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May '09 6

David Goldstein | 9:01 AM | 0 Comments

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Across the country, longer life-spans are leading to more and more adult-children caring for their parents. Family caregiving can be a demanding and stressful component of life, but it is increasingly becoming the norm. Despite the pressures of having to balance caregiving with work and other family concerns, there may be an underlying benefit in looking after loved ones. A new study contradicts previous research that said that caregiving reduced lifespan. This new information seems to show that people who look after family actually live longer than those who don't. Just one more good reason to look after family when you're needed.

Feb '09 25

David Goldstein | 8:51 AM | 0 Comments

A new study from the Yale School of Public Health has some interesting ramifications. The study measured people's attitudes toward older folks. Thirty years later, the study went back and checked on the health of the people who they had spoken with earlier. The findings were pretty interesting: those participants who had lower opinions of older people or believed negative stereotypes were almost twice as likely to suffer heart troubles or a stroke as those respondents who exhibited more positive beliefs about older people. Really makes you think doesn't it?

Feb '09 5

David Goldstein | 11:26 AM | 0 Comments

Experts are saying that a key to improving the performance of your employees is to make sure to keep them happy with their jobs. Not only are people who are happier at work more productive, but they are more likely to stay with the company. This helps to avoid employee turnover which can be costly in terms of time for training and lost productivity. In turn, these factors can help improve your bottom line. If this all seems a bit obvious, it at least serves as another motivator for employers to keep the needs of their work force in mind. However, with unemployment numbers like this, people might be willing to take any job regardless of how they will be treated.

Sep '08 19

David Goldstein | 9:46 AM | 0 Comments

Exercise and diet are always important parts of ensuring a long and healthy life. However, it's starting to look more and more like certain people are just born with the genes to live past 100. You've either got 'em or you don't. Researchers across the world are sifting through the volumes of human genetic information to try and pinpoint longevity genes. A key part of their efforts is studying the genetic makeup of the mere 79 men and women who are alive today and over the age of 110. If scientists can isolate the genes that lead to longevity you'd better start planning to save a lot more for retirement.

Sep '08 18

David Goldstein | 2:27 PM | 0 Comments

With age comes wisdom. This concept is widely held and accepted in most cultures around the world. Recent research has lent further credibility to this notion. In a study conducted by Brandeis University psychologist Margie Lachman amongst others participants of various ages were asked to evaluate the past ten years of their lives and speculate on their next ten years. Nine years after the initial survey respondents were asked to compare how their predictions for the future held up when compared to reality. The results showed that while younger participants had the rosiest predictions for the future, older respondents felt that their time had more accurately met their expectations. A major conclusion of the study was that older participants were not as fixated on the future because they were more focused on enjoying the present.