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Why It’s Hard to Get the New Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab

By Alice Park

Hearing Aids Are Now Available Over the Counter. What to Know Before Buying One

By Tara Law

Your Personality Could Add Years of Healthy Living

By Matt Fuchs

COVID-19 Exposed the Faults in America’s Elder Care System

By Abigail Abrams
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The First Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Is Here

The FDA is considering approving the first drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, but experts are divided over how beneficial it will be

By Alice Park

How Ageism Negatively Affects Older People’s Health

A study documents the adverse effect that age discrimination can have on longevity, quality of life and mental and physical illness among older people

By Alice Park

Why America Is Failing To Feed Its Aging

Army veteran Eugene Milligan is 75 years old and blind. He uses a wheelchair since losing half his right leg to diabetes and gets dialysis for kidney failure. And he has struggled to get enough...

By Laura Ungar & Trudy Lieberman / Kaiser Health News

Can Learning a Foreign Language Prevent Dementia?

Bilinguals outperform monolinguals on tests of selective attention

By Richard Roberts and Roger J. Kreuz / MIT Press Reader

Can Wearing a Hat Contribute to Baldness?

Take off that hat. It will make you bald. It’s the sort of thing an opinionated grandparent might tell a grandchild wearing a hat indoors, but there are some who believe there’s wisdom in the...

By Markham Heid

Growing Old Is Better With a Pet. Here's Why

Furry friends are great for your health

By Jamie Ducharme

Using Young People's Blood to Prevent Aging Has No Proven Clinical Benefits, FDA Warns

The idea of infusing young blood to fight aging has attracted entrepreneurs

By Anna Edney / Bloomberg

The Hidden Reasons Why Alzheimer's Caregivers Are So Stressed

They have higher rates of depression

By Jamie Ducharme

This May Be the Secret to Feeling Younger and Living Longer

A new study offers one way

By Jamie Ducharme

Lowering Your Blood Pressure Could Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk, New Research Shows

A breakthrough study suggests that a lifestyle change may help ward off dementia

By Alice Park

How Scientists Test Cancer Drugs to Slow Down Aging

It works in mice. Will it help in humans?

By Alice Park

This is What the Challenging Life of a Millennial Caregiver Looks Like

Young caregivers are more likely to work

By Abigail Abrams

Trump's Immigration Policies Could Hurt Senior Care

One in four direct care workers are immigrants

By Abigail Abrams

This Compound Can Reverse Aging in Mice. Will It Work in People?

Researchers found a molecule that can make older muscles act young again

By Alice Park

Millennials Struggling With Baby Boomer Parents Call for Better Paid Leave

Despite the FMLA, most people in the U.S. do not have access to paid family leave

By Abigail Abrams

5 Places Where People Live the Longest and Healthiest Lives

These areas are known as Blue Zones

By Jamie Ducharme
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