It’s safe to say that most of us want to continue to live in our own homes as we head into retirement and beyond. In fact, with the advent of “app” based services, where virtually anything can be delivered to your home with a few clicks, it seems like the home…

Maybe you know him through his storytelling on the radio show This American Life or through his best-selling books, including Me Talk Pretty One Day or Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim. Or maybe you’ve read his work in The New Yorker. However you know him, you’re likely to…

Given the prevalence of Alzheimer’s and the lack of effective treatments, it’s often discouraging to focus on the disease. But recent research advances raise the hope that progress is being made, both in the realm of early diagnosis, when interventions might be effective, and for prevention and treatment options coming down…

How has the new year started off for you? Are you feeling healthy and maybe even confident that you’ve dodged the flu? Well, before you get too celebratory, better to be cautious, as the flu season is really now just getting underway around the country and will continue all the…

Most of us try to start off the new year with plans for a healthier lifestyle. And while few of us make it more than a month or two before we revert back to our old familiar (and less healthy) ways, you can make some easy changes to your diet…

We’re all familiar with the concept of a “rainy day” fund- the just-in-case stash of cash you put aside so you’ve got a reserve of money to help you in case of a crisis. Well, it turns out your brain benefits from its own rainy day fund- it’s called “cognitive reserve”…