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Meeting: Center for the Future of Aging Business Council and Academic and Policy Advisory Board (Invite only)
The world population of people aged 60 and over will rise from 900 million to 2.1 billion by mid
-century.
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An Ounce of Prevention: New Prescriptions for Healthy Longevity
As countries across the globe face aging populations and increasing health-care costs, new attenti
on is being focused on how to prevent life-altering illnesses in the first place.
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Is Retirement Extinct?
The increase in longevity is disrupting the 20th-century retirement model. Our longer lifespans, t
hough a blessing in many respects, has been a shock to the collective system.
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The Price of Dementia: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Risk
Today, one in three older adults dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. It kills more people t
han do breast cancer and prostate cancer combined, yet only 16 percent of older adults receive regular cognitive assessments during routine checkups.
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Older and Out of Work? Here's What to Do.
British film star Michael Caine has a philosophy that has kept him, at age 81, a busy man in youth-o
bsessed Hollywood. In his autobiography “What’s It All About?” Mr.
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Hollywood is Finally Changing Its Script on Aging
When we think of industries projecting a positive image of older adults, it’s hard to imagine that e
ntertainment would top the list. Isn’t this a business that defines youth culture and reinforces ageist stereotypes?
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