Posts Tagged ‘retirement’
MetLife Mature Market Institute: Meaning, Purpose and Cognitive Health for a Lifelong Good Life
Increased longevity has generated many questions and much interest in healthy aging and retirement lifestyles over the recent decades. As Americans become educated regarding lifestyle choices that contribute to both physical and mental health, the definition of healthy aging has expanded to include brain health. The notion of retirement as a time of withdrawal from…
Read MoreTowards a Healthy Living & Cognitive Health Agenda
Here you have the November edition of our monthly newsletter covering cognitive health and brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, simply by submitting your email at the top of this page. Thank you for your interest, attention and participation in our SharpBrains community. As always, we appreciate…
Read MoreThe Future of the Aging Society: Burden or Human Capital?
(Please note that this is my personal take at the discussions that took place in Dubai as part of the Global Agenda Council on the Challenges of Gerontology put together by the World Economic Forum, and builds on the work of my colleagues, but it does not represent a formal document or statement of position.…
Read MoreUpdate: Major Implications from Brain Research
Here you have the twice-a-month newsletter with our most popular blog posts. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, simply by submitting your email at the top of this page. Major Implications from Brain Research Should Social-Emotional Learning Be Part of Academic Curriculum?: It is clear by now that our brains…
Read MoreRetain older workers beyond retirement
BusinessWeek covers a best practice in a topic of growing importance: how large companies can retain older workers in productive ways beyond a set arbitrary retirement age. Issue: Retiring Employees, Lost Knowledge (Business Week) A pilot program at American Express gives soon-to-be retirees less work and more time to pass along their expertise to younger generations -…
Read MorePreventive Medicine for Brain Health
Given the current political climate, we are pleased to host this thought-provoking article by 2 of our Expert Contributors. Dear Mr or Mrs Next President: how can you help our minds take better care of our brains? ————– Ask Not What The Health System Can Do For You… – By Simon J. Evans, PhD and Paul…
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