Aging

There’s nothing like a couple of days of business travel to make you feel old.

In 1990, artist Keith Haring created the “Radiant Baby” image, a drawing of a baby crawling with lines radiating from around the perimeter of the image outline to highlight the extreme reverence our...

Reduced cognitive function without substantial memory complaints may be a normal part of aging and not an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, investigators say.

Older adults have less volatile moods and are more able to resist acting on everyday temptations than younger adults, a new study has found.

‘Ageotypes’ study ties healthy behaviors to decrease in aging markers … Access to Medicare increases cancer detection, reduces cancer mortality rate … Psychiatric conditions linked to cognitive...

Lung cancer treatment should not be withheld for seniors aged 90+ … Poor hand hygiene may be biggest transmitter of superbug E.coli … Apple Watch electrocardiogram may help diagnose heart attack …...

Aging may be caused by decreased cellular metabolism … Metabolic syndrome: New use for an old drug … Experimental cholesterol-lowering drug effective when added to statin regimen … Supercentenarians:...

The care of older adults is mired in misinformation, according to a new survey by WebMD and The John A. Hartford Foundation.

Older and wider: Study pinpoints reason why people gain weight with age … Blood sugar readings that vary greatly raise mortality risk in diabetes … Three common screening tools together predict 7-year...

“Tickling” the outer ear with a painless electrical current may someday help slow the effects of aging on the autonomic nervous system, say researchers.