Extra Help Enhances Holidays for Older Relatives
2011-12-18
Some thoughtful preparation can let everyone participate and celebrateContinue Reading
'Body Clock' Might Affect Women's Dementia Risk
2011-12-13
Timing of daily physical activity was also linked to odds for mental decline, study foundContinue Reading
Are Too Many Older People Screened for Cancer?
2011-12-12
Debate over testing should weigh health and life expectancy, expert saysContinue Reading
After Mastectomy, Breast Reconstruction Is Safe for Older Women
2011-12-12
As population ages, more women over 60 will face the choice, study notesContinue Reading
For Older Runners, the Message Is: Keep Those Legs Pumping
2011-12-10
After 60, you still use oxygen efficiently, study finds, but strength declinesContinue Reading
Health Tip: Should You Still Be Driving?
2011-12-10
Older people need to evaluate their skills, experts sayContinue Reading
Breast Cancer Gene Puts Survivors at Higher Odds for Recurrence
2011-12-08
Those first diagnosed before 40 even more likely to develop cancer in the other breast, study saysContinue Reading
Taxi Drivers Show How Learning Changes Adult Brain
2011-12-08
New study suggests brain is adaptable, learning is lifelongContinue Reading
Most U.S. Presidents Live Longer Than Their Peers
2011-12-06
Stress of the White House doesn’t seem to shave years from a man’s life, study findsContinue Reading
Research With Worms May Shed Light on Women's Fertility
2011-12-06
Egg cells aged earlier than body cells in roundworms, study foundContinue Reading
Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Study
2011-12-05
The good news is that lifestyle changes may lower your risk for all three conditions, experts sayContinue Reading
Health Officials Urge Americans: Get Your Flu Shot Now
2011-12-05
Vaccine supplies are still ample, but could start to run short, CDC saysContinue Reading
Younger Americans Face Greater Health Disparities: Study
2011-12-01
Large gap between most and least healthy has opened up among those born after 1980Continue Reading
Scans May Discern Between Two Types of Dementia
2011-11-30
Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal lobar degeneration can can be difficult to tell apart, researchers reportContinue Reading