"Some older adults or those who take specific medicines (such as diuretics or drugs for acid reflux) may not receive enough ...

People first focused on living longer, then they got interested in staying healthy longer, and now it is time to enjoy life ...

More than 10,000 adults each day are celebrating their birthdays with 65 candles on the cake. Although that may be a cause ...

Healthy old people are much more likely to have a lower resting metabolic rate, Ferrucci says, which means that their bodies are still working efficiently. "They have energy left for other ...

The diets of these regions populated with healthy older people are different, but what they do have in common, says Dr. Jeste, is what they don't eat. "You don't see a lot of high-fat or high ...

Older people were physically more disabled and had more cognitive impairment than younger ones—the natural deterioration of aging—but in mental health, the advantage flipped.

Even healthy older adults may not want to see the number on the scale go down, according to a new study. Experts share why weight loss may put people over age 65 at risk.

Decades after most Americans retire, 102-year-old Deborah Szekely is still on the job — a habit shared by some of the longest-liv ing people around the world. Szekely works three days a week at ...

For older people, said Douglas Lane, a clinical psychologist in geriatric psychology, ageism plays out often in one of three ways: They may be infantilized by providers.Providers can also be ...