Hosted by the Lifespan Society of British Columbia, the 2014 Longevity and Genetics Conference will be held in Vancouver on November 15. One of five speakers, Jay Oshansky (University of Chicago) will present on his research regarding human longevity.
Michael Hurd and Susann Rohwedder have found that single people are at a significantly greater risk than their married counterparts of having saved too little for retirement. They report that while 20% of married couples won’t save enough, 35% of single men and...
The recent work of Vicki Freedman and colleague Brenda Spillman (Urban Institute) is featured in this article on the reliance among American seniors for help with daily care. Freedman and Spillman found a higher level of need than in previous analyses. Their work also...
NIA Director, Richard Hodes has asked for input via a Request for Information (RFI) on a draft version of NIA’s draft 2015 Strategic Directions document. All feedback must be received before December 15, 2014. Hodes says: “We need to hear your voices to...
Laura Carstensen was so fed up with claims made by companies and the media about empirically established benefits for brain training games that she helped organize an international group of scientists to denounce the hype. Carstensen says she is particularly outraged...