“A 20-year-old male today has a better chance of having a living grandmother than a 20-year-old in 1900 had of having a living mother.” That’s according to Lauren Carstensen, director of Stanford’s Center on Longevity, who spoke during a panel on longevity at FORBES’ third annual Women’s Summit, a gathering of hundreds of women leaders […]
A key message from Stanford’s annual big data conference was that realizing the potential of precision health means sharing massive amounts of medical and behavioral data. Among the speakers was Laura Carstensen, Founding Director of the Center on Longevity. Read the full article at Stanford School of Medicine.
Not all news is bad when it comes to Social Security benefits. A recent study of claims data shows that the percentage of workers turning age 62 who start Social Security benefits at that age has declined significantly since 1996. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research Scholar Steve Vernon at CBS MoneyWatch.
Longer life means more time for family, friends and leisure, but the opportunities to make a difference in the world are bigger than that. For those fortunate to have the talent, perspective and the commitment to seize the day and act, longer life means the possibility to reinvent and re-imagine life, find new purpose and […]
Young winners of the Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge build practical solutions. Read the full article at Next Avenue.
For many, a retirement of babysitting grandchildren, golfing and relaxing on the beach is passé. Older people today approach work as a pillar of a retirement lifestyle, planning ahead and adding skills even before leaving their current jobs. Read the full article at The New York Times.
Most retirement planning books and articles focus on financial management and health, which are certainly necessary components of a successful life plan. But recently, more attention is being paid to productive engagement and social connection. Recent research from the Stanford Center on Longevity suggests that working longer and volunteering may have cognitive benefits to seniors […]
Financial abuse of senior citizens has been estimated to cost its victims $2.9 billion a year. It is hard to estimate the scope of the problem, as financial fraud is underreported due to embarrassment, hopelessness, or the victims’ lac of awareness. With new, detailed financial data collected from family caregivers of older Americans, however, a […]
To work or not to work? That is the retirement planning question. Let’s take a closer look at this modern-day riff on the famous line in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” where Prince Hamlet laments about life’s unfairness but reflects that the alternative (not being alive) could be worse. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research […]
A free iPhone app allows users to contribute to a study of human heart health while learning about the health of their own hearts, and uses a new software framework developed by Apple. Read the full article at Stanford Medicine. MAR 92015 R
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