Senior Health Stories
- Developing dementia is not inevitable: how you live your life in your 20s and 30s could impact your cognitive health in those golden years.
- Daily low-dose aspirin may provide no overall benefit to people who are aged over 70 and do not have heart disease, according to a study which also found an unexpected cancer link.
- Is the Mediterranean diet the secret to long life for older adults? Findings from a meta-analysis suggested a strong adherence could result in a 25 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality.
- A woman is more likely to live long and healthy if her mother or both her parents lived till or beyond the age of 90, according to a new study.
- Improving control over their daily lives and increasing levels of physical activity can help older adults feel younger, according to two new studies.
- A study challenges the maximum life expectancy of human beings, suggesting that the risk of dying each year remains stable after the age of 105.
- The process of aging is often equated to an inevitable decline of the human brain and body. Here are five myths about growing old, debunked.
- Ongoing sexual activity and the experience of emotional closeness with a partner may not have an impact on cognitive decline among older adults.
- The findings from the National Poll on Health Aging survey stressed the need for more proactive conversations about sexual health.
- The diet is known to control hypertension, diabetes, gout and kidney disease and was named the best diet for the 8th year in a row by US News & World Report.
- Go ahead and give up that gym membership.
- A new study says about one third of FDA-approved drugs pose risks the agency wasn't aware of.