Aging

So far, pharmaceutical drugs can only slow the onset of Alzheimer's, and those that have been approved perform only modestly better than a placebo.

There used to be an old wives' tale that suggested older people needed a lot less sleep than ...

Full disclosure: Even though I've been obsessed with health issues my entire life, I've never been interested in ...

Exercise is good for you, but it might do more than you think. New research suggests that deciding ...

Cutting sugar from your diet isn’t easy. Sugar cravings kick hard and can be difficult to ignore. Worse, ...

According to conventional wisdom, every person on the planet faces challenges, even though it sometimes seems that a ...

Mindfulness meditation may help ease stress and promote a healthier heart, but it’s not always easy to do. ...

Swimming, aqua-aerobics, and other water-based exercises are popular for people aged 55 and older to keep fit without putting strain ...

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment may be a practical method for slowing down the hands of time, suggests research from ...

Sleep is at a premium these days. The stress and anxiety of the holidays can make it tough ...

Not being able to run as fast or lift as much weight as you used to is an ...

Alzheimer’s disease continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States, with 1 in 3 ...

Back in early January, before COVID-19 was as familiar as the furniture, I went in for my annual ...

As the world digs in for the second wave of COVID-19, flu season, and winter, people also face ...

If you are a baby boomer, chances are you are also a grandparent. And the reason I'm so ...

The winter can be hard on your heart. Cold temperatures literally make things harder for your heart. If ...

The pandemic has undoubtedly had a strange effect on your anti-aging routine. On the one hand, you might ...

Regular exercise changes the structure of our bodies’ tissues in obvious ways, such as reducing the size of ...

Most people don’t think about more than their tastebuds when eating their favorite curry or chili. But guess ...

Diabetes, kidney disease, and high blood pressure are a triple threat to many American’s who may be unaware. ...

Elderly people can expect their health to decline—as well as that of their spouse—when their self-perceptions about aging ...

Over the past month, Dr. Richard Besdine and his wife have been discussing whether to see family and ...

Did you have music lessons when you were a youngster? For most of the last century, it is ...

Here’s a sobering fact: You can lose up to 40 percent of your muscle mass between your 20s and your ...

For four very happy decades, a substantial part of my career was spent critiquing recently published books. I'm ...

Omega-3 fatty acids are known to be good for heart health, but did you know that in high ...

There's a common denominator for most common chronic illnesses: inflammation. Low grade, chronic inflammation to be precise. This ...