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Aging
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Elder Law Prof Blog
Wearable Technology-Personal “airbags”
By rmorgan
One of my regular "must reads" is Aging In Place Technology Watch. I love reading about all the new cool tech and how companies are innovating to make lives better…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Friday Fun: A New Definition for the “Century Club”
Studies have shown that those with deep interest in "fun" have healthier, happier lives as they age. Or at least, that's what I hope the studies show. Along that line, I discovered…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article On The Nasty Business of Aging
Nina A. Kohn (Professor, Syracuse School of Law) recently published an article entitled, The Nasty Business of Aging, 40 Law & Soc. Inquiry 506-510 (2015). Provided below is an excerpt from…
The Right Coast
Antiaging protein is the real deal, Harvard team claims | Science/AAAS | News
Back in the 1950s in a weird, vampiric experiment, scientists first showed that connecting the circulatory systems of old and young mice seems to rejuvenate the more elderly animals. A…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
There Will Be A Major Generational Transfer Of Wealth In The Near Future
Over the next three decades trillions of dollars in wealth is going to change hands from one generation to the next as the world’s wealthiest individuals continues to age and…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Estate Sales Become Big Business As Nation Ages
As the older generation passes, families are often faced with the daunting task of disposing of their loved ones belongings. After taking any items of special significance, the heirs or…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Oliver Sacks on “The Joy of Old Age…”
Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author (and much more more), often wrote about issues relevant to aging, including his own. Sadly he won't be able to continue to share his insights,…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Call in Program Today with Ken Dychtwald
By rmorgan
Today Ken Dychtwald (AgeWave) will appear on NPR/KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny. The call-in program is set from 10-11 pdt. According to the email announcement I received from AgeWave, the…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Apply for Borchard Center Academic Research Grants by October 15
Recently we posted information on the recent Borchard Center Law and Aging Fellowship award winner for 2015-16. Now, we offer the reminder that applications for 2016 research grants from the Borchard…
Elder Law Prof Blog
2015 National Aging & Law Conference
By rmorgan
The National Aging & Law Conference is scheduled for October 29-30, 2015 at the Hilton Arlington, Arlington, VA. A number of ABA commissions and divisions are sponsors of this conference…