“People have an absolute terror of losing their memory and thinking they're losing themselves,” says Lesley, who works at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s fair to say that aging and longevity are on many people’s minds, especially as they grow older. The idea of being unable to ...

A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

Everyone misplaces their keys occasionally or struggles to recall a name, but when does ordinary forgetfulness cross the line into something more concerning? Understanding this distinction can make a ...

Millions of Americans live with mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and millions more are projected to be diagnosed in the coming years. If you're having memory or cognitive problems, the first ...

Dear Carol: I’m 84 years old and as a past caregiver, I appreciate how you balance the legitimate concerns of caregivers with respect and compassion for the aging process. I don’t claim to be as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Constantine Township Library, 165 Canaris St., is hosting a two-part educational series on aging, led by retired nurse Keryl ...

Estimates are that over half of older adults in the United States and other economically developed countries are aging normally and approximately 25% are classified as optimal agers. Most of us can ...

As a primary care physician, I often have older patients come to me worried about dementia. They tell me they've been forgetting names or where they put their keys, and they're concerned that such ...

You walk into a room and forget why you came there. You can’t remember where you put your keys five minutes ago. You struggle to recall the name of someone you’ve known for years. Everyone around you ...

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the first time, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the ...