Topic
Aging
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Elder Law Prof Blog
AoA publishes new edition of “Profile of Older Americans”
Family Law Prof Blog
More Living Great-Grandparents
By Family Law
"There have always been great-grandparents. But because Americans are living longer and are healthier now than in previous generations, demographers say more people are likely to have at least one…
Cam Law
DHEA Not Impressing
The dietary supplement DHEA, touted as a "fountain of youth," lacks the benefits claimed, according to Reuters, reporting on a study in The New England Journal of Medicine. DHEA "does…
Elder Law Prof Blog
NAELA Pre=registration closes Oct. 20.
Elder Law Prof Blog
Not elder law: Women’s skin ages faster than men’s
Elder Law Prof Blog
Upcoming conferences–global aging
Elder Law Prof Blog
Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy seeks aging-related articles
Elder Law Prof Blog
Advice on Aging Well
From an advice column in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: Question: Can you give me a formula for having a satisfied and happy old age?Answer: I've been looking for it, and…
Family Law Prof Blog
Poor People Age More Quickly
By Family Law
"People with lower socio-economic status appear to age faster than their better-off counterparts, British researchers said on Thursday. They showed that the poor have shorter telomeres, the caps on chromosomes…
Pension Risk Matters
Is Sixty the New Thirty?
Many experts agree with Betty Friedan that "Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength." Unprecendented advances in healthcare technology and amassed wealth make life…