Science news articles about 'baby boomer'

  • Long-term care fraught with uncertainties for elderly baby boomers

    ... of assisted living for the elderly or the huge number of baby boomers who stand to be its recipients, Golant said. "Although ... service agencies are preparing for the surge of aging baby boomers, an estimated seven out of 10 of whom ...
  • A therapy for baby boomers to sleep on

    ... of Life Sciences, may help America's aging baby boomers get the much-needed sleep they need. Recent results from Prof. Zisapel's research ... . In a way, their sleep habits become more like babies', and less like those of healthy adults who sleep ...
  • Surge in older cancer survivors expected as baby boomers age

    ... of cancer in the U.S. That number will only go up as the country's baby boomer population ages and the number of men ... and family studies at the University of Connecticut. "These are: the aging of the baby boomers, the age sensitive nature of cancer ...
  • Baby boomers can eat their way to better health

    ... intake of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy and lean meats, baby boomers may help reduce their risk of developing heart disease, certain cancers, type 2 ...
  • Baby-boomers Need Social Network Sites Based On Their Own Needs

    ... should be designed to meet the needs of 55-65-year-old people. Researchers found out that many baby-boomers think social network sites like Facebook are unfit to them. This is the reason why ...
  • New finding may help baby boomers get buff

    ... you're an aging baby boomer hoping for a buffer physique, there's hope. A team of American ... . "I don't expect to see baby boomers gracing the pages of body building magazines tomorrow. But this research is important because it identifies ...
  • Baby boomers aging to be self-reliant

    ... 's done at various national and international conferences. Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1966. In Quebec ... States. Légaré also believes aging baby boomers will radically change our health-care ...
  • Aging baby boomers will have to innovate

    ... or the children. This is only possible because today's elderly — baby-boomers' parents — have more children to care for them ... or pay their way." According to Mr. Légaré, baby boomers not interested in paying or who can't afford ...
  • Baby boomers raise midlife suicide rate

    ... , in particular, have long had a moderate suicide rate. The baby boomers, people born between 1945 and 1964 ... to 2005. (By 2005, all middle-aged people were baby boomers.) The post-1999 increase has been particularly ...
  • AP Poll: Baby boomers are confident about sex

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most baby boomers think they've learned just about all there is to know about sex....
  • 18.3 million baby boomers could benefit from the Affordable Care Act

    ... insurance marketplace will provide some of the biggest benefits for baby boomers: 64 percent have at least one chronic ... premiums can rise by age will remove many of the barriers baby boomers face when they have to buy coverage on their own ...
  • AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program's obituary will be written before their own....
  • Ready or not, first baby boomers enter retirement age

    The first baby boomers will turn 65 in 2011, but is this generation truly ready to leave the workforce?
  • Baby Boomers Turning 65; What Does It Mean for Us?

    ... . 1, the first baby boomers turned 65. What can society expect as boomers retire, age and continue to be active? How will this affect ...
  • 'Baby-boomer` study shows importance of childhood

    ... and wealth as an adult according to Britain’s longest-running baby-boomer research study, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), which celebrates its 65th birthday ...

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