confronting aging, a world in transition

CONFRONTING AGING
A layman's guide to understanding the challenges of aging, the revolution taking place in how we view older people, and the changes taking place to improve the lives of older adults in the United States and around the world. Last update: 11.19.18 Weekly Blog Medicare Open Enrollment Oct. 15 - Dec. 7

NEWS OF THE DAY INFORMATION DIRECTORY

Health/Longevity/Aging/Science
Putting a Stop to Leaky Gut, HarvardMed, 11.19.18
How to Prolong Your Life By At Least a Decade, Barron's, 11.18.18
150 Minutes a Week of Moderate-Intensity Exercise, NYTimes, 11.18.18
Forgetfulness is Essential for a Healthy Brain, LondonTimes, 11.17.18
The Real Trick to Staying Young, Quartz, 11.16.18
Memory Supplements Might Not Contain What They Claim, GAO, 11.16.18
Get Moving, New Exercise Guidelines, AP, 11.13.18
Oh, My Aching Back, HarvardMed, 11.7.18
More Reasons to Drink Coffee, SciBlog, 11.6.18
Health Benefits of Nuts and Pretzels, SciBlog, 11.5.18
Anti-Aging Flavonoids like Cocoa to the Rescue, SciBlog, 11.2.18
Strong Correlation Between Being Fit and Living Longer, NYTimes, 11.2.18
Half of Women Over Age 50 Have Incontinence, SciBlog, 11.1.18
World's Longest Study on Aging, Forbes, 11.1.18
Your Appendix and Its Connection to Parkinson's, STAT, 11.1.18

Health Care/Insurance
How Retirees Can Negotiate Drug Prices, CRR, 11.19.18
Traditional Medicare Vs Advantage Plans, NE Journal of Medicine, 11.16.18
Hospitals Ignore Improving Elder Care, STAT, 11.16.18
The Good, Bad, Ugly of Medicare Advantage Plans, PBS, 11.15.18
Host of New Medicare Advantage Plan Benefits for Next Year, Kaiser, 11.9.18
Health Care Gives Dems Modest Edge with Seniors, Kaiser/Axios, 11.5.18
Skyrocketing Cost of Precision Medicine to Fight Cancer, Kaiser, 11.1.18

Retirement/Housing/Financial/Social Security
The Cost of Caring for Parents and Adult Children, WSJ, 11.19.18
Rest Homes in Mass. Closing as Financial Pressure Mounts, BostGlobe, 11.19.18
Boomers Face More Risks to Their Retirement, CNBC, 11.16.18
Affninity Groups and Intergenerational Senior Housing, Sr. Housing, 11.16.18
How Couples Retire, CRR, 11.15.18
The 4% Rule on Retirement Savings Withdrawls, MotleyFool, 11.15.18
Student Loan Debt When You Are Over Age 50, CNBC, 11.14.18
Reducing Widows' Poverty By Increasing SS Benefits, CRR, 11.8.18
Trends Changing the Face of Intergenerational Living, Sr. Housing, 11.8.18
Retirement Living Myths and Facts, NextAve, 11.7.18
Save for Retirement or Your Kids' College Education, NBC, 11.6.18
Claiming Social Security at Age 62, MotleyFool, 11.6.18
What's Doing in the Agrihood, Sr. Housing, 11.5.18
Fight for Pension Equality Starts Now in UK, LondonTimes, 11.4.18
New Retirement Plan: Save, Save, Save, Spend Virtually Nothing, WSJ, 11.3.18
The Tradeoffs on Where to Retire, CRR, 11.1.18

Lifestyle/Travel/Leisure
How Many Seniors Live in Poverty, Kaiser, 11.19.18
Silver-Tongued Salesmen, Warranties and the Elderly, LondTimes, 11.19.18
Taking Over the Family Thanksgiving Meal from Your Parents, WashPost, 11.18.18
How a Paradise (California) Nursing Home Evacuated, LATimes, 11.17.18
Why We Often Remember Bad Instead of Good, WashPost, 11.16.18
Modern Love, I Would Have Driven My Mom Anywhere, NYTimes, 11.16.18
Zipcar, Membership and Aging, BostonGlobe, 11.15.18
We Are Only As Old As We Self-Identify, LondonTimes, 11.13.18
Dying is the Last Adventure, Shedding Light On How to Live, Kaiser, 11.8.18
The New Urban Jungles, NYTimes, 11.8.18
Black Americans and End-of-Life Issues, NextAve, 11.7.18
Social Security Numbers and Proving Your Identity, NBC, 11.4.18
Welcome to the Age of the Tiger Traveler, LATimes, 11.4.18
Breakdancing Competitively at Age 60, WSJ, 11.3.18

Business/Work/Technology/Products
The Graying Workforce, HBR, 11.16.18
The Future Has Arrived, Real Estate & Technology, NYTimes, 11.16.18
Is There Equality in Data-Driven Medicine, NYTimes, 11.15.18
Using Computers to Translate Brain Thoughts into Speech, STAT, 11.15.18
May AI Help You, NYTimes, 11.15.18

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