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Aging
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Elder Law Prof Blog
2015 White House Conference on Aging
By rmorgan
The White House has announced the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. According to the announcement, Nora Super will be the Executive Director of the WHCOA.and "[t]he 2015 White House…
Elder Law Prof Blog
AALS Joint Session with Medicine, Health Care and Aging: Call for Papers
Per the post from The Faculty Lounge by Dan Filler:The AALS Sections on Aging and the Law and on Law, Medicine, and Health Care are sponsoring a joint program at…
Elder Law Prof Blog
What’s in a Name? NPR story
By rmorgan
NPR ran a story about their survey, NPR Survey Reveals Despised And Acceptable Terms For Aging. As a follow up to a story on what to call us as we age, NPR…
Elder Law Prof Blog
NIH-commissioned Census Bureau report highlights effect of aging boomers
By Kim Dayton
While rates of smoking and excessive drinking have declined among older Americans, prevalence of chronic disease has risen, and many older Americans are unprepared to afford the costs of long-term…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Comparative Law Observations from Aging, Law & Society CRN: Aging Human Rights
As Becky Morgan and I reported earlier, the Law & Society Annual Meeting held in Minneapolis from May 29 through June 1, attracted terrifically interesting speakers, both from within and outside the…
Elder Law Prof Blog
15th Annual Age Boom Academy
By rmorgan
Columbia University's Aging Center's International Longevity Center at the Mailman School of Public Health along with Columbia's Journalism School is hosting the 15th annual Age Boom Academy for journalists. The Academy is…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Successful Aging
By rmorgan
I always love tips to do a task better, whatever the task I'm doing. BTW, have you noticed all the guides for aging, or even the guides to defeat aging…
Elder Law Prof Blog
How “Old” Do You Feel?
By rmorgan
Ever have someone tell you that you don't look your age? Do you ever catch yourself thinking you must be much younger than your chronological age? Well, you are not…
The Right Coast
Researchers: Injections of young blood may reverse some effects of ageing
Infusions of young blood reversed age-related declines in memory and learning, brain function, muscle strength and stamina, researchers found. In two of the reports, scientists identified a single chemical in…
Elder Law Prof Blog
May Day Topic: Do We Need Better U.S. Understanding of “The Social Care Network?”
When I was in Northern Ireland in 2010, I happened to catch the May Day parade in downtown Belfast. One of my favorite parts of the parade was the Pensioners' Manifesto…