How much do you worry about your memory slipping a bit or your risk of becoming demented? If these thoughts are ever present, you’re not alone. A recent poll from The University of Michigan’s Poll on Healthy Aging found that among those ages 50-64, there’s a lot of concern about…

You probably know how it feels: You’ve overindulged in a junk-food fest and now your stomach is waging holy war against you. Well, according to a new post in the Harvard Men’s Health Watch, your stomach may be the least of your worries. It seems that researchers have found a…

While it’s generally believed that as a whole, people get happier as they get older, there’s no doubt that for some of us, there’s reason to be sad or even angry as we head into our later years. Spouses or old friends may be gone, our physical or cognitive abilities…

It’s one of the hallmarks of getting older: Forgetting a name or word as though your memory has suddenly skipped town. While it’s usually just a short- term lapse, it’s upsetting and for some, may herald a new era of cognitive struggles. Given that memory plays an essential role in…

They’re ordinary and intimate moments between a grandparent and a grandchild, like a child sitting on a lap or a grandmother reading to her grandchild. Yet, in the hands of photographer Sujata Setia, these images are captured in the most extraordinary way. The London-based Setia is on a mission to…

It’s been said that a friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are. But for many of us, having or making a good friend as we get older seems almost beyond reach. Friends from the past may have fallen…