About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at how Americans are thinking about aging and how things are going ...

Pew Research Center asked 2,582 Americans ages 65 and older for their top advice for longevity. Here are the themes that ...

From how well they think they’re aging to how they rate their physical and mental health and financial security, older adults with upper incomes are doing better than those with middle or lower ...

New research suggests that volunteering can slow cognitive aging. The study author and a brain health expert explain how to ...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “health is wealth” more than a few times in your life — and even though it’s a bit cliché, it ...

Feeding mice a compound found in sea squirts appeared to reverse key signs of brain aging. The lipid, known as plasmalogen, ...

Richard Oakley of the Alzheimer's Society shares the lifestyle changes and other known factors that can help prevent dementia ...

Dear Abby: My best friend has an aging father who will not bathe more than twice a month. Even then, it’s usually just one five-minute shower about every three weeks. Her dad changes clothes at about ...

With a shrinking care workforce and an aging housing stock, the region faces mounting pressure to help older adults live ...

A growing body of evidence implicates cellular senescence—when cells age and permanently stop dividing—as an important ...

Researchers found that the body’s natural recycling system, the lysosome, plays a vital role in removing the protein that ...