Aging

My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely

Here’s why older adults naturally lose muscle mass over time and how regular physical activity and resistance training can help

Researchers say understanding differences in when menopause starts in racial and ethnic groups can help with screening and preventive care

Older people show significant cognitive benefits from learning, provided they have the opportunity to do so

There is no cure for FTD, the disease that actor Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with, but new research suggests some future therapies

What really happens to our bodies when we age—and could we find a way to slow it down?

Does this all feel a little familiar? Called déjà vu, that sensation may be your brain correcting its own errors

Eisai and Biogen share clinical trial data confirming that lecanemab slows mental decline amid reports of potentially related deaths

Facing more sizzling summers, Colorado tests a new risk formula that raises the likelihood of health warnings

Older patients are underrepresented in clinical trial research. Here’s how we can change that

The country has reached an unthinkably grim milestone. Nearly 200,000 children have lost parents, many more elderly have been killed, and family well-being has been ripped apart

A large colony may provide clues about the biology of traumatic stress resulting from climate change and war