Chronological Aging

If you’ve been fortunate enough to live well into your later years, you may have a few bits of wisdom to share or ideas to suggest on how you’ve managed to live so long and prosper. Well, a new survey released by United Healthcare offers an in-depth look at some…

Everyone has a unique and idiosyncratic experience growing older. No two of us are exactly alike, and our own aging process is informed by everything from our physical health to our family circumstances. Yet, at the same time, some trends transcend individual experiences, and they paint a picture of what…

While presumably we all hope for a long and healthy life, many of us fall short on both counts, and some of us live longer but not always healthier. In the US, the average life expectancy for men is about 75 years old, while for women, it’s about 80 years…

The connection between lifestyle behaviors and brain health has been firmly established. We’ve highlighted numerous studies that document how basic activities, such as exercise, eating, social engagement, and sleep, can affect brain health and potentially increase or decrease your risk for such afflictions as memory loss or dementia. In recent…

For the past 25 years, researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University have been studying a group of extraordinary older adults called SuperAgers. These are individuals aged 80 and above with memories as sharp as those decades younger than them. They’ve been thoroughly tested for their cognitive…

While heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death around the world, the news is not all dismal when it comes to heart health. A recent study looking at heart disease mortality in the US over the last 5 decades shows that deaths from heart attacks have dropped…