What's normal? What's not? Find out what experts say about the cognitive aging process and the secrets of ‘superagers.’ Our brains start to shrink as early as our thirties and forties. In middle age, ...

Our brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life’s clock was ticking faster than usual. Childhood, adolescence and very old age are good examples of this. Yet for much of ...

Researchers discovered a mechanism behind middle-age obesity in rat brains. They believe that a similar mechanism exists in humans as well. This discovery may lead to improvements in preventing ...

People in early middle age who have poor sleep quality, including having difficulty falling or staying asleep, have more signs of poor brain health in late middle age, according to a new study. The ...

Keeping weight off during middle age is not easy. As the years pass, many people—especially men—find themselves gaining stubborn belly fat. Now, researchers have uncovered key reasons why this happens ...

People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. The study, ...

Considering the number of American families considered to fall into the middle class has decreased in the past several decades, as a study from the Pew Research Center shows, it’s important to ...