Senior Health

Wasabi memory benefits

Consuming wasabi leads to 'significant' improvements in memory, study finds

Back pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist

Physical Therapy Knee

Certain personality traits – like being an extrovert – may lower risk for dementia

Dementia Personality Link

Alzheimer's risk increases with rise in this 'hidden' body fat, researchers find

visceral fat alzheimer's

Who will care for older adults? We've plenty of know-how but too few specialists

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Eating strawberries may lower the risk of dementia, study finds

Strawberries Cognitive Decline

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Medicare Mental Health

Doubts abound about new Alzheimer's blood test

How strength training can stave off the physical decline that comes with aging

Strength Training

Bruce Willis may not be aware that he has dementia, his wife says

New Alzheimer's drug raises hopes — along with questions

Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi

The latest Alzheimer's drug may not help most Black patients, experts say

How to negotiate with resistant aging parents? Borrow these tips from the business world

Aging Parent Assistance

Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling

Aging Balance Falls

Eli Lilly says its experimental Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline

How to grow your social network as you age

Seniors New Friendships

Fatigue is common among older adults, and it has many possible causes

Senior Fatigue Causes

Being 'socially frail' comes with health risks for older adults

Social Frailty Seniors

Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection, is spreading rapidly in hospitals. Here's what to know

Candida auris infections

U.S. veterans have a higher prostate cancer rate, but a new law aims to improve access to care

U.S. Capitol Veterans Prostate Cancer

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

Senior Surgery Risk

Memory loss comes with aging, but there are ways to keep your mind sharp

Healthy brain diet

An RSV outbreak is surging in the United States; here's what parents should know

RSV Outbreak

Over-the-counter hearing aids have been greenlighted by the FDA

Hearing aid OTC

Heat waves can be dangerous for seniors and children; here's how to prevent dehydration, heat stroke

Philly heat wave

Stress can affect biological aging – but there are ways to help slow it down

Stress and immune system

Earwax buildup can cause earaches and hearing loss; here's how to remove it

Earwax removal

Why won't more older Americans get their COVID-19 booster shots?

New lawsuits over New Jersey nursing home COVID-19 deaths claim 'state-created danger'

Gov. Murphy covid nursing homes

People may sleep less as they age, but they still need 7 hours each night, scientists say

Sleep Older Adults

Mental illnesses may increase risk for COVID-19 breakthrough cases, study finds

mental health breakthrough covid

Your personality can affect your risk of cognitive impairment

Personality Cognitive Impairment

Excessive daytime napping linked to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease in older adults, study finds

Alzheimers Sleep Study

Patina, a new, senior-focused primary care provider, gets its feet off the ground

Patina Primary Care

Brain 'clutter' may cause memory issues in older adults – not a lack of storage space

Memory Brain Clutter

New Jersey among states with highest life expectancies, CDC report finds

Life expectancy New Jersey Pennsylvania

At-home COVID-19 tests soon will be available for free to Medicare recipients

New Jersey deploying National Guard to nursing homes with COVID-19 staffing shortages

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How to keep holiday stress in check this season

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After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned

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Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

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Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

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Here's how to still eat healthy at the airport and on a plane

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Suicide prevention: No more stigma

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