Brain Health / Cognition

If you think you know the risks you’re courting by not addressing your high blood pressure, think again. It turns out that even in mid-life, those of us with high blood pressure are risking neurological damage that could lead to dementia as we get older. New research in the journal…

The list of worries as you get older can be endless: between health, money and family concerns, it’s easy to let anxiety and fear overwhelm you. But as a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (paywall) reminds us, it’s critically important to make sure you allow for some fun…

As the trend to “age-in-place” continues, and many seniors determine that moving to a facility or retirement community is not for them, there remains the challenge of ensuring that supports are in place for community-dwelling seniors, especially as physical or cognitive impairments mount and family caregivers are far away. New…

You’ve been there: trying to remember a word that feels like it’s on the tip of your tongue but you just can’t spit it out. Well, you’re certainly not alone. In fact, this momentary lapse is known as “tip-of-the-tongue” state, and some new research has come out to help you…

How many times have you heard this story: an older person, usually cautious in life, has somehow been conned into sending money to some far-flung place. Maybe it’s even happened to you or your loved ones. How to explain this vulnerability to being scammed in otherwise smart, careful people? Well,…

Some of us may remember the classic scene from Seinfeld when Cosmo Kramer takes up Taekwondo and terrorizes his younger classmates. But far from a laughing matter, martial arts may, in fact, afford those of us who are older with the ideal physical and mental skills needed to ward off…