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It’s no laughing matter: a new study suggests older adults have a harder time getting jokes as they age. read more »
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Older men and women with cataracts or age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) are at increased risk for suffering an early death, relative to older p read more »
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Jo Spann used to be a steak-and-potatoes, three-squares-a-day type, but as the years have gone by, the 72-year-old now finds herself snacking “all th read more »
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Everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older, but men's minds decline more than women's, according to the results of a worldwide survey read more »
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Taking vitamin D and eating fish — especially those high in omega-3 fatty acids — may reduce the risk of the most common cause of blindness among the read more »
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Just as research has demonstrated how important physical exercise is to aging well, experts now say there are things we can do to reduce our risk of read more »
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Many baby boomers — and even their younger Generation X and "Echo Boomer" counterparts — find themselves "sandwiched" between caring for aging parent read more »
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So far, no one’s proven that mental exercises can stave off Alzheimer’s, but there’s growing evidence that it might be possible to slow down the dise read more »
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