For many of us, the idea of retirement seems downright heavenly, a reward for a lifetime of hard work. And…
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October is the start of the open-enrollment season for Medicare. You’re probably already feeling overwhelmed by all the TV ads…
You may not be planning to grow old alone, but no one can predict the future. Today’s greater freedom to…
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Deep within the brain lives a collection of neurons called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, or SCN for short. The SCN is…
Finding a competent and honest caregiver to help take care of a family member or loved one is a complicated…
Just two years after the aducanumab (Aduhelm) controversy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved another drug for Alzheimer’s…
In the documentary “Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory,” Henry, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s disease, sits despondent,…
The only things worth talking about are the things you can’t talk about…so said my Dad many, many times in…
Hospice is a type of health care that moves away from curative treatments and instead focuses on relieving pain and…
Vitamin B3 isn’t a single substance: It’s a family of three vitamers (similar but not identical forms of a vitamin),…
Every cell in your body has a predetermined life span. Some cells live for a few days, while others live…
About half of women and even more men experience age-related thinning of the hair, but recent advances can slow the…
Scientists are starting to unlock the secrets of living longer by slowing the aging of our bodies and minds in…
