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On the Road to the Skoll World Forum

Posted on 04/5/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Your Life The following is a post from Kim Sedmak, Executive Producer of ”Life Reimagined TODAY“ with Jane Pauley on NBC’s TODAY show. As I prepare to depart for the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England next week, I’m enamored with this year’s theme — “Dare to Imagine!” This is especially fitting, since I’m happily driven as the producer of Jane Pauley’s NBC TODAY show segment, “Life Reimagined” to identify stories featuring those who are succeeding at daring to reimagine their lives at 50+. There …

The Takeaway: By The Time You’re 90, Dementia Cases Could Triple

Posted on 04/12/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsA new report from the World Health Organization says dementia cases are set to triple worldwide by 2050. In 2010, 35.6 million people globally had dementia, the WHO said. That figure is expected to double by 2030, to 65.7 million cases. By 2050, it’s expected to triple, to 115.million dementia cases.

New To Know: What Money Can Buy You

Posted on 10/17/2008 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Personal HealthA new WHO study shows that a huge gap exists in the life expectancy of the world’s richest and poorest people.