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Shopping Can Save Your Life

Get out your wallet: A new study finds that the more you shop, the longer you live.READ»

How Boomer Bodysuits Help Researchers Empathize With the 50+ Crowd

Rozanne Puleo and Lisa D'Ambrosio use a suit called AGNES (the age gain now empathy system) to research the changing needs of boomers.READ»

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How Marc Belton's Online Communities Are Boosting Boomer Health

Marc Belton is boosting boomers' health by creating engaging and interactive communities online.READ»

Why Our Population Is Aging

In industrialized countries, the number of people reaching retirement age is growing, while the number of working age people is declining.READ»

Shock of Gray

The immigrant in Spain who tried to auction her virginity to fund the care of her Alzheimer's-stricken mother. The caregiver in Japan who gives respectful "last baths" to the dying elderly. The Florida doctor arrested for operating ...READ»

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Walkers and Canes, Ingeniously Redesigned for the Future

Of all the design we saw at ICFF, this is the only one that had several passers-by cooing, "We need this!"  The two designs by Takano Heartworks perfect objects you'd never think twice about: Walkers and canes. Here's ...READ»