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90-Somethings Are Oldest-Ever Newlyweds

98-year-old weds 95-year old on Leap Day

(Newser) - They call themselves "the Romeo and Juliet of senior citizens," and with their wedding yesterday, they unknowingly broke a world record—for the newlyweds with the oldest combined age. Together, Lillian Hartley, 95, and Allan Marks, 98, are 193 years, 8 months, and 3 days old, the Desert ...

Despite Recession, More Older Americans Employed

In part because they have to be

(Newser) - The good news is that at least one segment of the population has seen its employment statistics actually rise in this economic downturn. The bad news? That segment is older Americans, many of whom are only working because they're afraid they don't have enough savings to retire, the...

Man, 99, Divorces Wife Over 70-Year-Old Affair
 Man, 99, Divorces Wife 
 Over 70-Year-Old Affair 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 1, 2012 11:12 AM CST

Man, 99, Divorces Wife Over 70-Year-Old Affair

He found letters she wrote to her 1940s lover

(Newser) - If you think divorce is a tragic way to end an 18-day marriage , how about divorce as an end to a 77-year marriage? An Italian couple—he 99, she 96—are calling it quits after the husband discovered that his wife had an affair ... in the 1940s. The Telegraph reports...

Suspicious Senior Deaths Often Go Uninvestigated
Suspicious Senior Deaths Often Go Uninvestigated
propublica
Dec 21, 2011 2:51 PM CST

Suspicious Senior Deaths Often Go Uninvestigated

Shoddy practices, lack of standards create 'hidden scandal': ProPublica

(Newser) - Too many suspicious deaths of senior citizens go uninvestigated because the nation's coroner and medical examiner's offices don't have the money, time, or inclination to look into them, reports ProPublica . It found about 40 cases in which alleged neglect, abuse, or possibly murder went undetected until whistleblowers...

Sex Keeps Seniors Happier
 Sex Keeps Seniors Happier 
study says
Nov 30, 2011 6:45 PM CST

Sex Keeps Seniors Happier

Survey shows a big nookie factor

(Newser) - Researchers going over surveys of married couples aged 65 or older couldn't help but notice one potential secret to a happy life in retirement: sex. Scientific American highlights the contrast:
  • No sex: Of these married individuals, 40% were very happy with life in general and 60% were very happy
...

AARP Open to Modest Cuts in Social Security Benefits

It denies major shift in policy, but move shakes up debate

(Newser) - The debate on entitlements reform got a jolt today when the Wall Street Journal reported what it sees a major shift in policy at AARP: The group will no longer oppose cuts in Social Security benefits. Given the group's massive clout, the story raised a ruckus on Capitol Hill...

Work Past Retirement Age &mdash;It&#39;s Good for You
Work Past Retirement Age
—It's Good for You
OPINION
Apr 20, 2011 12:27 PM CDT

Work Past Retirement Age —It's Good for You

People remain healthier and happier: Geriatrician

(Newser) - Lots of gloom-and-doom forecasts are out there about the demise of Social Security and how Americans will likely have to work past 65 in the not-too-distant future. Don't sweat it, advises geriatrician Katherine Schlaerth in the Los Angeles Times . Generally speaking, people stay fitter, happier, and more mentally sharp...

Old People Rule America
 Old People Rule America 
Robert Samuelson
Feb 21, 2011 8:50 AM CST

Old People Rule America

Budget shows that AARP has all the power

(Newser) - The unspoken question looming over Washington’s budget battle isn’t how much discretionary spending tol cut; it’s “whether our elected politicians will take back government from AARP,” writes Robert Samuelson of the Washington Post . Both parties obviously quake in fear of the senior citizens’ lobby, unwilling...

56% of Americans Retiring With Debt

And most were unwilling to delay retirement to chip away at it

(Newser) - Financially speaking, now isn't such a great time to be a new veteran . Or a resident of Nevada . And it's definitely not a good time to be retiring. Newsweek pulls together a handful of recent studies regarding Americans entering their golden years that are downright depressing. Among them:
  • Bankruptcies are
...

Happy 65th Birthday, Baby Boomers
Happy 65th Birthday, Baby Boomers
Jan 1, 2011 10:03 AM CST

Happy 65th Birthday, Baby Boomers

This generation will be redefining old age

(Newser) - Today is more than just New Year’s Day for the oldest of the baby boomers: It’s also their 65th birthday. “The generation that once sang of teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony, and then buying it a Coke,” writes Dan Barry in the New ...

94-Year-Old Beaten to Death in Nursing Home

By his 81-year-old roommate

(Newser) - Authorities say an 81-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly beating to death his 94-year-old roommate at an Orange County nursing home. According to police, William McDougall allegedly took a bar used to hang clothes from a closet, and used it to repeatedly strike his roommate,...

Elderly? Don't Drink and Walk

 Elderly? Don't 
 Drink and Walk 
Sep 28, 2010 12:23 PM CDT

Elderly? Don't Drink and Walk

Just two drinks can cause problems

(Newser) - Seniors wary of falling and hurting themselves should climb onto the wagon. A new study has found that having even just two alcoholic beverages can negatively affect a healthy elderly person's "obstacle avoidance reactions"—which can make them more likely to take a spill. Researchers in the Netherlands...

Men's Minds Degrade Earlier
 Men's Minds Degrade Earlier 
Sep 8, 2010 3:08 PM CDT

Men's Minds Degrade Earlier

Males get mild impairment more often

(Newser) - Men are more likely to experience "mild cognitive decline," a new study suggests. Researchers studying seniors aged 70 to 89 found that men were diagnosed with MCI 1.5 times more often than women, ABC News reports. MCI, characterized by a deterioration of memory and thinking, can be...

Democrats Desperate to Win Back the Elderly

Try to attack Republicans on Social Security

(Newser) - Democrats are redoubling their efforts to connect with the elderly, a group they’ve done well with traditionally, but not lately. Seniors were the only age group that didn’t favor Barack Obama in 2008, and he hasn’t exactly changed their minds since. According to one poll, 36% of...

Depression Doubles Risk of Dementia

But doctors aren't sure why

(Newser) - Depression sufferers are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a pair of new studies. Doctors aren’t entirely sure why that is, and stress that they can’t prove that one causes the other. But they theorize that the brain inflammation that accompanies depression...

Can a Robot Seal Really Take Care of Grandma?

Paro raises ethical concerns

(Newser) - Is Paro—the adorable robotic seal designed to comfort the elderly—the best thing to happen to solitary seniors since the Clapper, or a tasteless substitute for human attention? Manufactured in Japan and recently cleared in the US as a Class 2 medical device, the $6,000 robot is intended...

Doomsayers Wrong About Our Aging Population
Doomsayers Wrong About Our Aging Population
OPINION
Apr 15, 2010 12:15 PM CDT

Doomsayers Wrong About Our Aging Population

Need proof? Take a look at Japan

(Newser) - Pessimists look at America's aging population and see nothing but doom ahead because of the strains it will put on Social Security, Medicare, and the like. They might cheer up by taking a look at Japan, where "America's future has already arrived," writes Dante Ramos. Nearly 1 in...

Queens Granny Opens Fire on Jazzman's Wife

81-year-old snaps over noise coming from Palmieri apartment

(Newser) - Maria Cartagena proved you don’t have to be young to be armed and dangerous Tuesday when, according to police, the 81-year-old tried to shoot the elderly woman living upstairs. Seventy-three year old Iraida Palmieri, wife of Grammy-winning jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri, says Cartagena confronted her in the elevator saying,...

Pot-Puffing Seniors Are the New Stoners

Use among 55- to 59-year-olds jumps to 5.1%

(Newser) - Pot smoking is on the rise among seniors—and not the high-school variety. Marijuana use among those over 50 jumped from 1.9% to 2.9% between 2002 and 2008; among those 55 to 59, reported use tripled to 5.1%, and some experts expect that number to get, ahem,...

Ad Men Use Beatles to Sell Senior Care
 Ad Men Use Beatles 
 to Sell Senior Care 
WHEN YOU'RE OVER 64
Jan 20, 2010 8:49 AM CST

Ad Men Use Beatles to Sell Senior Care

Fab Four feature in nostalgia campaign, along with Elvis, Gene Kelly

(Newser) - The songs you loved when you were 23 may someday be used to sell you retirement care. Researchers have homed in on that age as the likeliest time when music that triggers life-long nostalgia is heard. People who watched the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show at 23 are now...

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