Trends and Innovations: Late Retirement Helps Brain

People who continue to work later in their lives have less of a risk of developing Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia, according to Inserm, the French gov’t health research agency.  The agency studied half a million workers, from shopkeepers to bakers, and found that for each additional year of work, the risk of getting dementia is cut by 3.2%.  The Alzheimer’s Association said people don’t necessarily have to delay retirement, but the key is to keep cognitively active after retiring.

Article obtained from Investor’s Business Daily, July 2013

New Interest Rates on Federal Student Loans - Again

On August 9, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013, which changes the formula for determining federal student loan interest rates. The law comes after months of partisan bickering and uncertainty in the student loan arena, which culminated with the rate on subsidized Stafford Loans doubling to 6.8% on July 1. The new legislation introduces a new market-based system that ties federal student loan interest rates to the government's borrowing costs. The legislation will apply retroactively to student loans that originated July 1.

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Tesla Model S Achieves Best Safety Rating of Any Car Ever Tested

Independent testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded the Tesla Model S a 5-star safety rating, not just overall, but in every subcategory without exception. Approximately one percent of all cars tested by the federal government achieve 5 stars across the board. NHTSA does not publish a star rating above 5, however safety levels better than 5 stars are captured in the overall Vehicle Safety Score (VSS) provided to manufacturers, where the Model S achieved a new combined record of 5.4 stars.

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