8/22/2011 - How Music May Help Ward Off Hearing Loss As We Age

Older people often have difficulty understanding conversation in a crowd. Like everything else, our hearing deteriorates as we age.  So how can you help stave off that age-related hearing loss? Try embracing music early in life, research suggests. Hear the full story at NPR.org

8/23/2011 - Mind Over Mind? 'Decision Fatigue' Saps Willpower — If We Let It

Are the endless decisions of modern life leading to “decision fatigue,” depleting our willpower to the point that we end up making increasingly poor, even self-destructive choices? Read the full article at Time

8/19/2011 - Early Adversity, Adult Misery: How Small Events Trigger Depression

A new study conducted by Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Ian Gotlib confirms that childhood wounds don’t always heal—and explains why some challenges reopen them and others don’t. Read the full article at The Atlantic

8/05/2011 - A Graying Bay Area

The Bay Area’s elderly population has been growing over the past 10 years. As the boomer generation hits its sixth decade, a so-called silver tsunami is on the way. By 2050, one in five Americans is expected to be over 65. Are Bay Area cities and communities aging friendly? Listen to the podcast at KQED.org

8/18/2011 - Longer Lives for Obese Mice, With Hope for Humans of All Sizes

Sustaining the flickering hope that human aging might somehow be decelerated, researchers have found they can substantially extend the average life span of obese mice with a specially designed drug. Read the full article at The New York Times

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2011 CONFERENCE: The State and Future of Financial Fraud

As the inaugural conference of the Research Center on the Prevention of Financial Fraud, this event seeks to share the latest interdisciplinary research as it informs our understanding, detection, and prevention of financial fraud, and to connect financial fraud researchers with prevention and detection professionals.  These goals, in combination, aim to increase the efficacy of… Read more 2011 CONFERENCE: The State and Future of Financial Fraud

Scientific Research Center on Decision Neuroscience and Aging

Unprecedented demographics changes are on the horizon that will drastically and rapidly increase the relative number of older adults across the globe. A larger proportion of older decision makers in the population will have tremendous economic and social impact. Anticipating and addressing these historically unprecendented changes most effectively will require an increase in scientific research on decision… Read more Scientific Research Center on Decision Neuroscience and Aging

8/11/2011 - Study finds mechanisms involved in Parkinson’s disease

Researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine, including Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Bingwei Lu, have unraveled the mitochondrial mechanisms involved in Parkinson’s disease as part of a study that will be published Aug. 15 in Human Molecular Genetics. Read the full story at The Stanford Daily

8/12/2011 - Tackling the Dangers of Workplace Inactivity

A growing body of evidence suggests that sedentary office workers and other inactive people are at a relatively high risk of dying early. Sedentary people have elevated levels of biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease, including insulin, glucose, and triglycerides. And research in animals has shown that levels of an enzyme responsible for breaking down fat… Read more 8/12/2011 - Tackling the Dangers of Workplace Inactivity