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Casey Crump

by on January 28, 2015 5:50 pm
Associate Professor of Medicine Department: Medicine/General Internal Medicine Research interests: Identifying clinical and social determinants of health to enable better prevention, detection, and treatment of disease; Identifying perinatal, hereditary, and environmental determinants of health Email: kccrump@stanford.edu Phone: (650) 498-9000 Address: Stanford Family Medicine 211 Quarry Rd Ste 405 MC 5985 Website: https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/casey-crump?tab=bio
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1/27/2015 - Brain Region Vulnerable to Aging is Larger in Those with Longevity Gene Variant

by on January 27, 2015 7:15 pm
People who carry a variant of a gene that is associated with longevity also have larger volumes in a front part of the brain involved in planning and decision-making, according to researchers at UC San Francisco. Read the full article at UCSF.
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1/27/2015 - How to Leave a Mark

by on January 27, 2015 6:08 pm
The big debate during the 20th century was about the relationship between the market and the state. Both those institutions are now tarnished. The market is prone to devastating crashes and seems to be producing widening inequality. Government is gridlocked, sclerotic or captured by special interests. Government is an ever more rigid and ineffective tool… Read more 1/27/2015 - How to Leave a Mark
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1/26/2015 - Why Your Workout Should Be High-Intensity

by on January 26, 2015 8:38 pm
Many people with chronic health problems resign themselves to lives of modest activity or no activity at all, thinking vigorous exercise is unsafe or that they lack the stamina for it. But recent studies are proving just the opposite. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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1/26/2015 - Drug makers join the battle against aging

by on January 26, 2015 7:28 pm
Pharmaceuticals will play a key role in helping people live extended but healthy lives, drug makers say. Read the full article at The Boston Globe.
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1/26/2015 - Japan's fastest-aging village seeks young people, fresh ideas

by on January 26, 2015 6:30 pm
Japan’s fastest-aging village is desperately trying to meet a Saturday deadline to recruit three people aged 20 to 40 who can come to the village to join a project to revitalize the community. The village of Nanmoku in Gunma Prefecture launched the project, called “Chiiki Okoshi Kyoryoku Tai” (Volunteers for cooperation in community revitalization), in… Read more 1/26/2015 - Japan's fastest-aging village seeks young people, fresh ideas
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1/26/2015 - Why Women Are Worse Prepared Than Men for Retirement (Money)

by on January 26, 2015 4:19 pm
Women outpace men when it comes to saving, but they need to be more aggressive in their investing. One helpful metric is the data collected from IRA plan administrators across the country by the Employment Benefit Research Institute (EBRI.) The study found that although men and women contribute almost the same to their IRAs on average—$3,995 for… Read more 1/26/2015 - Why Women Are Worse Prepared Than Men for Retirement (Money)
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1/26/2015 - Smart ways to save for retirement at every age (USA Today)

by on January 26, 2015 4:17 pm
Most people worry about having enough money in retirement. But you can roll up a substantial nest egg — even if you don’t make a lot of money during your working years. The keys include learning to budget early in life, sticking with it, saving aggressively during your peak earning years and investing your money… Read more 1/26/2015 - Smart ways to save for retirement at every age (USA Today)
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1/25/2015 - To Collect Debts, Nursing Homes Are Seizing Control Over Patients (NY Times)

by on January 26, 2015 4:15 pm
In a random, anonymized sample of 700 guardianship cases filed in Manhattan over a decade, Hunter College researchers found more than 12 percent were brought by nursing homes. Some of these may have been prompted by family feuds, suspected embezzlement or just the absence of relatives to help secure Medicaid coverage. But lawyers and others versed in… Read more 1/25/2015 - To Collect Debts, Nursing Homes Are Seizing Control Over Patients (NY Times)
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1/25/2015 - To Collect Debts, Nursing Homes Are Seizing Control Over Patients

by on January 25, 2015 6:14 pm
Few people are aware that a nursing home can take such a step. Guardianship cases are difficult to gain access to and poorly tracked by New York State courts; cases are often closed from public view for confidentiality. Interviews with veterans of the system and a review of guardianship court data conducted by researchers at… Read more 1/25/2015 - To Collect Debts, Nursing Homes Are Seizing Control Over Patients