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8/8/2011 - Intelligence Lost: The Boomers Are Exiting

by on August 9, 2011 4:26 pm
The U.S. business community is facing a war of intelligence attrition. Fortune 500s will see countless experienced knowledge workers walk out the door over the next two decades. Read the full article at Bloomberg Businessweek on msnbc.com
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8/5/2011 - A.M. Vitals: Alzheimer’s Research Suggests Early Interventions

by on August 9, 2011 4:23 pm
Research increasingly suggests that Alzheimer’s disease damages the brain years before symptoms appear, raising the possibility that treatments should be focused on this early phase if there’s a hope of slowing or reversing the disease, the WSJ reports. Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal

8/4/2011 - Centenarians Have Plenty of Bad Habits Too

by on August 9, 2011 4:19 pm
For those of us relying on healthy habits to get us to age 100, the findings from a new study of centenarians may come as a bit of a blow. Read the full article at The New York Times
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8/8/2011 - Mobile devices help remove barriers to fresh food

by on August 9, 2011 2:14 pm
Conditions can be challenging for those using wheelchairs or walkers, with a trip to the market requiring residents to travel down a busy street, and to navigate around sidewalks blocked by parked cars, poorly lit streets and a crosswalk light too brief for them to cross the four-lane intersection. These physical barriers to fresh-food sources… Read more 8/8/2011 - Mobile devices help remove barriers to fresh food
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8/3/2011 - Obama at 50: Older, Wiser... Happier?

by on August 5, 2011 2:27 pm
The growing body of research on happiness shows that as we pass middle age, our sense of well-being improves. Read the full article at Slate.

7/22/11 - AARP seeks out most affordable places to retire

by on July 22, 2011 7:45 pm
Not many Baby Boomers have taken the time to think about where they want to retire, according to a study by Hartford Financial Services Group. Many are willing to just stay put as they grow older. And while some want to be close to family members, others are forced to stay where they are because… Read more 7/22/11 - AARP seeks out most affordable places to retire

7/21/11 - Hospice Companies Zero In On Nursing Home Patients

by on July 22, 2011 7:43 pm
Dying patients in nursing homes are an increasingly lucrative source of business for hospice companies, which have made a big push into these facilities, according to a federal audit that was just released. Read the full story at Shots, NPR’s Health Blog

7/19/11 - Early lapses in memory shed light on Alzheimer's

by on July 22, 2011 7:40 pm
Memory problems that are noticeable but not severe enough to interfere with daily living are receiving increased attention from scientists around the world who study Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full story at USA Today

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by on June 30, 2011 2:40 pm
Director, H-STAR, David Jacks Professor of Education and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science Research Interests: How information technologies can support and advance the scientific understanding and practices of learning and teaching, with particular focus on topics in science, mathematics, and technology education and their associated symbolic and communicative interchanges Address: Wallenberg Hall 450 Serra… Read more Roy Pea
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6/27/11 - STUDY: Consumers Are More Likely To Buy Products Marketed With (Some) Negative Information

by on June 29, 2011 6:22 pm
Attention, marketing directors: Stanford and Tel Aviv University researchers found that consumers are more likely to buy your product if you reveal that it’s not perfect. The key to selling, they say, is offering up a raving review, and then a “small dose” of negative information at the end. This accentuates the positive and establishes… Read more 6/27/11 - STUDY: Consumers Are More Likely To Buy Products Marketed With (Some) Negative Information