retirement: Most Americans Say They'll Keep Working

11/14/2012 - Alzheimer’s Tied to Mutation Harming Immune Response

Alzheimer’s researchers and drug companies have for years concentrated on one hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease: the production of toxic shards of a protein that accumulate in plaques on the brain. But now, in a surprising coincidence, two groups of researchers working from entirely different starting points have converged on a mutated gene involved in another aspect… Read more 11/14/2012 - Alzheimer’s Tied to Mutation Harming Immune Response

11/14/2012 - A 401(k) That Promises Never to Run Dry

WHILE anything resembling your father’s pension is unlikely to return, one large company has overhauled its 401(k) plan so workers can receive a paycheck for life. Like many large employers, United Technologies, based in Hartford, closed its traditional pension plan to new workers a couple of years ago. The retirement plan that replaced it tries… Read more 11/14/2012 - A 401(k) That Promises Never to Run Dry

11/13/2012 - Visible signs of aging signaled increased risk of heart disease, study finds

Certain types of baldness, earlobe creases, fatty deposits around eyes among potential factors, according to researchers Visibly aging but young at heart? Don’t count on it, researchers suggested. In a study following more than 10,000 people over 35 years, the presence of visible signs of aging signaled an increased risk of heart attack and heart… Read more 11/13/2012 - Visible signs of aging signaled increased risk of heart disease, study finds