9/10/10 - See the Big Picture

“An important new study by the Stanford Center on Longevity puts a wider lens on the familiar statistics,” writes AARP Bulletin editor Jim Toedtman. Read the full article at AARP Bulletin

8/24/10 - Building Homes to Age In

An NPR story on a “quiet revolution” to help seniors age at home featured Keith Collins of New Millennial Homes and Elinor Ginzler of AARP, who are chapter authors for the Center on Longevity’s Planning to Stay: New Visions of Aging in Place book project, which is led by former Secretary of Housing and Urban… Read more 8/24/10 - Building Homes to Age In

8/19/10 - New Priorities for Future Biomedical Innovations

Commentary by Center on Longevity affiliate Victor R. Fuchs PhD focuses on making biomedical innovation value-conscious and committed to improving older Americans’ quality of life. As Americans live longer and collect more entitlements, Fuchs writes, the United States needs to shift its focus to value-conscious biomedical innovation that aims to improve the quality of life.… Read more 8/19/10 - New Priorities for Future Biomedical Innovations

8/17/10 - Accentuating the positive

Laura Carstensen PhD, director of the Center on Longevity, has spent most of her career studying the so-called paradox of aging: the counterintuitive finding that older people often report feeling happier — more stable, better adapted — even as their cognitive faculties and physical health decline. Read the full article in Chicago Tribune

8/10/10 - Researchers find that wisdom and happiness increase as people grow older

In what Center on Longevity director Laura Carstensen calls the “well-being paradox,” growing old brings emotional and cognitive benefits. Read the full article in The Washington Post

8/9/10 - Removing a barrier to regrowing organs

Depleting cancer-protective proteins allows mammalian cells to regenerate. Read the full article in ScienceNews

8/4/10 - Newts' ability to regenerate tissue replicated in mouse cells by scientists

Why can’t mammals just re-grow a limb? Research by Center on Longevity affiliate Helen Blau and colleagues may move us closer to future regenerative therapies in humans. Read the full article in Inside Stanford Medicine

8/4/10 - A Dozen Big Questions About Aging in America

“The Stanford Center on Longevity has just published a review of major aging and demographic information and research findings… . As someone who spends a lot of time poring over research studies, it is invaluable to have the major trends captured in a single report.” Read the full article at U.S. News & World Report… Read more 8/4/10 - A Dozen Big Questions About Aging in America

Molecular mechanism triggering Parkinson's disease identified in study

Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Bingwei Lu is among a group of Stanford School of Medicine scientists who have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the death of key nerve cells whose loss causes Parkinson’s. The discovery could open the door to new therapeutic approaches. Read the full article in Inside Stanford Medicine

6/15/2010 - Stanford hosts sitting risks conference

Too much time spent sitting presents serious health risks, say researchers convened by the Center on Longevity to explore new areas of research into sedentary behavior. Read the full article ABC 7 News, KGO TV