4/9/2012 - Same Room, Different Ailments

A program in which patients with varied problems help each other expands nationwide. The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, an initiative that started in the early 1990s at Stanford University, has gone national, thanks to recent grants to various sponsors of the program from private foundations and $37 million in federal funds over the past three… Read more 4/9/2012 - Same Room, Different Ailments

4/5/2012 - G-8 should tackle issues of aging

Within five years, for the first time in history, the number of adults 65 and older will exceed the number of children younger than 5, the World Health Organization reports. By mid-century, this demographic will outnumber children younger than 14, and more than 2 billion of the people on Earth will be 60 or older. Read… Read more 4/5/2012 - G-8 should tackle issues of aging

4/5/2012 - Why Won’t They Get Hearing Aids?

When I suggested to my parents that they might want to get their hearing tested, their first reaction (after exasperated sighs) was that they didn’t want to be bothered. Turns out, they’ve got a lot of company. Of the 26.7 million people over age 50 with a hearing impairment, only one in seven, a meager 14… Read more 4/5/2012 - Why Won’t They Get Hearing Aids?

4/3/2012 - Longevity Up in U.S., but Education Creates Disparity, Study Says

Americans are living longer, but the gains in life span are accruing disproportionately among the better educated, according to a new report by researchers from the University of Wisconsin. Read the full article at The New York Times

4/1/2012 - Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans

The burden of paying for college is wreaking havoc on the finances of an unexpected demographic: senior citizens. New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60 and older still owe about $36 billion in student loans, providing a rare window into the dynamics of student debt. More than 10 percent… Read more 4/1/2012 - Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans

  The challenges of baby boomers reaching old age, combined with a growing, more diverse population, will drive major changes, challenges and decisions in U.S. families, workplaces and communities. Click on the thumbnails below to learn more. The age structure shifts from pyramid to cube as more people reach old age. The population 65+ will… Read more

4/25/2012 – Humanizing Healthcare: Why Reform is So Essential

As part of the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ 2012 Healthcare Innovation Summit, the Center on Longevity co-sponsored the keynote discussion by actress, professor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith. The discussion examined the human side of healthcare and the critical need for new healthcare paradigms. Smith conducted extensive research in the field of health for… Read more 4/25/2012 – Humanizing Healthcare: Why Reform is So Essential

Frontiers in Aging

‘Selective autophagy in aging and age related disorders’ Daniel Promislow, PhD University of Georgia April 9, 2012 – 4:00 pm Clark Center Auditorium Stanford University More Sponsored by Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging at Stanford University The core mission of the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging at… Read more Frontiers in Aging

4/26/2012 – Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population

By 2030, one in five Americans will be over the age of 65. This approaching “gray wave” of older Americans makes urgent the issues of affordable housing, aging in place, and community services. On April 26, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. convened professionals and practitioners from multiple disciplines to address housing and neighborhoods for an… Read more 4/26/2012 – Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population

5/17/2012 - Distinguished Lecture Series: “Darwin, Diet, Disease, and Dollars” – Dr. Robert Lustig

Robert Lustig’s research focuses on the regulation of energy balance by the central nervous system...