Each year, at the major consumer electronics conference in Las Vegas, the latest tech toys are revealed to the delight of young gamers and tech fanatics. But this year, some of the more interesting revelations involved gadgets geared to an older audience. Between “smart” canes that have sensors and GPS,…

As they grow older, many women fear the negative toll that aging can take on the body. Skin may sag, fat can accumulate and it’s easy to become self-conscious about one’s body image. But rather than focus on the negative, what if, instead, you focused on maintaining and enhancing your…

Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   -Ex-Cell-Ent: Healthy Cells Can Mean Healthy Aging -Talking Point: The Benefits of Bilingualism -Long In The Tooth: Taking Care Of Teeth As You Age -In A Nutshell: One More Reason To Embrace The Mediterranean Diet -Sleep On It: Time For…

For more than 50 years, 88 year old Alex Carozza has been plying his trade on West 48th Street in New York City as the country’s premier accordion repairman. But as neighborhoods come and go in New York, so, too, do its shopkeepers. After 5 decades, Mr. Carroza has had…

For some of us, it’s a quick brush each day and that’s all the thought we give to our teeth. But for those of us who have dental problems, you know how all-consuming and expensive serious dental work can be. Turns out that as we age, cavities, saliva issues and…

When a Nobel Prize winner in medicine tells you to pay attention to your cellular health, you need to listen. Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, president of the prestigious Salk Institute and winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine, is a pioneering researcher in telomeres, the caps at the end of…