Senior Health

Grandparents Loneliness Isolation

Grandchildren help combat loneliness and improve mental health among older adults

Osteoporosis, the silent disease, can shorten your life − here's how to prevent fractures and keep bones healthy

Osteoporosis Prevention

How long you can stand on one leg is a telltale sign of aging

One Leg Balance

Millions of aging Americans are facing dementia by themselves

Aging Alone Dementia

Alzheimer's may cause much of its brain damage before symptoms appear

Alzheimer's stages damage

Older men's connections often wither when they're on their own

Older Man Walking

Baby boomers are living longer than previous generations, but they have more health problems

Baby Boomers health

Historic numbers of Americans live by themselves as they age

Senior Living Alone

Training your brain to memorize names and to-do lists may delay Alzheimer's symptoms

Brain Training Alzheimer's

Light pollution, known to affect circadian rhythms, also may increase Alzheimer's risk

Light pollution Alzheimer's

Health Insurance

For the first time, Medicare negotiates prices on 10 drugs that treat diabetes, heart failure and other conditions

Medicare Drug Costs

There are no benefits to drinking small amounts of alcohol and it increases risk of cancer, study says

alcohol risk older adults

Exercise is key for Parkinson's relief. But bias, underdiagnosis hold Black patients back

Parkinson's Disease Mobility

Few nursing homes in Pa., N.J. meet impending staffing requirements, analysis finds

Nursing Homes Staffing

For older adults, a broken hip is often more deadly than cancer, study shows

Broken Hip Falls

Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm

Hospital Gurney Senior

Certain genes may cause Alzheimer's, a new study finds. Here's why you shouldn't rush to get tested

Alzheimer's Genetic Testing

The human brain is getting larger, and that may be good for your dementia risk

brain growth dementia

FDA approval of Wegovy could give millions on Medicare access to weight-loss drug

Wegovy Medicare

When does old age begin? Perceptions on aging have shifted

Old age perception

Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

Medicare CCM Doctors

High caregiving costs have many Americans claiming their parents as dependents on their tax returns

Caregiver Tax Returns

Erectile dysfunction drugs linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease

Viagra Alzheimer's Disease

For some men with prostate cancer, active surveillance may be a better option than treatment

Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance

U.S. Senate probes the cost of assisted living and its burden on American families

Bob Casey Assisted Living

Consuming wasabi leads to 'significant' improvements in memory, study finds

Wasabi memory benefits

Back pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist

Physical Therapy Knee

Certain personality traits – like being an extrovert – may lower risk for dementia

Dementia Personality Link

Alzheimer's risk increases with rise in this 'hidden' body fat, researchers find

visceral fat alzheimer's

Who will care for older adults? We've plenty of know-how but too few specialists

111023 Geriatric Doctor Senior Patient.jpg

Eating strawberries may lower the risk of dementia, study finds

Strawberries Cognitive Decline

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Medicare Mental Health

Doubts abound about new Alzheimer's blood test

How strength training can stave off the physical decline that comes with aging

Strength Training

Bruce Willis may not be aware that he has dementia, his wife says

New Alzheimer's drug raises hopes — along with questions

Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi

The latest Alzheimer's drug may not help most Black patients, experts say

How to negotiate with resistant aging parents? Borrow these tips from the business world

Aging Parent Assistance

Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling

Aging Balance Falls

Eli Lilly says its experimental Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline

How to grow your social network as you age

Seniors New Friendships

Fatigue is common among older adults, and it has many possible causes

Senior Fatigue Causes

Being 'socially frail' comes with health risks for older adults

Social Frailty Seniors

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