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Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Do You Understand What Normal Blood Pressure Is? Many Americans Wrongly Assume They Do

Many Americans wrongly assume they know what normal blood pressure is, and that false confidence can be deadly.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Psychology is improving brain health and aging

Researchers are developing new interventions that can help prevent, identify, and manage cognitive decline.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

Five Ways Mindfulness Helps You Age Better

Research suggests that being more mindful in our everyday lives can protect our health as we age—and even help us live longer.

Psychology | Psychology

Our Brains Completely Distort How Time Actually Happens — Here’s How To Take Advantage Of It

Researchers are attempting to understand how our interaction with our environment shapes our experience of time.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Touchy Situation: Our GM has Memory Issues…Maybe Alzheimer’s? | Workplace Coach Blog

Alzheimer's: our CEO has memory issues, maybe Alzheimer's?: what might you notice; what action steps can you take

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Humans Could Live up to 150 Years

A study counts blood cells and footsteps to predict a hard limit to our longevity.

News | News

Regular internet use may be linked to lower dementia risk in older adults, study says

If your parents or grandparents ask you how to post on Instagram or how to send a birthday message to a Facebook friend, a new study suggests you might want to help them -- not just to be nice but because getting them online may help their brain health, t

Science & Technology | Science

How Music Can Prevent Cognitive Decline

Listening to or practicing music had positive implications on cognitive decline in older adults by stimulating the production of gray matter in key brain areas, a new study reveals.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study

Over-60s who combined more healthy lifestyle choices enjoyed most benefit, found Beijing researchers

Science & Technology | Cool Stuff

Scientists discover anti-aging gene that rewinds heart age by 10 years

Researchers from England and Italy have discovered an anti-aging gene in a population of centenarians that can halt decay in heart function and rewind the heart's biological age.

Science & Technology | Science

Some regions of your brain can communicate faster as you age

Signals between some regions of the brain may be fastest at age 34, while transmission in other areas gets steadily faster with age. Understanding this may improve our knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions such as schizophrenia

Health & Fitness | Health

Does beta-amyloid cause Alzheimer's, or is something else to blame? : Shots - Health News : NPR

Researchers are launching a make-or-break study to test the conventional wisdom about what causes Alzheimer's disease.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Wine and tea consumption could slow memory loss

People who ate the highest amounts of foods with kaempferol showed a 0.4 units per decade slower rate of cognitive decline compared with those who ate the fewest.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

3 Simple Habits That Can Protect Your Brain From Cognitive Decline

These three habits help your body, and also have a positive impact on your brain.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Stop drinking, keep reading, look after your hearing: a neurologist’s tips for fighting memory loss and Alzheimer’s

When does forgetfulness become something more serious? And how can we delay or even prevent that change? We talk to brain expert Richard Restak

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Social stress can speed up immune system aging – new research

While the immune system naturally gets weaker with age, social stressors like trauma and discrimination can hasten immunosenescence.

Psychology | Personality

Fighting Against Aging Stereotypes

Ageism is “the last prejudice to bubble to the surface of our consciousness,” says author/activist Ashton Applewhite.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Alzheimer's nasal vaccine to enter human trials for the first time, spurring renewed hope for preventing the disease

Brigham and Women's Hospital is conducting the first human trial of an Alzheimer's nasal vaccine meant to prevent or slow the disease's progression.

Psychology | Personality

Caitlin Flanagan on Turning 60 - The Atlantic

It just suddenly happened, and there isn’t a sports car in the world I can buy to make it otherwise.

Psychology | Personality

5 Pieces of Essential Life Advice From Seniors

Enjoy these insights from older Americans on the key ingredients for a good life, and get inspired to do your own interview.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israeli scientists discover how to reverse cell aging

A team of scientists has found why elderly people are more susceptible to COVID-19 and are working to reverse the aging process of the body’s immune system

Business & Finance | Business

Science Reveals the Best Age to Start a Thriving Business (It's Much Older Than You Might Think)

A 60-year-old founder is three times more likely to launch a successful startup than a 30-year-old, and nearly twice as likely to launch one in the top 0.1 percent of all companies.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

How to Make Time Slow Down

After a lost year in the pandemic, you might be feeling like time is slipping through your fingers. Here's how to stop it.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

One Major Effect Drinking Coffee Has on Your Longevity, New Study Says | Eat This Not That

The benefits of your coffee habit go beyond that morning perk: new research is suggesting that coffee may also add years to your life.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Meditative Practice and Spiritual Wellbeing May Preserve Cognitive Function in Aging - Neuroscience News

Kirtan Kriya, a simple meditation practice that centers on psychological and spiritual wellbeing, may help to reduce some Alzheimer's related risk factors and improve cognition in older adults.

Psychology | Psychology

Worried about your forgetfulness? This Harvard-trained neuroscientist may put you at ease

A neuroscientist-turned-novelist explains how memory works, and how forgetting is a normal part of life.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

This is how much exercise you really need to stay healthy at 40, 50, and 60

Researchers followed 5,000 adults around for 30 years and learned a thing or two about what keeps people healthy.

Science & Technology | Science

3 Ways Your Brain Actually Improves With Age

Yes, you might lose your keys more, but aging has its cognitive upsides, according to new research.

Health & Fitness | Health

Drug Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline Within Days - Neuroscience News

Short-term exposure to an experimental drug reverses age-related memory decline and cognitive deficits in mice. The drug, ISRIB, has previously shown beneficial effects in treating memory loss associated with TBI and other neurological disorders.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Longevity Linked to Proteins That Calm Overexcited Neurons

New research makes a molecular connection between the brain and aging — and shows that overactive neurons can shorten life span.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Here’s How to Get Stronger After 50

You don’t have to lift less as you get older—you just have to make a few adjustments to your training.

Science & Technology | Science

New technique proves capable of reversing age-related vision loss – BGR

Scientists used a mouse study to demonstrate that it's possible to reverse age-related vision decline. The team used genes that are present during embryo development to give the eyes of the mice a sort of boost, and it proved effective.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Study Ties Brain Inflammation to Several Types of Dementia | Health News | US News

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Health & Fitness | Health News

This Is How Your Hair Changes As You Age | Nutrafol

Our hair changes as we get older. Learn how hair changes with age and why both men and women should adjust their hair care routines for each stage of life.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Seniors Who Walk For 30 Minutes Daily Cut Risk Of Death From Any Cause - Study Finds

Two new studies agree that staying active is perhaps the best way for older adults to live longer is to walk every day well into their golden years.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

This Israeli tech helped 'grandpa' stop spilling his drink

72-year-old Will Irwin, the CEO and owner of a NY-based telemedicine firm, stopped trembling in his left hand after treatment with tech developed by Israel's Insightec

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Playing Golf Just Once A Month May Lower Risk Of Death In Older Adults - Study Finds

Fore! Researchers say that going for a round of golf at least once per month can lower an older adult's overall risk of death.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Effects of Low Estrogen as We Age

Estrogen levels will naturally decline with age and bring a variety of health issues. Fortunately, you can offset some of these with diet and supplements.

Health & Fitness | Sleep

How Sleep Changes Your Brain, From Infancy to Old Age, According to Science

Neuroscience reveals many ways sleep changes our brain, from neuron growth to white matter density and the developmental dangers of jet lag.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Listen Up! Following A Healthy Diet Can Lower Your Risk Of Hearing Loss - Study Finds

A new study reveals a simple strategy that may effectively reduce one's risk of suffering from hearing loss as the years go on: eating well!

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Seniors Who Have Relations Regularly Are More Content In Their Lives - Study Finds

Even in our senior years, having sex regularly -- or even just fooling around -- can significantly improve wellbeing and contentment in life, a new study finds.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Brain Regeneration: Why It’s Real and How to Do It

There are common substances, one of them is probably in your spice rack, that can help you regrow lost brain cells. Call it the Einstein diet.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Seniors Need Social Support From Loved Ones

A new survey of British seniors sheds light on this sad, but true effect of aging, noting that hundreds of thousands of people often go a week without speaking to a single person.

Health & Fitness | Health News

How to Protect Yourself From Inflamm-aging

Stress doesn't just come from your job or relationships. Bad food, poor sleep, and loneliness can all stress your body. Fortunately, de-stressing is fun.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

How to Be Optimistic: It'll Help You Live Longer

Pessimists may suspect this finding, but researchers who tracked the health outcomes of thousands of adults across many years found optimists were much more likely to reach 85. Optimism is teachable.

Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research

How to Bring More Meaning to Dying

Taking the time to prepare for death can ease your own difficulties and improve the well-being of those you care for—even after you are gone.

Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research

Cheer up! Optimists live longer | Science | AAAS

Large study finds association between positive attitude and extended life span

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Hearing Aids Linked to Anti-aging and Protecting Brain Function

Staying sharp, mindful, and alert in our later years is easier said than done, but a study finds that wearing a hearing aid may help protect brain function in older adults.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer's - STAT

Half a dozen research groups just presented new results on various experimental tests, including one that seems 88% accurate at indicating Alzheimer's risk.

Health & Fitness | Health News

How to Sit on the Floor, Part 2: Squatting | Gokhale Method Institute

This is the second post in our multi-part series on floor sitting. For Part 1 on floor sitting, click here.Why squat? Squatting isn’t something we do much in industrialized societies beyond childhood, but if you can do it healthfully, it is an eminently

Health & Fitness | Health News

Learn to Age Well From the Real ‘Experts’

Some people age better than others. That's often because they've lived better than others thanks to wisdom and habits passed down for generations.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

Even 40 minutes per day of exercise significantly slows cellular aging

A new study finds that running for 40 minutes a day five times a week may have a "fountain of youth" effect on people, slowing the aging process of cells.

Health & Fitness | Health News

The wonder drug that could reverse the ageing process

Sarah Knapton visits the Mayo Clinic to report on how US scientists are trialling senolytics, which target the zombie cells that cause age-related diseases

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

The Brain May Actually Keep Generating New Cells Well Into Old Age | Smart News | Smithsonian

An analysis of 58 brain samples found that neurogenesis declines over time and is particularly poor among those with Alzheimer's

Psychology | Personality

An Engineer Says He's Figured Out Why Time Moves Faster as We Grow Up

As we humans grow older and wiser, it's not unusual to feel as if time were whizzing by, quietly gathering speed with every year.

Psychology | Psychology

Why Does It Feel Like Time Is Flying By? Scientist Has Physical Explanation | Inverse

As one gets older, it becomes obvious that life truly feels like it goes by in the blink of an eye. Numerous researchers have attempted to use their expertise to explain exactly why this perplexing feeling persists. In a paper published Monday Adrian Beja

Health & Fitness | Health

14 Surprising Facts About Growing Older No One Ever Told You

Think you know what it’ll be like to get older? Check out these surprising facts from WebMD about your golden years.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Self-Induced Disease: Why the #1 Killer of Americans May Surprise You

Most modern illness comes from bad behaviors that that can be hard to change. But with focus and motivation, we can avoid self-inflicted suffering.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Statins can benefit all ages, including those over 75, study finds

A new study reverses current thinking on giving statins to people over 75, finding the cholesterol-lowering drugs benefit people of all ages with minimal risk.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Study of 14,000 Nonagenarians Says Alcohol, Java Drinkers, Those Overweight In Their 70s Live Longer

“What allows people to live to age 90 and beyond?” Researchers at the University of California Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) have been asking nonagenarians that very question for the last 15 years. And t

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Deep Sleep A Natural 'Fountain Of Youth' In Old Age, Study Says

A new study finds that seniors who don't get enough deep sleep are more likely to suffer from memory loss and life-threatening ailments like heart disease.

Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support

Marriage Grows Easier In Old Age; Couples Fight Less, Laugh More - Study Finds

Ever feel like your marriage is losing its luster and all the romance is being replaced with petty bickering? Don't worry, there's light -- and lightheartedness -- at the end of the tunnel.

Health & Fitness | Health

Pictures: Forgetfulness -- Dementia Symptoms or Normal?

It’s not unusual to have a few “senior moments” as you get older. But how do you know when to be concerned?

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Story-listening shows promise as an intervention for people living with dementia – Research Digest

By Emma Young. Given that there’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, anything that can help with memory is surely to be welcomed.

Health & Fitness | Health

Vitamins You Need as You Age

Your body needs more of certain vitamins and minerals as you hit your 40s and beyond. Find out which ones will benefit you -- and which won’t.

Health & Fitness | Health News

These 100-year-old retirees are running, teaching yoga, and living their best lives. Here are their secrets to happiness — Money

Orville Rogers is 100 years old and routinely breaks records at track meets around the country. Sure, the World War II veteran doesn’t have much competition in his age bracket, but that’s beside the point. The point is that Rogers is in his fourth dec

Psychology | Personality

This Is the Age When Your Self-Esteem Is Highest, Study Says | Time

A new study looks at how self-esteem changes with age, beginning from childhood to old age. Here's when self-esteem is highest.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff!

The New Old Age | The Walrus

Longevity is now our reality. Are we ready for it?

Health & Fitness | Health

New technique could see humans live to 150 and regrow organs ‘for the price of a coffee a day’  | Daily Mail Online

An extraordinary new anti-ageing technique being developed by Australian researchers could see humans live to 150 and regrow their organs by 2020 - costing as much as a cup of coffee each day.

Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff

It's High Time You Bought an Anti-Aging Cream

Here's how to make getting wrinkles suck less.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Health Coaching Might Sound ‘New Age’, but It Could Help You Reach Old Age

There are two ways of tackling chronic lifestyle diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes: discover new drugs and treatments or persuade people to make positive lifestyle changes to avoid developing them in the first place. Health coaching is

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Survey: Nearly 7 In 10 Seniors Targeted By Fraud Campaigns

About two-thirds of elderly Americans have been targeted by a fraud campaign, and more than a quarter have actually fallen victim to such efforts.

Miscellaneous | Interesting

The future of the GOP looks a lot like this fast-growing community in Florida

Will Trump get re-elected in 2020? It could come down to America’s most reliable voters: baby boomers

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Study: Weekend Sleep-Ins May Help You Live Longer

There was a 65% higher death rate for people who regularly slept less than 5 hours on all nights, compared with people who regularly slept 6 to 7 hours per night.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Scientists in Mass. and beyond are working to slow the aging process

Serious scientists, who’ve long scoffed at “anti-aging” products such as nutritional supplements and growth hormones, are now warming to the idea of slowing human aging.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Could the DNA of these ‘super seniors’ hold the secret to healthy aging? - The Globe and Mail

A lucky few Canadians are able to stay active and keep their cognition sharp well into their 80s. What’s their secret? Researchers are looking at their DNA to find out

News | The News

Elderly in U.S. Are Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time - WSJ

Americans over 65 years old will outnumber children in the U.S. by 2035, a first in the nation’s history, according to updated Census Bureau projections.

Health & Fitness | Health News

How to build muscle as age tears it down - CNN

Learn about the right combination of diet and exercise to slow muscle loss and diminishing strength.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Serious Leisure Involvement With Dogs | The Bark

Seeking the fountain of youth is a universal quest, but finding the Foxhound of youth may be more realistic. There’s a never-ending list of ways that dogs benefit our health and well-being, and their role in successful aging may be one of them, as long

Health & Fitness | Health News

Vitamin C plays a protective role against the degeneration associated with osteoarthritis

According to a study in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers demonstrated a protective role of ascorbic acid on osteoarthritic osteoblasts.

Health & Fitness | Health News

New Genetic Associations for Parkinson's Disease Identified

Scientists at 23andMe and Genentech have identified 17 new genetic variants associated with Parkinson’s disease, almost doubling the total number of known risk variants for the condition, which gives scientists hints at potential new targets for drugs t

Health & Fitness | Health

There's new evidence that Silicon Valley's favorite diet could help delay aging

A new study in animals suggests that significantly slashing calorie intake could come with some positive benefits, but more studies in people are needed.

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This Sleep Pattern Linked To Dementia

Sleep disturbance is common in dementia, but the reason is unclear.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff

How Old is "Old"? The Answers Vary by Age | Money

Definitions of "old" and "young" vary depending on your age, a new study by U.S. Trust shows.

Health & Fitness | Health

How to maintain, or even improve, your memory as you age

Exercise, a good diet, blood pressure control and brain-stimulating activity may help.

Health & Fitness | Health News

The Anxiety And Sleeping Drugs Linked to Dementia And Death

Drugs prescribed for anxiety, OCD, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions linked to dementia.

Pets & Animals | Cat & Dog Resources

Longevity Researchers Launching World’s Largest Dog Aging Study

The Dog Aging Project will study 10,000 companion dogs, looking at the animals’ genetics, biome, epigenetics and more.

Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research

There’s no significant connection between your personality as a teenager and a septuagenarian — Quartz

Look at a photo of yourself as a teenager and, mistaken fashion choices aside, it’s likely you see traces of the same person with the same personality quirks as you are today. But whether or not you truly are the same person over a lifetime—and what t

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Dietary Flavanols Reverse Age-Related #Memory Decline

Dietary cocoa flavanols reversed age-related memory decline in healthy older adults, according to a study led by Columbia scientists.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Long-winded speech could be early sign of Alzheimer's disease, says study

Research finds distinctive language deficits in people with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to dementia

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Lessons on Aging Well, From a 105-Year-Old Cyclist

At age 105, Robert Marchand, a French amateur cyclist, is fitter than most 50-year-olds, and appears to be getting fitter with age.

Health & Fitness | Health News

How to Control Aging - Scientific American

A new book lays out the scientific case for lengthening your telomeres—and perhaps your life 

Health & Fitness | Wheels

105-year-old Frenchman cycles into history with hour-long ride | Reuters

QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (Reuters) - Robert Marchand, a 105-year-old Frenchman, made cycling history on Wednesday by covering 22.528 km (14.08 miles) in one hour on a track near Paris.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Rebel Against Age: Your Dose of December's Age-spiration

Sick of "cliche" sayings about how age is just a number? Hate to break it to you, they're true! Here's your monthly dose of AGE-spiration as proof!

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Easy entry into yoga for people with aging joints

‘Relax Into Yoga for Seniors’ offers a simple, six-week route to better flexibility and balance.

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Creative Until You Die: 10 Hollywood Legends, 90 and Older, Who Refuse to Quit | Hollywood Reporter

In an industry rife with ageism, don't ask these luminaries — from Betty White to Don Rickles, Dick Van Dyke to Jerry Lewis, all of them still artistically active in the industry (and photographed here exclusively for THR) — if they want to retire: Sa

Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research

The Age At Which People Are Least Happy With Their Lives

Survey of 160 countries finds the age at which people are the least satisfied with life.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Why the Best Anti-Aging Technique may be as Simple as Standing

Forget the Foutain of Youth! The best anti-aging technique is far more simple than you think. Discover why more time standing up can slow down aging.

News | Interesting Links

Premature Graying in Dogs

We know that premature gray hair in people is a result of a variety of influences. Many parents swear that their kids are making them go gray. Before and after pictures of U.S. Presidents show an astounding increase in gray hair in eight—or even four—

Health & Fitness | Health News

The Sex That Really Does Have a Better Memory

Study tested which sex has a better memory for events, words, faces and meanings.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Aging and My Beauty Dilemma - The New York Times

Being ideologically opposed to intervening in such a natural process as aging can’t always prevent a woman from calling herself a “two-faced hypocrite.”

Health & Fitness | Health News

Polypharmacy, the “Polypill” and Adverse Drug Reactions - What You Can Do to Protect Your Health | Heart MD Institut

Polypharmacy - taking 5 or more medications - and the polypill - several medications in one - are on the rise, and so are adverse drug reactions.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Growing Older, Getting Happier

Older people tend to be happier than younger people, and their happiness increases with age, a study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry reports.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Latinos age slower than other ethnic groups, UCLA study says

Latinos age at a slower rate than other ethnic groups, according to a new study recently released by UCLA.

Health & Fitness | Health

Can This Brain Exercise Put Off Dementia? - WSJ

A major new study is believed to be the first to show that a behavioral intervention—a brain exercise called speed training—can reduce dementia risk.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

The Sense of an Ending: A New Way to Care for #Dementia

An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

#Brain training may forestall #dementia onset for years, new study says

If you’re intent on keeping dementia at bay, new research suggests you’ll need more than crossword puzzles, aerobic exercise and an active social life. In a study released Sunday, researchers found that older adults who did exercises to shore up the s

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Yoga May Be Good for the Brain

A weekly routine of yoga and meditation may help to stave off aging-related mental decline, according to a study of older adults with memory problems.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

7 Common Things People #Regret at the End of Their Lives

We all have seen people grow old and we know it very well that one day, our time will come too. No one wants to live their lives with regrets at the end. If you

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

What to Do in Your 30s to Be Happy in Your 50s

What can you do in your 20s and 30s to increase your chances of happiness later in life? Here are three key lessons from the real experts.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Fasting slows the ageing process. Sounds unlikely? Here’s the science | Spectator Health

A drug that slowed ageing and protected the body from diseases such as cancer would no doubt cause considerable excitement…

Psychology | Hypnosis Information

#Hypnotic #Therapy Reduces #MenopausalSymptoms

As baby boomers age, women are approaching menopause with a goal of maintaining normal activity and well-being during the period of life transition. New research suggests an innovative therapy may be a excellent adjunct toward this objective as a Baylor U

Health & Fitness | Health News

Blood Pressure and the Brain

Hypertension is at the root of cognitive decline. It's becoming increasingly clear that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is at the root of much cognit

News | News Items

One scientist may have solved a mystery behind brain disorders like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia

Microglia might hold the key to what causes Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, autism, schizophrenia, and other brain disorders.

Health & Fitness | Health Articles

The Diabetes Drug That Could Be an Anti-Aging Miracle

Big Pharma is reluctant to test a cheap, generic diabetes pill that could be the fountain of youth.

Health & Fitness | Health News

If We Could Put King Solomon in an MRI Machine, Could We See the Wisdom in his Brain?

At the 2010 Cannes Film Festival premiere of You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, director Woody Allen was asked about aging. He replied…

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

Aging: 7 Physical Habits of People Who Age Well - Motto

Maintaining a positive attitude is arguably just as as important as sleep and exercise in order to age well.

Health & Fitness | Health News

The Weight Gain-Inflammation Connection

When we think about inflammation, we often think of it as helping us heal from an obvious injury (like a wound) or fighting harmful bacteria. This is good inflammation working in our favor to keep us healthy. But on the flip side, when the immune system i

Health & Fitness | Health News

Dementia: 9 Warning Signs Everyone Should Know

Includes: memory problems that are perfectly normal and those which are slightly worrying.

News | News Items

Exercise Slows Brain Aging By 10 Years | TIME

Being more active can be an effective way to combat memory and cognitive problems

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Human Body's Ability To Recover From Serious Illness, Injury - AARP The Magazine

You may not know it, but your body has an amazing ability to repair itself after serious illness or injury. A Harvard doc—and former cancer patient—reveals the secrets to tapping into your own powers of recovery.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Snake Venom Could Hold Key To Alzheimer's Breakthrough - PsyBlog

The snake venom originally came from a pit viper, which is found in South and Central America.

News | News Items

Researchers Identify Virus and Two Types of Bacteria as Major Causes of Alzheimer’s

A worldwide team of senior scientists and clinicians have come together to produce an editorial which indicates that certain microbes - a specific virus and two specific types of bacteria - are major

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Ask Well: The Best Exercises to Improve Balance

Tai chi, dancing, even brushing your teeth on one leg can work your balance pretty well.

Advice & Self-Help | Empowering Tools for Growth

The Biggest Wastes of Time We Regret When We Get Older

We spend a lot of energy looking for shortcuts to save time, and sure, those shortcuts add up. But when I look back, my biggest time regrets aren’t spending too much time on Twitter or mismanaging my daily tasks. Those are bad habits, but there are bigg

Health & Fitness | Health News

More evidence emerges for 'transmissible Alzheimer's' theory : Nature News & Comment

Autopsies reveal plaques in the brains of people who died after receiving grafts from cadavers.

News | Good News!

At 102, Nation’s Oldest Working Teacher Has No Plans To Retire

Teachers and students at a NJ school said they hit the jackpot with one of their teachers who's been with the school for more than 20 years.

Health & Fitness | Health News

This Fine Belief May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease

Tweet Share 0 Pocket Pinterest LinkedIn 0 Email This belief about ageing may protect against memory loss linked to Alzheimer’s. Holding more positive beliefs about ageing may protect against Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. The results come fro

Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff

11 Things That Happen When You Look Much Younger Than You Are | Sarah Bourassa

But even though I feel like I'm getting closer to my 30s, I often get mistaken for an 18-year-old. Such is the dilemma of a woman who looks younger than she is.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Videogames for Seniors Boost Brainpower

Playing videogames can improve seniors’ abilities to multitask, and boost concentration and working memory, too

Health & Fitness | Health News

High Blood Pressure Treatment Should Be More Aggressive, Study Finds

A new study finds that bringing blood pressure down below current recommendations may greatly reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Health & Fitness | Health Articles

Is Our Identity in Intellect, Memory or Moral Character?

A new paper looking at Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases finds a surprising answer to where our identity lies.