Life Insurance Company, John Hancock, Embraces Wellness with Success
Both health and life insurance companies have discovered how wellness programs can be used to attract and reward policyholders who pursue a healthy lifestyle (see:Wearable Health Monitoring Devices: a Means to Lower Insurance Costs?;Apple Watch"Gifted" to Insurance Policy Holders; Any Gotcha's with the Deal?).John Hancock is moving in this same direction as described in a recent article (see:John Hancock wants to turn life insurance into a wellness game). Below is an excerpt from it:The financial services company [John Hancock] said Wednesday that it will attach a free version of its wellness program,Vi...
Source: Lab Soft News - September 22, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Business Healthcare Innovations Healthcare Insurance Medical Consumerism Preventive Medicine Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 10th 2018
In conclusion, HSC ageing is characterised by reduced self-renewal, myeloid and platelet HSC skewing, and expanded clonal haematopoiesis that is considered a preleukaemic state. The underlying molecular mechanisms seem to be related to increased oxidative stress due to ROS accumulation and DNA damage, which are influenced by both cell- and cell non-autonomous mechanisms such as prolonged exposure to infections, inflammageing, immunosenescence, and age-related changes in the HSC niche. Thus, HSC ageing seems to be multifactorial and we are only beginning to connect all the dots.
The Price of Progress or the Waste...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 9, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Greater Life Expectancy Correlates with Greater Economic Productivity
This report is devoted to exploring the latter relationship. More specifically, based on previous theory and evidence, we develop a statistical method for assessing the extent to which differences in life expectancy explain cross country variation in productivity - measured in terms of GDP per hour worked, per worker, and per capita. We also explore two of the potential channels through which life expectancy might influence productivity - increased educational attainment and greater participation in the labour market.
While our previous research focussed on possible reasons why different age dynamics might affect pr...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 3, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Of Interest Source Type: blogs
Widow's brain
Well, there's a new term that I had never heard! But it explains so much of what I've been going through. You can google it. I thought this was a good article (click here)A few days after he passed away, I received a sympathy card from a dear elderly friend who lives about 150 miles away. I couldn't figure out how on earth she had heard of his passing. I picked up the phone to call her and thank her for her sweet note. She said that I had called her the day after he passed away. I had absolutely no recollection of making that phone call. I still don't remember it. And I probably neve...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - August 10, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
Widow's brain
Well, there ' s a new term that I had never heard! But it explains so much of what I ' ve been going through. You can google it. I thought this was a good article (click here)A few days after he passed away, I received a sympathy card from a dear elderly friend who lives about 150 miles away. I couldn ' t figure out how on earth she had heard of his passing. I picked up the phone to call her and thank her for her sweet note. She said that I had called her the day after he passed away. I had absolutely no recollection of making that phone call. I still don ' t remember it. And I proba...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - August 10, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
Widow's brain
Well, there's a new term that I had never heard! But it explains so much of what I've been going through. You can google it. I thought this was a good article (click here)A few days after he passed away, I received a sympathy card from a dear elderly friend who lives about 150 miles away. I couldn't figure out how on earth she had heard of his passing. I picked up the phone to call her and thank her for her sweet note. She said that I had called her the day after he passed away. I had absolutely no recollection of making that phone call. I still don't remember it. And I probably neve...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - August 10, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 30th 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - July 29, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Financial Guidance for Cryonics Planning: The Affordable Immortal
Cryonics is the only presently viable backup plan for people who will age to death prior to the advent of sufficiently comprehensive rejuvenation therapies. The available evidence suggests that a sufficiently rapid and well-accomplished low-temperature preservation of the brain following clinical death will preserve the fine structure that stores the data of the mind. Preserved individuals have the luxury of time to await the advent of future technologies of restoration and repair.
Setting up a membership with one of the non-profit cryonics providers such as the Alcor Life Extension Foundation or the Cryonics Instit...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 26, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Postdoc: Fungal Endophyte Genomics, U ’ Ren lab, U Arizona
Postdoc Position Fungal Endophyte Genomics • U’Ren lab
A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Jana U’Ren at the University of Arizona to study the ecology and evolution of plant-endophyte symbioses. The project centers on enriching genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic knowledge of phylogenetically diverse endophytic fungi in collaboration with the DOE Joint Genome Institute. The start date is flexible, but anticipated to be in Fall/Winter 2018 or when the suitable candidate is identified. The position has an initial appointment for one year with a strong likelihood of extension to a second yea...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - July 18, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: postdoc arizona endophyte fungi genomics metabolomic transcriptome Source Type: blogs
Legislative Presumption and Judicial Deference Trump the Commerce Clause
If you designate a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, should you expect your intent to be honored upon your death? You may not be able to if you live in Minnesota or more than half of the nation ’s other states. So said the Supreme Court today—despite the plain language of Constitution’s Contracts Clause, which categorically prohibits states from passing “any… Law impairing the Obligations of Contracts.” The case wasSveen v. Melin. The decision was 8-1, Justice Elena Kagan writing for the Court. The dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch goes to the heart of the matter. (For an overview of the Contracts Clause, s...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 11, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Roger Pilon Source Type: blogs
Legislative Presumption and Judicial Deference Trump the Contracts Clause
If you designate a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, should you expect your intent to be honored upon your death? You may not be able to if you live in Minnesota or more than half of the nation ’s other states. So said the Supreme Court today—despite the plain language of Constitution’s Contracts Clause, which categorically prohibits states from passing “any… Law impairing the Obligations of Contracts.” The case wasSveen v. Melin. The decision was 8-1, Justice Elena Kagan writing for the Court. The dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch goes to the heart of the matter. (For an overview of the Contracts Clause, s...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 11, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Roger Pilon Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 11th 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - June 10, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
An Interview with Jim Mellon, and Update on Juvenescence
This interview with Jim Mellon opens with an update on some of the recent investment activities of Juvenescence, founded last year in order to participate in the enormous market opportunity afforded by the development of the first working rejuvenation therapies. It is in Mellon's self-interest to help educate the world about the size of this market, and draw in other, larger entities that will help to carry his portfolio companies to the finish line. So he is doing just that, and in doing so benefits us all. His advocacy will help all fronts in fundraising for research and development in this field.
That advocacy co...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 4, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
How Having Fun Can Boost Employee Productivity
You're reading How Having Fun Can Boost Employee Productivity, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
In this competitive world, there are huge projects that need employees support.
One should be more concerned about their employees. If you have the best employees, you will easily climb the ladder of success. Treat your employees as your family members; it will create a lively culture in your office. There was a time when the employees work for generations in the same company. And so the consistency of the emplo...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: chrismyrss Tags: motivation boost productivity stress management in the workplace Workplace Stress Source Type: blogs
