Aging

Somewhere down the road, when I walk through the front doors of your long-term care facility on my first day as a resident, I hope to move with even half the vigor 80-year-old Barry Manilow showed as he...

How one woman kept Alzheimer’s proteins at bay … Study estimates cognitive aging with stroke, other ailments … Audiologists, geriatricians team up to improve hearing care … Knowledge, structure,...

As we grow older, does our capacity to be hopeful diminish?  Turning 50 this year opened many doors for me. Turning 40 seemed confusing and somewhat depressing. Looking back, I wasn’t ready to accept...

COVID-19, RSV vaccine hesitancy concerns infectious disease experts … HHS invests $104 million in antibiotic resistance initiative … People with these neurons may thwart cognitive decline … Dietary...

Feds make deal with Regeneron on more COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies … These “secrets” help people in blue zones live longer … What it’ll take to make Alzheimer’s blood tests routine … Study...

New research sheds light on hearing loss among older adults. Namely, it points to how widespread hearing loss is — and how few people are wearing hearing aids. The news comes as more research shows the...

One sign that cognitive decline is getting worse: chronic constipation. According to a new study, having just one bowel movement every three days or more — instead of daily — is the equivalent cognitively...

Older adults with late-in-life depression are actually aging faster than their chronological peers, according to researchers at the University of Connecticut Center on Aging.

At age 54, key factors linked to cognitive abilities — such as education — explained only 38% of the variation in functioning among study participants.

The aging demographics of the US demand a more focused government approach to the myriad issues of the country’s seniors and seniors-to-be, a leading aging services organization wrote in a letter to...