Switching from last year’s theme of cognitive impairment, the 2014-15 Design Challenge for students, hosted by Stanford’s Center on Longevity, will focus on mobility improvements in older adults. Submissions are due December 5, 2014.
A recent report in South Korea projects a sharp decrease in population over the next few generations and a national population of zero by 2750. What’s going on? Thomas Anderson and Hans-Peter Kohler’s research suggests that South Korea’s changing age...
A growing body of research debunks the myth that life satisfaction decreases with age, showing rather that, in many ways, life tends to improve as we get older. Laura Carstensen says: “Contrary to the popular view that youth is the best time of life, the peak of...
Smart guns have devices — microchips, proximity devices, fingerprint recognition — that allow them to fired only by designated users. Philip Cook says they can help reduce gun violence. Cook posits that smart guns would reduce gun theft and decrease the...
In a new study, Helen Levy, Alexander Janke, and Ken Langa found that low health literacy may be keeping older people from the significant benefits offered by internet-based health and and medical information delivery systems, including EMRs. Levy says: “In...