Americans are living on average 30 years longer today than a century ago. How will you spend the time?
As people contemplate their lives, they realize that taking more risks could have provided the opportunity for richer experiences, and that extra time and freedom would let them do things differently.
Read the full article at U.S. News and World Report.
Everyone knows that older Americans — especially the elderly — are the most likely to be scam victims, right? Turns out, this is a myth. In fact, according to a new report link by BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust, Millennials are more likely to be scammed than boomers.
Read the full article at Next Avenue.
Work that involves complex thinking and interaction with other people seems to help protect against the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, according to research presented Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference in Toronto.
Read the full article The Washington Post.
If you’re intent on keeping dementia at bay, new research suggests you’ll need more than crossword puzzles, aerobic exercise and an active social life. In a study released Sunday, researchers found that older adults who did exercises to shore up the speed at which they processed visual information could cut by nearly half their likelihood of cognitive decline or dementia over a 10-year period.
Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.
A group of neuropsychiatrists and Alzheimer’s experts are proposing the creation of a new diagnosis: mild behavioral impairment. The idea is to recognize and measure something that some experts say is often overlooked: Sharp changes in mood and behavior may precede the memory and thinking problems of dementia.
Read the full article at The New York Times.
What is out biggest fear when it comes to retirement?
Well, according to a new survey from the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council, our biggest fear is running out of money. Twenty-five percent of Americans are worried about that. And it’s not the first survey to show that trend.
Read the full article at The Washington Post.
In the United States, elderly African Americans are about two times more likely than their white peers to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. But researchers don’t know why that is.
Read the full article at Forbes.
While the prospect of living longer excites most Americans, the necessity of needing more retirement savings is causing more and more concern for younger generations.
Read the full article at The Street.
Something strange is going on in medicine. Major diseases, like colon cancer, dementia and heart disease, are waning in wealthy countries, and improved diagnosis and treatment cannot fully explain it.
Read the full article at The New York Times.
A study of 12,000 people found that those who started eating more fruits and vegetables felt much happier.
Read the full article at Futurity.