10/25/10 - Aging boomer population brings new issues, roundtable says

NBC News’ Tom Brokaw moderated a Stanford Roundtable on aging, longevity and the boomers. Panelists were Center Director Laura Carstensen, President John Hennessey, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, AARP CEO Barry Rand, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Professor Robert Sapolsky. Read the full article at Stanford Daily

10/20/10 - Pioneers in Science

Center faculty affiliate Helen Blau PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology, and neurobiology professor Carla Shatz PhD – two of the first women hired on the tenure tract for basic science faculty at Stanford – discuss the courses their paths have taken and reflect on the rewards and challenges of their lives as women scientists.… Read more 10/20/10 - Pioneers in Science

10/18/10 - Brain Fitness

In 2009, Americans spent $300 million on products intended to improve their short-term memories or help them concentrate better at work. Do those products work? Listen to comments from the Center on Longevity’s director and read about the Expert Consensus on Brain Health, sponsored by the Center and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.… Read more 10/18/10 - Brain Fitness

10/12/10 - Taking Early Retirement May Retire Memory, Too

A new analysis in The Journal of Economic Perspectives underscores the importance of staying active in preserving memories and reasoning abilities. Says Center on Longevity Director Laura L. Carstensen PhD: “It suggests that work actually provides an important component of the environment that keeps people functioning optimally.” Read the full article at The New York… Read more 10/12/10 - Taking Early Retirement May Retire Memory, Too

10/12/10 - Does the Brain Retire at Retirement?

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9/30/10 - Turning 40….is this the decade of wisdom?

Columnist Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, looking for a meaningful definition of wisdom as she turns 40, interviewed Laura L. Carstensen, director of the Center on Longevity, and author Stephen S. Hall, who discussed his book in a talk sponsored by the Center. Read the full article at The Chicago Tribune

9/21/10 - Dementia Cost Burns Through 1% of Global GDP, Will Increase

“Alzheimer’s will be at the top of the list of global public-health problems within the next 10 years,” says Center on Longevity director Laura L. Carstensen PhD. Read the full article at Bloomberg

9/17/10 - $12.7 million grant for study of childhood obesity treatment

Researchers led by Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Thomas Robinson MD, MPH have been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to design a pediatric weight-control program. Combatting childhood obesity can help prevent problems later in life, such as diabetes and chronic disease. Collaborators include three other affiliates: Jay Bhattacharya MD, PhD, William Haskell PhD… Read more 9/17/10 - $12.7 million grant for study of childhood obesity treatment

9/15/10 - Looking Ahead to the Spend-Down Years

Using virtual reality to enable people to see images of their “future selves” can affect their decisions about saving for retirement, according to studies by researchers at the Center on Longevity. Professor Jeremy Bailenson, a Center affiliate, Laura L. Carstensen, director of the Center, and former graduate student Hal Ersner-Hershfield, who is now a post-doctoral… Read more 9/15/10 - Looking Ahead to the Spend-Down Years

9/13/10 - Long Life in the 21st Century

Listen to Laura L. Carstensen PhD, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, discuss “Long Life in the 21st Century” in a Stanford Leading Matters audio podcast featured on iTunes. Her remarks were part of Leading Matters, an audio podcast that illuminates the pressing issues of the day. Presentations were given at Stanford alumni events… Read more 9/13/10 - Long Life in the 21st Century