AALS Aging and the Law Listserv April 21, 2011
Science Friday – NPR tomorrow (Friday, April 22, 2011) – Researchers Rewrite the Guidelines for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s: http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/201104225
Upcoming Event: Aging in America – 2011 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging. San Francisco, CA; April 26-30. More information available at: http://www.asaging.org/aia11/pdfs/AiA11_announce_FNL.pdf
This Week’s Material:
1. Japan – An Aging Society not Prepared for Retirement: http://www.globalaging.org/pension/world/2011/Japan%20An%20Aging%20Society.htm
2. Elder Rights – California Home Care Cuts Target Ethnic, Immigrant Elders: http://www.globalaging.org/elderrights/us/2011/cal%20cut.htm
3. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, March 2011 Issue: http://www.alzheimersanddementia.org/
4. New Department of Defense Program to Fund Alzheimer’s Research: http://www.alz.org/news_and_events_new_department_of_defense_program.asp
5. Is America Failing Our Nation’s Seniors? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/enid-borden/america-failing-senior-citizens_b_850955.html
6. Lost In the E.R. – Her Dignity: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/another-night-in-the-e-r/#more-8499
7. Poll Shows Americans Oppose Entitlement Cuts to Deal With Debt Problem: http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/news-04-2011/poll_shows_americans_oppose_entitlement_cuts_to_deal_with_debt_problem.html
8. Engineering the End – How Planning for Loss Helped a Family Through it: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/16/preparing.for.death/index.html
9. Childhood Music Lessons Keep Aging Brain in Tune: http://www.livescience.com/13812-childhood-music-lessons-boost-aging-brain.html
10. Enrollment Begins in National Health and Aging Trends Study – Researchers to Study Aging Population to Improve Quality of Life Among Elderly: http://www.newswise.com/articles/researchers-to-study-aging-population-to-improve-quality-of-life-among-elderly